# What are the pros and cons to purchasing travel insurance?

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2018/04/08/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-to-purchasing-travel-insurance
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*On the April 8th edition of The Travel Guys...*

- In the Travel News, Mark tells us about a great new Southwest promotion and has two stories about travelers where something went really wrong. One on an airplane and one in a hotel.

[A Canadian man is being asked to pay $13,500 after his plane was diverted](https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/disruptive-flyer-faces-13500-fine-after-diversion.html/), and another man was banned from a hotel for 17 years after birds ransacked his hotel room.

- Clayton Whitehead is sitting in for Tom this week, and he and Mark engage in a lively discussion about the pros and cons of Travel Insurance. Some decline the coverage, but are quick to complain when their personal emergency results in lost $$$.
- We will tell you how you can become an intern this summer for the [Music Circus](https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/music-circus/music-circus-shows/).
- The Capitolaires, Sacramento's oldest Barbershop Singing Group, are having a spring show on April 28 and we have tickets to give away. Info on the show can be found [here](http://www.capitolaires.org/content/capitolaires-spring-show-2).

## Highlights

- [Music Circus](https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/music-circus/music-circus-shows/)
- [The Capitolaires](http://www.capitolaires.org/content/capitolaires-spring-show-2)
- [Disruptive Flyer Faces $13,500 Fine After Diversion](https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/disruptive-flyer-faces-13500-fine-after-diversion.html/)
- [After 17 years, luxury hotel lifts ban for man whose pepperoni brought disaster to his room](https://boingboing.net/2018/04/02/pepperoni-seagulls-and-a-luxu.html)
- [More dogs die on United than on any other airline. Here’s why.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/04/04/more-dogs-die-on-united-than-on-any-other-airline-heres-why/?utm_term=.e6a2ddb1db5a)
- [How travelers can protect themselves from hidden fees (April 9)](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2018/04/how-travelers-can-protect-themselves-from-hidden-fees-april-9.pdf)
- [The truth about how to survive a long road trip with kids (April 9)](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2018/04/the-truth-about-how-to-survive-a-long-road-trip-with-kids-april-9.pdf)
- [TSA Complain form/](https://www.tsa.gov/contact-center/form/complaints)
- [Why is there no non-spicy vegetarian choice on UA](https://insideflyer.com/forums/threads/why-is-there-no-non-spicy-vegetarian-choice-on-ua.139350/)

Tags: [Sacramento](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/sacramento), [shows](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/shows), [travel insurance](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-insurance)

Previous Episode: [Why to NOT put your room at Marriott on your Marriott credit card](https://travelguysradio.com/2018/03/31/why-to-put-your-room-at-marriott-on-the-marriott-credit-card) — March 31, 2018
Next Episode: [Are travelers still seeking out help from consumer advocates?](https://travelguysradio.com/2018/04/15/are-consumers-taking-more-action-with-travel-issues) — April 15, 2018

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