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Travel App & Insurance For Traveling During Covid-19

Sitata

Sitata is a travel app that can help you stay safe, healthy, and informed before and during your travels.  The app can help you manage your travel itinerary, provide travel update information, notify you of unsafe conditions and locations,  and connect you with a healthcare provider in emergency cases, to name a few. Sitata offers two plans; a free and a plus plan.

 Here's a brief overview of the app.

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

You can forward your booking email or allow Sitata to connect with your travel agency. Within a short time, Sitata will analyze your trip and let you know any health concerns, flight information, and safety issues. You can also get real-time data on flight delays and terminal and gate changes.

Travel Delays and Cancellations

Sitata monitors social sources and global news to present you with real-time data so that you can make the best travel decisions. Delays or cancellations will inevitably occur when traveling, especially now, with ever-changing Covid updates and restrictions. Sitata can help you keep up to date about anything that might disrupt your trip. Based on your exact location or itinerary, you will get information about transit strikes, disease outbreaks, or violence that may lead to delays or cancellations.

Help Others Know You’re Safe

When you are traveling, it's nice to keep family members, colleagues or friends informed along your trip. Sitata can share your trip data, especially if your trip cancels, is delayed, or rerouted. You decide how much of your information you want to share and who should get the information.

Have a Doctor Examine You

In need of a doctor, medical assistance, or need to find a hospital? You can chat, schedule a video conference or in person appointment with a doctor. You may also be able to get a doctor to prescribe medication in cases of need and schedule a hotel room visit. You can also get information on the nearest hospital.

With the Covid-19 pandemic, it is essential to stay updated on testing, restrictions, and what to do if you feel signs of infection. Sitata can provide you with the latest Covid-19 news, based on your location, and additional information on a specific vaccination you should take before traveling to certain areas.


SafetyWing | Nomad Insurance

While traveling, unforeseen events like trip interruptions, emergency responses, lost checked luggage, personal liability, and natural disasters do occur. Safetywing Insurance can help with these unexpected, very unfortunate events.

It operates like a subscription; once you choose a start date, your insurance will automatically extend after 28 days until you decide to cancel. The subscription is $40 for 28 days. This subscription includes up to two children who are under two years of age.

Visiting your home country is covered. After spending 90 days abroad, you get to keep the medical coverage for 30 days in your home country if something happens while visiting home. If your home country is the US, you will keep the medical coverage for 15 days.

What Is Covered

If you suddenly fall sick or get involved in an accident while outside your home country. SafetyWing can help address your medical needs.

 The coverage includes room and nursing services, intensive care, chiropractic care, physical therapy, emergency dental, ambulance, and other legible expenses. Notable exclusions include cancer treatment, pre-existing injury or disease, and high-risk sports activities.

 Unlike other companies that exclude signing up after your journey begins, SafetyWing allows you to sign up at any time, even after starting your trip.

Other notable benefits include; Covid-19 Testing

SafetyWing introduced a new plan covering Coronavirus disease like any other illness. The policy is useful for more than three months now. It began on August 1, 2020.

Testing for Covid-19 is covered only when a physician directs so. However, the antibody test is not covered since it is not medically necessary. For those who have active plans before August 1, an upgrade is required for Covid-19 coverage. While those who don't have any plan yet and are interested in signing up, the Covid-19 coverage is automatically included.

 Travel Delay and Cancellations

SafetyWing manages a good number of trips worldwide. They help you predict any circumstances that may lead to a delay or cancellation of your journey. You will get alerts about delays and cancellations followed by suggestions on what to do next. There are plans covering delays, cancellations, and compensation.