There are many differences between travel insurance and a vacation waiver. Christopher Benson learned about those differences in a hard way.

Here are the important differences between a vacation waiver and travel insurance

There are many differences between travel insurance and a vacation waiver. Christopher Benson learned about those differences in a hard way.

When Benson and his wife, Betty, planned a trip to Paris, Orbitz offered them a “vacation waiver” option that looked a lot like travel insurance. But when the Bensons tried to invoke the waiver, it didn’t work as they expected. Lufthansa would not refund their tickets from Chicago to Paris.