# Travel Insurance: Should you buy it or not?

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2025/10/17/travel-insurance-should-you-buy-it-or-not
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*On the Saturday, October 18th, 2025 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, we have an update on the old parking garage getting new equipment at the airport. Plus, Sacramento International is **not** airing the controversial new video from Kristi Noem, and an independent media group declares **The Travel Guys** to be one of the top travel podcasts in the country.
- Renting a car is a nightmare, with car rental companies trying to stick it to the renter in every way possible. A new California law protecting renters is the subject of our **Smarter Traveler** segment.
- International Road Reporter Clayton Whitehead drops in with an update on **Italy**, based on his very recent experiences there (Rome, Florence, Tuscany).
- **Travel Insurance**. Should you buy it or not? Who should you buy it from? What type of insurance should you buy? We have answers for you.

## Highlights

- [Ghostly Places to Visit Across the Country](https://familyvacationist.com/dont-believe-in-ghosts-you-just-might-after-visiting-these-haunted-destinations-around-the-u-s/)
- [Free tickets to Ken Burns' American Revolution preview (Mr. Burns is NOT attending, just to be clear)](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-american-revolution-preview-screening-tickets-1736102753069?msockid=387a734f2ece6253106c65272fc863ba)
- [A Fun Place in Weed for Great Diner Food](https://dailywise.com/state/california/this-retro-diner-in-northern-california-serves-a-legendary-breakfast/?utm_source=california&utm_medium=wpnewsletter&utm_campaign=12pm&utm_content=1178818&utm_term=sl-1st)
- [Hotel room safety? It's on you any time you travel! - Travelers United](https://www.travelersunited.org/want-hotel-room-safety-its-on-you-anytime-you-travel/)
- [Trans-Siberian Orchestra Sacramento Tickets | November 2025!](https://www.tsosacramento.com/)
- [Best Foodie Cities in America in 2025](https://wallethub.com/edu/best-foodie-cities/7522)
- [Robert Redford Yosemite story](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/robert-redford-s-first-glimpse-of-yosemite-changed-everything/ar-AA1ML9gs?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68dd5e4dae384daca5573174ad4aabc0&ei=53&utm_campaign=as-npc105112516)
- [SMF Parking - Check parking availability at the airport by lot](https://sacramento.aero/smf/to-and-from/parking)
- [Words to our closing theme song, Days are Numbers (The Traveller), by the Alan Parsons Project](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ce44fb6aa5ce43e4&q=the+alan+parsons+project+days+are+numbers+(the+traveller)+lyrics&si=AMgyJEvqW5sXx7gcAsA_f6v6KBatNeP4fzAb4eYmkrh1_rMA4rPG1HDoeczUiuNSqqCSet_pII9bXOfAosllr_iFlFctsoHlhNYYeh19mb1L-b3Pkw0Xe4WiEnLhCGSxSP7-RGkUEcwEYN9YW5UuUE-ca0rzCiIzxW5LgvShgknLpJgvV5w4gDhCOyoPB4toLigAuhEUsHAe_qgdddQQ-aE6WFI8sPdvxw%3D%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA2fKB4p6PAxXzk2oFHYmzPNAQjukCegQIJhAC&ictx=1&biw=1440&bih=791&dpr=2)
- [Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4F_K95ol8c)
- [Sacramento International Airport (SMF)](https://sacramento.aero/smf)
- [Chris Elliott's general info website](https://www.elliott.org/)
- [Chris Elliott's subscription newsletter](https://www.elliottconfidential.com/)
- [Hotelsfor18YearOlds.net](https://www.hotelsfor18yearolds.net/)
- [Cool Michigan song we used](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB_lytx-i3I)
- [The Poodle Booked It](https://www.thepoodlebookedit.com/)
- [Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home](https://sacramento.aero/smf/to-and-from/parking)
- [Locate a cruise ship anywhere in the world](https://www.cruisemapper.com/)
- [Renew your US Passport online here](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airlines), [car rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/car-rentals), [international travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/international-travel), [Italy](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/italy), [parking](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/parking), [Sacramento International Airport](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/sacramento-international-airport), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [travel insurance](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-insurance), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news)

Previous Episode: [Domestic airfares are down slightly year-over-year](https://travelguysradio.com/2025/10/10/domestic-airfares-are-down-slightly-year-over-year) — October 11, 2025
Next Episode: [Amtrak has a special deal on overnight trains](https://travelguysradio.com/2025/10/27/amtrak-has-special-deal-overnight-trains) — October 25, 2025

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