Travel suppliers try to up-sell you to take a trip cancellation plan when you book travel with them. If you are like most travelers you are not sure if this is a good idea or not. The answer depends on your personal needs. A person who is going to spend 6 months to a year abroad has a totally different insurance need than a person making a single short vacation trip.
It is a good idea to plan for the unexpected and this is the reason for your travel agent suggesting the purchase of travel insurance. (Of course, they get paid for it just like they do for booking the trip). Again there is nothing wrong with their suggestion or your purchase of trip cancellation insurance. I personally have purchased it at times and at other times have not. When my wife had been ill and we had a 3 week trip planned for a visit to China a few years back, I felt it was a necessity to get travel insurance. At the time of the trip she was fine and we did not need to use the trip cancellation insurance, but we were glad we had it. Whether you need or buy the insurance is a matter of personal preference and how important to you the completion of your planned trip is.
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