ATB Financial - Insurance - Travel Protection

Update your passport. For information on where and how, visit Passport Canada (http://www.ppt.gc.ca).
Check for any applicable visa requirements or departure taxes.
Ensure you have all travel documents needed on your trip (e.g. proof of citizenship, tickets, verification numbers, documentation for children etc.).
Obtain a recent travel report of your destination – visit Foreign Affairs Canada (http://www.voyage.gc.ca).
Check well in advance of recommended vaccinations – visit the Public Health Agency of Canada (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca) and it's Travel Health Program.
Check into the available transportation at your destination, and determine if you will require an International Driver’s Permit to rent or drive a vehicle.
Review any travel insurance you may already have. Don’t have any, or need to increase your coverage? Learn more about ATB Travel Protection®.
Leave a copy of your itinerary, contact information, and passport with someone you trust. Arrange to check in with this person periodically during your trip.
Make an up-to-date list of important telephone numbers you might need while out of the province or country (for example, numbers for cancelling lost or stolen traveller’s cheques, debit cards, or credit cards).
Check airline regulations for luggage size, weight, and amount.
Talk to an ATB Financial representative for your financial needs prior to travelling.

Safeguard your home

Put your lights on a timer.
Cancel all regular deliveries such as newspapers while away.
Notify Canada Post or arrange for someone to pick up your mail.
Arrange for someone you trust to check on your home.
Review your home insurance policy and confirm how many times someone must check on your home while you are away to maintain coverage.
Preferably, write your work address on luggage tags as some would-be thieves look for break-in opportunities at the airport by scanning luggage.

Safeguard yourself while travelling

Pack your travel insurance policy in your luggage and carry your wallet card at all times during your trip.
Carry only the cards that are absolutely necessary for your trip. Limit the amount of cash or valuables you carry and try to use traveller’s cheques. Make use of the hotel security safes.
Try to save the receipts for all your purchases.
Bring prescription medications in their original dispensed bottles to satisfy Customs. You may carry prescriptions as a backup in case you are questioned about your medications.
If you arrive at your destination before check-in time, drop luggage off at the hotel storage area rather than keeping it in your vehicle.
Feel free to ask for a new room if the front desk announces your room number while others are in earshot or if you are given a room on the ground level.
If you are renting a car, ask for directions to your destination that will take you through well-lit, well-travelled areas. Ask whether there are areas of town to avoid.
Whenever possible, try not to look like a typical tourist. Keep your maps discreet by checking routes to your destination in advance.
As you would at home, use caution to protect your passcodes and yourself from potential harm when you withdraw cash from a public ABM.
When travelling with children, never leave them alone and teach them what to do if you become separated. Pick a spot where you will all meet up in such a case.

Click here for a printer friendly Traveller’s Checklist!

Let ATB Financial help you…

Purchase ATB Travel Protection
Purchase foreign currency and/or travellers cheques
Inform ATB Financial MasterCard that you will be travelling
Increase your credit limit on your ATB Financial MasterCard
Sign up for ATBOnline giving you online access to your account from anywhere in the world and the ability to schedule bill payments in advance
Ensure loans will be paid while you are away with Electronic Funds Transfers
Make sure that all maturing investments and mortgages are taken care of
Place all of your valuables in a safety deposit box

For more information on how we can help you with your financial needs for your travels, please visit an ATB Financial Branch or call us at 1-800-332-8383 today!

All ATB Travel Protection policies are subject to certain eligibility requirements. For complete details, refer to the policy wording, which is available upon request. The language on this page may not be the same as the legal and technical terminology found in the official policy wording. In all instances, the official policy wording will prevail.

® ATB Financial is a trade name / registered trademark of Alberta Treasury Branches. ® ATB Travel Protection is a registered trademark of Alberta Treasury Branches. ATB Travel Protection insurance is not issued or administered by ATB Financial.

ATB Travel Protection travel insurance is administered by North American Air Travel Insurance Agents Ltd., d.b.a. Travel Underwriters, a licensed insurance broker. 11th Floor, 6081 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada V6Y 2B2. Insurance is underwritten by Industrial-Alliance Pacific Life Insurance Company and certain Lloyd’s Underwriters, severally and not jointly.