Between the magic of the open road and the joy of having your own kitchenette wherever you go, traveling by RV might be one of the most unique ways to see the country. Ready to gas up your own motorhome and hit the blacktop? Here’s how travel insurance can help you go safer.

1. Keep emergency medical benefits at the ready.

When you’re on the road, you want a clear head—and you definitely don’t want to spend your time worrying about what might happen if things go wrong. If you’ve got a travel insurance plan with emergency medical benefits, it can really take a load off your mind.  

For instance, let’s say you’ve stopped off at a campground for the night. You’ve just eaten dinner (prepared in your aforementioned kitchenette!), and now you’re going to walk off your meal. But not even five minutes into your stroll, you lose your footing—hard—and break your ankle. Luckily you’ve got benefits for medically appropriate transportation to a hospital or other medical facility, and benefits to help pay for your treatment—which means you aren’t looking at huge medical bills once you’re released.

2. Get in touch with 24-hour assistance for all kinds of medical- and travel-related issues.

When you’re on the road, sometimes you don’t know what you’ll need until you need it. Which is exactly why our 24-hour assistance is one of the best benefits of travel insurance. You can call us anytime to get help with all kinds of medical- and travel-related needs, big and small.

For instance, let’s say your RV breaks down mid-trip. You find a mechanic who can help, but your RV is going to be in the shop for a few days. You need to figure out alternative travel arrangements, so you call 24-hour assistance. One of our friendly specialists helps you reserve a room in a nearby hotel, and even arranges transportation to get you there. Whew! Even if your trip isn’t quite going like you planned it, at least you’ve just saved yourself a lot of stress.

3. Take safety features on the road with the free Allyz® app.

Good news: if you have an Allianz Travel Insurance plan, you have access to all kinds of great features from our free Allyz® app. Along with giving you a convenient way to see your plan benefits all in one place, you’ll have access to some seriously handy safety features to help you breathe easier behind the wheel.

First up is the Alerts feature, which gives you timely location-based updates about developing events around you—things like weather, security, transportation, culture, and more. For instance, let’s say you’re cruising down the highway, enjoying the day ahead. Suddenly you get an alert about a major thoroughfare being closed, which could mean equally major traffic. Not exactly how you want to spend your RV vacation. So you take an alternative route and bypass a potentially huge hold-up.

Then there’s the Around Me feature, which helps you find nearby medical facilities, pharmacies, and police stations. So let’s say you’re behind the wheel when your allergies start acting up. You could really use some allergy meds, but you’re not familiar with the area, so you aren’t sure where to pull off for a pharmacy (and between using up gas and maneuvering the RV, you don’t want to spend your time trying to hunt one down). Luckily you can use Around Me to find a nearby pharmacy, saving you time and hassle on the road.

And that 24-hour assistance we talked about? With Allyz, you can access it in just a few clicks, so it’s always easy to get in touch with us for whatever you need, anytime.

4. Protect your non-refundable trip deposits.

This one is truly a no-brainer. If you’ve put down a non-refundable rental deposit for your RV trip—for instance, a deposit for a spot at the RV campground you’ll be calling home sweet home for a few nights—travel insurance can help keep your funds safe if you have to cancel your trip for a covered reason (like illness or injury, a natural disaster, jury duty, and more). And that can give you far more peace of mind about plunking down your hard-earned cash.

5. Protect against trip interruptions.

You know that travel insurance can protect you before you go on your trip, but did you know it can also save the day if you have to cut your vacation short for a covered reason?

Let’s say you’re about halfway to the RV campground when you get a call with some news you definitely weren’t expecting: your daughter is going into labor early! You’ll want to get there right away, which means cutting your trip short. Travel insurance can help reimburse you for the unused portion of your trip, so you can focus on your family without worrying about losing money on top of it.

RV travel is a great way to go, and travel insurance can help you get there safer. Find a plan you’ll love today.

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