Think you're a savvy traveller? Take the quiz to see how you measure up.
On the beach in Cancun, you suddenly experience severe abdominal pain. Was it the shrimp ceviche? No, you need an emergency appendectomy. True or false: your government health insurance will cover 90% of the costs of your hospital stay.
Your middle name is spontaneity. You are travelling around Europe with no fixed itinerary, deciding each morning where to go next and finding a new hotel each night. True or false: The best last-minute rates on hotels can be found by walking in and speaking to the hotel’s front desk.
Following your favourite sports team means driving to those out-of-province games. While wandering around old Montreal before the big game you trip on a cobblestone and break your foot. True or false: your provincial health insurance will not pay for the total costs of your trip to the ER.
You can never get a good seat on the plane and are always stuck beside the screaming baby, next to the washrooms or over the wing. True or false: checking in online is a good way to get the best seats available.
You are the best man at your friend’s romantic barefoot-in-the-sand beach wedding in the Bahamas. On the way to the airport, he gets cold feet and calls it off. True or false: you bought trip cancellation insurance so you’ll get a full refund.
You are packing for the much-anticipated trip to Paris and absolutely must take eight pairs of shoes with you for the week’s trip. When you get to the counter at the airport, your bag is two pounds over the weight limit. True or false: You will be cramming those shoes in your carry-on or paying a surcharge.
True or false: You’ve got a fancy gold card, so all the travel insurance you need for your trek to Machu Picchu is included as long as you pay for your flight to Peru with the card.
You arrive in Orlando with the kids and the guy at the car rental counter is telling you that you really should pay for the LDW (loss damage waiver) while your four year-old is screaming that she wants to see Mickey Mouse. True or false: The hard sell from the car rental guy has merit - you should always buy the LDW through the car rental company because it is the most cost-effective way to protect you from additional charges if the car is damaged.
