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13/02/2026

US consumers travel to surge in 2024

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Columbus, OH – As inflation continues to moderate, a new survey from Nationwide Travel Insurance shows US consumers are optimistic about their travel plans in 2024 – right as spring break travel planning ramps up. Nearly all surveyed (91%) say they have plans to travel domestically in 2024, with four in 10 (40%) planning to travel more than they did in 2023. Additionally, half (50%) of consumers are planning to travel internationally this year.

Regardless of where they’re going, consumers are already thinking about how they’ll get to their travel destinations. Taking a road trip by car is the most likely mode of transportation (30% already have plans to do this and 60% say they are likely to). Flights are still popular, with nearly a quarter of people (22%) planning to travel by air (with an additional 46% saying they are likely to fly). Additionally, cruises may see a resurgence – while only 6% of consumers have already planned a cruise, almost a third (29%) say they are likely to take one in 2024.

However, while consumer travel is projected to rebound or even surpass pre-pandemic levels, half (51%) of consumers are still concerned about a resurgence of Covid-19 impacting

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09/10/2025

Revealed – most common travel insurance claims in NZ

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Revealed – most common travel insurance claims in NZ | Insurance Business New Zealand















Consumer NZ and the ICNZ unveil the figures, and it turns out that COVID is still playing its role

Revealed – most common travel insurance claims in NZ

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By Kenneth Araullo

Consumer NZ has revealed the five most common reasons for making a travel insurance claim, according to figures from the Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ).

Medical-related reasons for travel policies are still the primary driver for claims figures, with the number of medical claims and average value on an upward trend. ICNZ general counsel Jane Brown said that one insurer advised that the number of medical and death claims made in 2022 was the highest it had seen, but 2023 was looking worse so far.

“This may be due to some parts of the community having delayed travel since the beginning of the pandemic and now getting those trips in, when perhaps their health hasn’t been up to it,” Brown said in the report. “Having insurance is a far better option than thinking you can fall back on a Givealittle campaign.”

Following medical are cancellations, which account

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