Regional carrier, Republic Airways, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday. Continue reading →

This episode looks at the effects of the Zika virus on the travel insurance industry, and features an interview with Dr Charlie Easman, medical director at Your Excellent Heath Service, and Dr Cai Glushak, medical director at AXA Assistance USA; plus we announce the categories for the 2016 ITIJ Industry Awards.

Large parts of our society have an awesome ability to refuse to accept responsibility for any decisions they voluntarily make.

Like, for example, buying air tickets and a cruise, with well advertised change and cancelation fees, deciding not to pay extra for insurance to cover the cost of any such change/cancel fees, and then claiming to be entitled to a refund ‘just because’ when something unexpected occurs, interfering with your travel plans. Continue reading →

Episode 5 of ITIJ TV is out now. Continue reading →

Canada’s government is boasting of its decision to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees into its country. Continue reading →