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After years of talking about it, I am finally launching my first Group Trips in October 2025! My first group trips will be to the beautiful and historic North African countries of Algeria and Libya. I have teamed up with my friends at Untamed Borders, who have years of experience planning trips in the region.

After years of talking about it, I am finally launching my first Group Trips in October 2025! My first group trips will be to the beautiful and historic North African countries of Algeria and Libya. I have teamed up with my friends at Untamed Borders, who have years of experience planning trips in the region.

Travel insurance can be confusing. I’ve been writing about it for a decade now working with Allianz Travel Insurance and I still get confused even with my Annual Plan. What’s covered, what’s not? What reasons are eligible for coverage and what if my reason isn’t listed? Have you ever worried about canceling a trip for a reason that’s not covered by travel insurance? Allianz Travel Insurance now offers a Cancel Anytime optional upgrade on some popular plans, OneTrip Prime and OneTrip Premier.

If you travel more than a couple of times a year, you should have an annual travel insurance policy. I’ve had an annual travel insurance policy with Allianz Travel Insurance for years now and it’s been fantastic. I’ve only had to file 3 claims in 10 years but I’ve always had peace of mind when I travel. Not everyone travels as much as I do of course. However, if you travel 4-5 times a year or leave the country twice a year, it makes sense for you.

I just got back from a month-long European trip where my focus was on sports tourism. I went to 7 soccer games across 6 states in 5 leagues. It’s no secret I am a massive sports fan. I have traveled all over the globe to attend the biggest sporting events across most sports. For years people have told me I was nuts for traveling so much for sporting events even though I’ve always said that sports and travel go together.

If you’ve traveled at all this summer, the fact that Americans are spending more on their summer vacations than ever before probably won’t shock you. Given how expensive airfare is and how packed airports and planes are this was bound to happen. But the actual dollar figure is shocking.

How do you narrow thousands of public golf courses to the 50 best public golf experiences in America? First, play a lot of golf all over the country! I have played the top 100 public golf courses in America and over 500 in total. Second, most of the golf lists are top 100 or a variation thereof. However, I find a lot of those lists to be watered down, scattered or political.

February 7, 2022 by Lee Abbamonte I just had a championship weekend in Kansas City, Missouri full of BBQ, history, and the AFC Championship game! This was my 4th time in Kansas City and first since the 2014 World Series that featured the Kansas City Royals. This time around it was the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium…and it was awesome! The atmosphere at Arrowhead is college-like.

December 15, 2021 by Lee Abbamonte Travel is an amazing thing but travel can also be stressful. Delays happen, sadly more frequently than we’d all wish. Delays inevitably cause added expenses such as food, hotels and other unforeseen costs. Luckily, Allianz Travel Insurance offers a product called SmartBenefits. SmartBenefits are a suite of special travel-delay and baggage-delay benefits available with certain plans from Allianz Global Assistance.

September 15, 2021 by Lee Abbamonte I’ve long held travel insurance annual plans from Allianz Partners. They’ve been incredibly helpful for me in the few times I’ve needed to file a claim. They’ve recently added epidemic coverage to certain annual plans and will soon launch a campaign by top travel influencers to educate consumers about these products.