Even the best vacation plans can be turned upside-down by the unexpected. Delayed flights, illness, stolen passport, — you planned on a great time, not hassles. Plus, unforeseen events can force you to cancel or postpone your trip and lose any prepayments you've made.

Travel protection from TLC Travel Protection gives you coverage and assistance services that helps to protect your vacation investment. So you'll have the peace of mind that if something unexpected comes up before you travel and through the day you get back home, you're covered!

Below are true stories. Take a minute and read about what could have happened to their vacation investment without travel protection.

A family vacationing on North Carolina's Outer Banks was forced to evacuate

due to Hurricane Charley in 2004. Travel protection reimbursed them for the cost of hotel, meals and other expenses related to evacuating the area and returning home.

Tom planned a ski trip to Aspen several months in advance. Three weeks before his Aspen trip, he broke his leg at a local ski area. If not for travel protection, he would have lost his entire trip investment.

Mr. and Mrs. J. live in the Midwest, and their home sustained massive damage due to the 1994 floods. They cancelled their trip in order to take care of the damage to their house. Their entire claim was covered. (Similarly, there are clients who had to cancel due to damage from earthquakes, fires and hurricanes.)