Filipinos are increasingly combining vacations with concerts, creating a growing trend in music tourism. To support this, finance app GCash offers a range of services to make travel and payments stress-free, including travel insurance and cashless payment options abroad.
“Concerts are a once-in-a-lifetime experience, requiring significant effort and investment,” said Wilfrido de Ocampo, general manager of GInsure. “With travel insurance and seamless payment solutions, we want to enhance their journey by letting them focus on enjoying the moment, not the worries.”
Music tourism often involves substantial costs for flights, accommodations, tickets, and daily expenses. To protect these investments, GCash’s GInsure enables users to purchase travel insurance covering trip delays, cancellations, baggage loss, accidents, and illnesses. Options include Oona Smart Flight Delay Insurance, which starts at ₱149 and provides lounge access for delays, and Standard Insurance Travel Protect, offering accident and emergency coverage starting at ₱350.
“Insurance can be an afterthought until issues arise,” De Ocampo said. “With GInsure, purchasing insurance is easy and fast, even two hours before a flight.”
GCash also simplifies transactions during international travel with its Scan-to-Pay feature, supported by Alipay+ in over 10 million stores. The GCash Visa card allows payments at over 100 million Visa merchants worldwide and supports ATM withdrawals in over 200 countries.
“Our zero service fees and low foreign exchange rates ensure travelers’ budgets go toward their experiences,” De Ocampo said.
From securing concert tickets to navigating payment lines, GCash aims to be a reliable travel companion for music fans, helping them focus on unforgettable moments while minimizing travel-related hassles.