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October 17, 2025 · Cancel For Any Reason

Top 10 Reasons to Consider Travel Insurance for Your Upcoming Trip | TravelProtection.insure

Whether you’re planning a long-awaited international getaway, a family reunion at the beach, or a quick weekend escape, travel comes with excitement — and uncertainty. From flight delays to medical…

March 15, 2023 · Damage Protection

Who Should Initiate Damage Coverage …the Lodging Provider or Guest?

If you look at Online Travel Agent's (OTA) like VRBO or AirBnb, they provide an option for the guest to purchase damage protection. While both parties benefit, we believe that is backwards. It's the…

March 15, 2023 · Travel Protection

Travel Insurance Explained

Travel Protection - Standard and Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) Coverage. Travel insurance is designed to cover the risks and financial losses you might incur while traveling, either internationally or…

October 2, 2020 · Travel Protection

Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) Offers Greater Flexibility

Protection Brands is pleased to offer travel protection underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, a Crum & Forster company. Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) coverage provides added flexibility for the traveler by providing…

October 2, 2020 · Travel Protection

New Professional Association for the Vacation Rental Homeowner Community

A new association for vacation rental owners, the Association for Short-Term Rental Homeowners (ASTRHO.org), recently launched to serve the individual vacation homeowner community through the…

August 28, 2019 · Travel Protection

Tropical Storm Dorian Travel insurance Update

Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico this weekend, potentially as a category 1 hurricane. Dorian's center will pass over or near Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British…

July 13, 2019 · Damage Protection

How to Purchase Damage Protection

As a Protection Brands Partner you will want to put coverage in place through your partner portal. It is the most efficient means and it provides preferred pricing for lodging providers who make…

July 13, 2019 · Damage Protection

How Owners Benefit from Damage Protection

Gone are the days of managing damage deposits. Over the past few years the majority of vacation rental companies have moved away from damage deposits and have implemented a damage protection plan to…

July 12, 2019 · Damage Protection

How Guests Benefit from Damage Protection

When you think of damage protection, you might naturally think the property owner is the only one that stands to benefit. After all, the policy protects the property of the lodging provider. The…

July 12, 2019 · Damage Protection

What is the Protection Brands Damage Protection Program?

The Protection Brands Damage Protection Program is designed to be an easy way for smaller lodging providers or rental guests to purchase a policy to protect against accidental guest damage during a…

May 24, 2019 · Damage Protection

Damage Protection can be an Important Component of Guest Retention

Most people naturally think that the primary purpose of damage protection is to cover the cost of repairs when a guest causes damage to the rental property. It certainly does that, but its value is…

October 19, 2018 · Travel Protection

Airline Shutdown Catches Travelers Off Guard

Travel insurance protects against financial loss for the unexpected. It's doubtful that these travelers expected that their airline would go out of business!

August 10, 2018 · Travel Protection

Wild Fires are Impacting Travel Plans

Many areas of the western US are currently being ravaged by record-setting wildfires for the second year in a row. According to the US Forest Service, there are currently 68 ‘large incident’ fires…

August 6, 2018 · Damage Protection

Top 10 Reasons Vacation Rental Owners Prefer Damage Protection vs. Damage Deposits

For most vacation homeowners and managers, the days of collecting damage deposits for a rental stay are gone. Here’s a quick list of 10 reasons why so many lodging providers prefer damage protection:

August 3, 2018 · Travel Protection

AAA reports Travel Insurance sales up 20%

AAA says its travel insurance sales have increased more than 20% this year, following a 13% rise in 2017.

July 30, 2018 · Travel Protection

Travel Insurance - Good Idea or Not?

Insurance is a means of protection against financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a potential or certain loss. When you purchase insurance, you…

July 26, 2018 · Damage Protection

Stuff Happens! Damage Protection results in $800 savings.

Accidents happen and when they do they can be expensive. As a property manager, I got a call one day from a guest that they had dropped a skillet onto the cooktop resulting in broken glass!…

July 20, 2018 · Damage Protection

Integrating Damage Protection with Airbnb

There is a lot of talk in the Airbnb community about damage caused by guests and homeowners stuck with a repair bill. An option for vacation homeowners is to do as the professionals do and protect…

July 16, 2018 · Travel Protection

Why Cancel For Any Reason Coverage?

Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) coverage is optional coverage that wraps-around a traditional travel policy to provide greater flexibility for the traveler. This benefit comes with an additional charge…

July 5, 2018 · Cancel For Any Reason

The Importance of Timing when Purchasing Travel Protection

Most folks purchase travel insurance at the time they make their initial travel plans, but that is not always the case. There are some significant benefits that can be had when travel protection is…

July 5, 2018 · Damage Protection

Your Vacation - Protect against the Unexpected

Protection Brands, in partnership with RentalGuardian.com, offers protection against financial loss for vacationers and those who provide vacation housing. Our initial products include: