Why Buy Travel Protection? Even the best planned vacation can be impacted by the unexpected...illness, severe weather, car problems, delayed flights, and lost luggage. Troubles can occur when you least anticipate them forcing you to cancel or interrupt your trip, lose your vacation investment and incur unplanned expenses. To further complicate things, when you are away from home, things like medical emergencies and illness are even more difficult to manage. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to protect your vacation investment and due to the vendor's very strict cancellation policies.