ETW Staff – Mumbai
TicketGoose.com, an online bus ticketing portal has tied up with United India insurance to offer its customers the benefit of a travel insurance policy while travelling by bus. The policy will provide personal accident cover along with coverage for important bus travel related risks like emergency medical expenses, damage or loss of baggage and any consequential loss due to disruption of travel. The travel insurance policy is particularly aimed to secure the bus traveller and the insured’s family back home.
The policy will provide a personal accident cover for INR two lakh per passenger, damage or loss of Baggage upto a maximum of INR15000, emergency medical expenses upto a maximum of INR10000 and consequential loss due disruption of travel upto a maximum of INR 5000.
TicketGoose.com’s travel insurance policy is an optional value added service priced at INR 20 extra per passenger, offered in addition to the cost of each ticket booked on the portal.
Commenting on the launch, Karthi Easwaramoorthy, president and co-founder, TicketGoose.com said, “The launch of this product is in line with our vision of enhancing the bus travel experience for our passengers. This product is an added solution for covering bus travel related risks, along with medical and other value added benefits which will provide security to our customers while travelling. There are several customers who are already opting for this service and we hope this will provide travel enthusiasts with a secure and trouble-free travel by bus.”
