What does trip cancellation insurance cover?
Your next vacation is booked, planned and packed. You're looking forward to your well-deserved vacation when, just a few days before departure, you fall and break your arm.
Unable to leave, you start the process of getting a refund for your hotel room, your plane tickets and the week's surfing lessons you'd booked long ago...Unfortunately, cancellation fees are usually very high, especially a few days before departure, and can sometimes amount to everything you've paid for. This is when travel cancellation insurance is essential to protect you financially.
What is covered in the event of trip cancellation?
Most cancellation insurances cover accommodation and transport, as well as other activities. This means you can be reimbursed for
- Tickets for transportation to your destination
- Vacation rentals
- hotel rooms, bed and breakfast
- Camping sites, bungalows
- Courses or training at destination
- Tickets for a concert or show at your destination
- Any activity at destination (booked and paid for)
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How do I take out travel cancellation insurance?
At Europ Assistance, we consider this coverage to be essential: it is therefore included in all options. Everything mentioned above is covered.
Cancellation insurance can also be included in the price of what you've booked, or in your credit card insurance. Be careful, however, in these 2 cases: it is often limited (in terms of coverage and amounts covered), so be sure to check beforehand.
When should I take out cancellation insurance?
Ideally, you should take out cancellation insurance on the day of purchase, so that it covers you as soon as possible in the event of an event preventing you from leaving.
As you can see, if you want to travel with peace of mind, you need to take out insurance as soon as possible to be covered in the event of cancellation. Discover our options, which all include cancellation insurance, here.
