There's one thing that many of the summer 2026 travel guides you might be reading may not cover. It has nothing to do with the hidden spots locals love in London or that hole in the wall restaurant on Italy's Amalfi coast that remains untouched by Instagram hype.
What happens if your phone needs a repair while you're on holiday? Do you go to one of the many repair shops in a sketchy, tourist trap market and end up paying way too much money for parts that aren't genuine and sub-par workmanship?
Or do you bite the bullet and end up spending a decent chunk of change to buy a new phone that's good enough to capture all of your holiday photos and videos?
Nobody can imagine going on holiday now without their phone. It's where your boarding passes are stored, what you use for payments, checking into your hotel, and finding your way around a new city. The powerful AI features that Galaxy devices now offer enable you to access real-time translation and other relevant features that make it a bit more comfortable to discover the world.
Phone damage on holiday is far more common than you might think, so it's best to be prepared for it even if you've yet to find yourself in that situation. Samsung's own data shows that Samsung Care+ claims submitted in July and August, after the typical summer holiday period, are 30% higher than the annual average.
Samsung Care+ is a protection plan that covers accidental damage. It provides everything from unlimited repairs for screens and batteries to theft and loss protection. It's quite a reasonable facility that's available for as low as $8 per month. Samsung Care+ plans can be purchased when you buy a device from Samsung.com.
It's more important now than ever before to have this layer of protection in place. Smartphones are getting more expensive and the way things are right now, they may only get pricier. Samsung recently raised prices of several phones and tablets in the United States quietly, and its upcoming devices will likely cost more than their predecessors.
The conclusion here is pretty simple. The device in your pocket has never been harder to replace out-of-pocket, and the argument for insuring it has never been more clear. Samsung Care+ hasn't magically become more appealing, it's just that the cost of replacing your device if it's damaged beyond repair is only going up.
There's a certain peace of mind that also comes with being a Samsung user. It has one of the widest retail service networks in the world of any smartphone brand. Whether you find yourself in London, Barcelona, Cape Town, or Los Angeles, chances are you'll be able to find an authorized service center where qualified technicians can repair your device using genuine Samsung parts.
Your Samsung Care+ protection travels with you, so you're saved from the aggravation of spending hours navigating a foreign repair shop, haggling over whether the parts are genuine, worrying about safety of the personal data on your device, and wondering whether the repair will void the manufacturer warranty.
Relying on the Samsung Care+ service network ensures that the precious hours and days of your holiday aren't spent trying to figure out how to get your phone working again in a foreign country, they're instead spent on rest, relaxation, and exploration. That's what holidays are meant to be after all.
If you're traveling with a Galaxy Z Fold 7 or a Galaxy S26 Ultra this summer, the question of whether to have Samsung Care+ is no longer really a question. At these price levels, in a market where mid-cycle replacements cost hundreds of dollars more than they did at launch, the Care+ fee is almost certainly the cheaper outcome compared to replacing the device without coverage.
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