Should You Get Travel Insurance for a Northwest Trip?

A trip through the Northwest often means driving through mountain passes, flying into smaller regional airports, and spending time in places where the nearest hospital might be an hour away. None of that should scare you off the trip, but it is worth thinking about what happens if something goes wrong.

What travel insurance usually covers

• Trip cancellation or interruption, if you have to cancel or cut a trip short for a covered reason
• Emergency medical care while traveling, especially useful if your health insurance does not travel well outside your home state or country
• Emergency medical evacuation, which matters more in remote areas like Yellowstone or the Sawtooth backcountry than it does in a city
• Delayed or lost baggage
• Weather-related delays, which are common in mountain passes during shoulder season

When it is worth considering

If you are flying in from out of state, renting a car for a multi-day road trip, or planning time in a national park far from major hospitals, a policy is worth a look. If you are taking a short weekend trip to a city like Seattle or Portland where you are never far from care, it matters less.

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