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Flight Itinerary Types for Visa Application

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In layman term, “It is a verifiable document issued by an airline, travel agency or an online service provider to confirm that visa applicant has booked/paid for a flight seat on an aircraft.” Technically speaking,  “ A Flight Itinerary for visa application   is the proposed route of an airline information such as flight name, departure/arrival timings along with dates, flight code, departure/arrival airport IATA codes (Ex: FRA is IATA code for Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport, BLR for India’s Kempegowda International Airport and LCY for Britain’s London City Airport) and flight reservation/booking numbers.” Flight Itinerary is further classified into two categories: •             One-way or Open Flight Itinerary •             Roundtrip Flight Itinerary One-way or Open Flight Itinerary A One-way or Open Flight Itinerary contains de...

What is a Schengen Visa and do you actually need it?

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Thanks to EU regulations, those who wish to travel to the Schengen Area fall into two different categories: Annex I and Annex II countries. Individuals who hold a passport on the Annex I list are required to obtain a short-term stay visa before visiting the Schengen Area.  This visa is commonly known as the Schengen Visa.  Annex II countries, on the other hand, can visit the Schengen Area visa-free. While it is certainly more advantageous to be from an Annex II country, even passport holders from Annex I countries are better off today seeing that they now only need one visa to access the entire region — versus needing a visa for every country they plan to visit — and they can travel unimpeded throughout much of Europe once they enter. The process to obtain a Schengen Visa is much like any other visa process. You must apply and then send in your passport. If approved, your passport will be stamped and returned to you. The Schengen Visa costs €60 ($66), al...

What is Travel Insurance and What are the Schengen Travel Insurance Requirements?

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Travel Insurance is a kind of agreement in which an Insurance Company agrees to cover a traveller when he embarks on a journey. In this context, cover means that the Insurer agrees to pay for whatever loss may occur to the Traveler. This may be Loss of Life- in which case the insurer will pay a specified amount of money to those who the Traveler lists as his beneficiaries. It may be a Travel Healthcare plan- in which case the Insurer agrees to cover whatever medical bills the Traveller may incur. Another common of Travel Insurance is the Travel Baggage Insurance- in which case the Insurance Company undertakes to insure the baggage, that means they agree to pay the cost of the baggage if they should get lost, misplaced, or stolen. Generally speaking, airlines see  Travel Insurance as a  necessary thing , but travelers see it as a bottleneck a nuisance that they are saddled with, and forced to bear. For this reason, some travelers look for most affordable travel In...

Why travel insurance will change the way you travel

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Travel insurance  is not just a great idea   to secure your ‘much planned’ trip, but an inexpensive one as well Summer has now set in and it is that time of the year, you put your thinking caps on and plan your next dream summer destination. Your travel itinerary is set, places to visit-things to buy, everything is sorted. Hardly anything can ever go wrong when you plan your trip to such detail, right? Well, not if you fall sick with the local flu or miss a connecting flight or lose your passport or maybe the airline misplaces your baggage. Travel insurances are designed to tackle such situations and make sure that you have a smooth trip. Travel insurance is not just a great idea to secure your ‘much planned’ trip, but an inexpensive one as well (if you truly consider the hassles that you might have to go through if you are not covered). You have done the hard part of planning your trip to small details and now let your  travel insurance make sure  th...

Flight Reservation Without Paying Is Advised for A Visa Application

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Everyone who applies for a visa is familiar that along with their personal details they also need to submit their flight and hotel reservation to confirm their itinerary to get the visa to the destination. In this process many people think that they need to buy the flight tickets to submit the details in the visa application. But in reality, you never know if the visa shall be granted or not till the last minute. If you have already bought the flight tickets and if the visa is rejected than it is going to be waste of money spent on the flight tickets but in reality, the visa application doesn’t require your confirmed flight tickets but the embassies just need a valid flight reservation that supplies details of the outward and return journey that confirms your travel itinerary and available flights round the trip. The flight reservation actually consists of details like the proposed route of the airline with flight name, date and time of departure/arrival, flight code, departure/...

How to book flight itinerary and hotel bookings for your Schengen Visa?

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The best part about booking from the above website is the fact that, you need not go elsewhere to do hotel bookings and to secure your medical insurance. You can choose a package which includes what you need. Ordering you flight itinerary is extremely simple and you can do it at the comfort of your home/office within minutes. Let me explain it step by step. Step 1 : Select the package that fits your requirements and click on Buy now. In the below picture, you can see that there are separate packages for   Flight itinerary, Hotel bookings , Flight + Hotel and Travel Insurance. Note that price quoted is for each passenger.   Step 2 : Enter details of your trip and your preferred flight network and stop overs if any. Step 3 : Go to the payment section below and finish your payment. And voila! The itinerary will arrive in your inbox within the stipulated time. P.S: Simply insert your card details to pay your total invoice of your order which will fi...

What is a Schengen Visa? What are the Types of Schengen Visas?

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Schengenvisa is a special kind of visa which gives you access to travel freely  without the  immigration   and border checks for a maximum period of 90 days in a period of 6 months to the Schengen countries. A treaty called the ‘Schengen Agreement’, was signed by 26 European countries that allow you to travel within the ‘Schengen Area’ on a single visa – the Schengen Visa. Schengen countries comprise of 26 European countries that includes: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. It is important to keep in mind that some countries, even though they are within the Schengen Area, or those that are part of the European Union, will require a separate visa. It is best to check well in advance whether the country you’re visiting accepts a Schengen Visa. Here are...