We all love international travel, but when you travel abroad for any length of time, knowing what to pack and how much to take can be a daunting task. In most cases, your school or organization you are traveling with should give you some guidance on what you should take and how much – you [...]
Archive for the ‘Study Abroad’ Category
The Top 5 Packing Tips When Studying Abroad
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Health Insurance for International Students in New Zealand
Friday, May 10th, 2013Have you thought about studying in New Zealand? If so, you’re in good company. In the 2010/2011 academic year, 2900 US students studied abroad in New Zealand according to the latest “open doors” report, but students from around the world have been choosing to make New Zealand their host country and rightfully so. New Zealand [...]
Health Insurance for International Students in the United Kingdom
Friday, March 15th, 2013In the 2011/2012 academic year there were 435,230 international students studying inside the United Kingdom (UK). This is a 2 percent increase from the 428,225 international students that the UK hosted in the 2010/2011 academic year according to UKCISA. With a growing number of international students comes an increased effort of ensuring that those individuals [...]
Study Abroad Insurance for the United Kingdom
Friday, December 21st, 2012Like the number of international students coming to the US, the number of US students studying abroad continues to increase. The latest “Open Doors” report shows that there was a 1.3 percent increase in the number of students who studied abroad in the 2010/2011 year when compared to the 2009/2010 year. There was a total [...]
How to avoid bed bugs while traveling
Saturday, October 20th, 2012If you are studying abroad, you will likely also do a lot of traveling to different cities and neighboring countries. With planning your excursions and studying for you classes, the last thing you may think about is keeping your bed free of bed bugs! However, with recent news about outbreaks of bed bugs, being prepared [...]
Netherlands Health Insurance Requirement
Friday, September 28th, 2012The Netherlands have started cracking down on international students who lack having adequate health insurance during their stay, and hundreds of international students have been already been fined. International students in the Netherland who are not from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland who plan on working must have the Dutch public healthcare insurance. Students [...]
Seventh Annual Travel Video Contest
Friday, September 21st, 2012The seventh annual travel video contest has been launched! This means it is your chance to win $4,000 to put towards your travels. If you are a student who will be studying or travelling abroad you simply need to create a five minute video telling us why you want to study abroad. You’re already abroad? [...]
New European Study Abroad Health Insurance plan
Saturday, September 8th, 2012If you are going to study abroad in Europe, we have recently launched a new plan on our website for students needing a European Study Abroad Health Insurance plan. This plan is called the ISL Euro plan, this plan is great for those looking for coverage in Europe as it meets the requirements for the [...]
Student Health Insurance for Japan
Saturday, July 14th, 2012There are more than 130,000 international students studying in Japan each year, making Japan is a popular destination for students from all around the world to study in as well to travel. During the 2010-2011 year there were over 6,000 international students studying in Japan from the US alone. Many international students elect to purchase separate [...]
