We’re right in the middle of Atlantic Hurricane Season and you know what that means…fantastic deals in the Caribbean and Mexico! Don’t let the threat of hurricanes chase you away because right now you can plan an amazing vacation for a fraction of the usual price as long as you’re smart about how you plan your trip. Here are 10 Top Hurricane Travel Tips that Travel Therapy’s Karen Schaler just featured on ABC!

For a guide to how to travel during hurricane season  here’s an article on abcnews.com and a video clip from the 7-minute special travel segment Travel Correspondent Karen Schaler did today for ABC’s national ABC News Now TV show featuring 10 Top Hurricane Travel Tips.

Click HERE: Karen Schaler on ABC News Giving Hurricane Travel Tips

Plus here’s a quick re-cap of some of Karen Schaler’s 10 Top Hurricane Travel Tips.

  • Hurricane season June 1-Nov 30
  • U.S. Dept of State website has great tips www.state.gov
  • Huge hotel & airfare savings in Caribbean & Mexico
  • Leave travel itinerary with family/friends
  • Have cell phone that can make international call
  • Buy travel insurance carefully-read all fine print
  • Once a storm is “named” travel insurance isn’t valid
  • If hurricane comes follow hotels directions, don’t panic
  • Get promises of hotel/flight refunds in writing
  • Caribbean islands least hit, Curacao, Aruba, Bonair, Grenada, Barbados 

And remember the National Hurricane Center says 100 years of research shows Miami is more likely to get hit by a hurricane than the Caribbean so don’t count out the Caribbean this time of year, just plan your vacation carefully and be prepared if stormy weather does hit.

For more great travel tips and special travel deals be sure to follow Travel Therapy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/traveltherapy and on Facebook at Traveltherapy and pick up a copy of the new book Travel Therapy: Where do you need to go?, featuring more than 100 unique vacation ideas.

You can also find more of Karen Schaler’s travel segments on ABC’s new half hour travel show by going to www.abcnews.com/travel and watching the videos at the top of the page and in the section under “Travel Now Best Of…”

If you have any great travel tips during hurricane season we’d love to hear them!