While COVID-19 has produced a dramatic downturn in global travel out of pandemic fears, that’s not all that’s going on. Besides virus risks, an array of other factors make it difficult to travel even when a person sees themselves as low-risk. Laws are changing by the day, with economic shutdowns and conditional operating coming and going. While hotels and airlines have adapted with new sanitation guarantees and COVID insurance, travel agencies have lagged behind. However, Rene Health and HIS International Tours are showing how travel agencies can adapt and succeed in the face of unprecedented challenges.
How the Travel Industry Is Adapting
Hotels and airlines have been able to partially adapt to the conditions of COVID in part because they had a clear roadmap to do so. Installing air filters, mandating and enabling social distancing, and instituting rigorous disinfectant regimes has been somewhat sufficient for those businesses. In comparison, travel agencies provide a more complex service that relies on selling travel-related services, giving advice, and providing information. Crafting a fun, exciting trip within a client’s desired budget is exponentially more challenging when attractions and entire countries might shut down in the space of a week. Alternatively, their plan might be derailed by a sudden policy change, such as the recent PCR test mandate for travel into the US.
Travel agencies have several tasks before them to successfully get people onboard planes and exploring the world. First, it’s essential that they’re able to keep up with the latest information on laws and safety guidelines in many different destinations. Second, travel agencies need to be able to guarantee their trips in case of changing laws or medical events. While many travelers and agencies neglected travel insurance in the past, it’s indispensable now.
Finally, travel agencies must do all of this in an efficient, reliable way that inspires confidence and security in prospective travelers. Rene, an innovative travel insurance startup promises to do all of this for the travel agencies it partners with.
About Rene
Rene works to connect travel agencies and their clients with everything they need to travel during COVID-19. The company draws the latest information on travel laws, restrictions, and safety guidelines from virtually every travel destination on the planet. That’s not all, either, as Rene also connects companies to a broad marketplace of different types of travel insurance. However, it’s not the information that Rene provides which is so important as much as how Rene provides the information.
Plans come with helpful, layman-oriented descriptions that help people understand the kind of products and services they need. Additionally, a custom algorithm will allow people to immediately find the insurance plan that matches their goals. Since Rene enables customers to reuse the information they already inputted, it’s possible to purchase travel insurance at the push of a button. The value of their services has resulted in Rene seeing new success even as the travel industry, on the whole, is in recession.
CEO of Rene Health, Atilio Spaccarotella, says, “Although the pandemic has reduced international travel significantly, we are seeing an increased demand in our services because people want to feel safe when they are abroad.”
HIS and Rene Partnership
One of Rene’s most recent business partners has been HIS International Tours. It started as a travel agency in Japan but has grown dramatically. Not only does the business maintain 500 branches worldwide, but they now run their own hotels and amusement parks. The celebrated travel company has been ahead of the curve in adapting to the pandemic across their business. After finding Rene, the leadership of the company identified it as the perfect solution for the travel agency side of their operations.
Misato Yamaguchi, Marketing Asst. Manager of HIS, had this to say: “As a company where we have branches in 70 different countries and offer tours to those countries, it is crucial that we can offer insurance to any of those countries. We met Rene and found this to be the perfect service for our customers who want to shop around, but also need suggestions on the products due to their lack of knowledge towards travel insurance.”
Why You Need Travel Insurance
Disruptions, emergency hospital visits, and other unexpected occurrences overseas can have a tremendous cost for travelers. By purchasing travel health insurance, you’ll be able to protect yourself from these risks for a modest cost. Despite the challenges of life during COVID, it’s still possible to travel for business, family, and leisure. If your travel agency needs help facing the challenges of traveling today, then Rene is the perfect solution. On the other hand, individual travelers will be well-served by the attention to detail and comprehensive services that HIS brings to the table.
You can go to Rene’s website to learn more about travel insurance or go to HIS to book your next trip with the best level of protection available.
