Steven Benna, Author at Squaremouth Press Room

The Top Traveler Concerns Heading into 2024

Squaremouth polled more than 6,500 customers regarding their upcoming trip to determine the most common traveler concerns heading into 2024. The survey was sent to all Squaremouth customers between 11/22/2023 and 12/19/2023.

43% of Travelers Have Taken a Blended Trip, Study Shows

In a remote workforce, blended travel has increased in popularity. Blended travel refers to the combination of work and leisure time while on a trip, such as working while on vacation or extending a work trip with vacation days. Squaremouth polled more than 2,500 customers regarding their upcoming trip to determine the popularity of blended […]

Squaremouth Study Shows Popularity of Vacation Rentals

Squaremouth polled more than 7,000 customers regarding their upcoming trip to determine the popularity of vacation rentals among travelers buying travel insurance. The survey was sent to all Squaremouth customers between 9/18/2023 and 10/12/2023.

New Study Shows Rise in Traveler Spending

Squaremouth polled more than 4,000 customers regarding their travel spending habits to identify real-time trends about our customer base. The survey was sent to all Squaremouth customers between 8/29/2023 and 9/10/2023.

When Hurricanes Strike Home: How Travel Insurance Can Help Travelers Living In Harm’s Way

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., August 29, 2023 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed earlier this month they are expecting a busy finish to hurricane season. On August 26th, Hurricane Franklin formed and has since strengthened into the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season. Now, Hurricane Idalia is tracking to hit the west coast […]

Pilot Strikes Put Travel Plans At Risk Ahead of Busy Summer Travel Season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 17, 2023 — Several major U.S-based airlines, including United, Southwest, and American, are facing potential pilot strikes ahead of a busy summer travel season. New data from Squaremouth.com, the leading U.S. travel insurance marketplace, finds that the number of travelers this summer is expected to rise 10% from last year. As […]

2023 Set to Be Most Expensive Summer Yet For Travelers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. May 1, 2023 — New data reveals travelers are spending more on their trips this summer than ever before. Squaremouth.com, the leading US travel insurance marketplace, reports that travelers are spending more than $9,300 on average on their trips this summer. Analyzing destinations, expenses and demographics from thousands of travel insurance policies […]

Squaremouth Travel Insurance Announces New CEO

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 21, 2023 — Squaremouth.com, the nation’s leading travel insurance marketplace, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rupa Mehta as Chief Executive Officer. Rupa joins the Squaremouth team with over 16 years leadership experience, during which she excelled in corporate strategy, partnerships and operations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin […]

Senior Travelers to Make a Strong Return in 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 14, 2023 – New data reveals a strong return for senior travelers is expected in 2023, a demographic that had been largely dormant in previous years due to the pandemic. According to travel insurance marketplace squaremouth.com, senior travelers comprised nearly half of all customers in 2019, before dropping to just 16% […]

4 Spring Break Travel Trends

New data suggests that this upcoming spring break season will be both busy and expensive. Travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth.com reveals four new travel trends to expect during spring break 2023. Spring Break Travel Getting More Expensive The average insured trip cost for the spring break period has increased 3.4%, from $5,420.81 in 2022 to $5,606.05 […]