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• Higgins, Michelle. "Protecting Against the Dread 'What If?'" The New York Times, May 6, 2007. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/travel/06pracinsure.html
• "Insuring Your Holiday Travel." naic.org, 2008. http://www.naic.org/documents/consumer_alert_travel_ins.htm
• "Is Travel Insurance Right for You?" ustia.org, 2008. http://www.ustia.org/travelers/index.htm
• "Mastercard Guide to Benefits." mastercard.com, 2008. http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/cardholderservices/
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• Nutt, Amy. "Is Travel Insurance a Rip-off?" healthandfitness, January 31, 2008. http://www.healthandfitnessarticle.info/is-travel-insurance-a-rip-off/
• "The ABCs of Travel Insurance." fodors.com, 2008. http://www.fodors.com/news/story_2131.html
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