The volcano and travel insurance
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The volcano and travel insurance
We leave for the UK in about 6 weeks. Does anyone know how best to protect ourselves with a travel insurance policy? Does the airline carry the cost of flight disruptions? We are also heavily exposed on accommodation costs, as we're staying in holiday cottages. What would you do?
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
read the fine print on any travel insurance you do get. your airline should reschedule you but you accomodation is another matter. read the fine print carefully. you get what you pay for when it comes to insurance.
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
It is a natural disaster that is happening so you are unlikely to be covered for anything however, the airline should get you on the next available flight - that might be several weeks down the line though.
You may be covered for hotel accommdation if you have paid upfront and with a credit card but I am not entirely sure.
You may be covered for hotel accommdation if you have paid upfront and with a credit card but I am not entirely sure.
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
contact your accomodation provider directly as soon as you can. you might be able to come to some sort of agreement with them. lots of people will be holidaying at home so they may be able to do something for you.
you could look at resceduling to a few weeks later on if possible.
you could look at resceduling to a few weeks later on if possible.
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
It would be a bit difficult to re-schedule, as the trip is planned around the break between university semesters here. We also wanted to avoid the UK summer school holiday period. My next uni break is mid-November, not a great time to travel in the UK. If I don't complete all my uni stuff this year, I would have to wait a whole year to graduate and start earning some money.
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
It is a natural disaster that is happening so you are unlikely to be covered for anything however, the airline should get you on the next available flight - that might be several weeks down the line though.
You may be covered for hotel accommdation if you have paid upfront and with a credit card but I am not entirely sure.
You may be covered for hotel accommdation if you have paid upfront and with a credit card but I am not entirely sure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8621779.stm
This doesn't apply to any passengers on any subsequent flights hereafter - only those that are currently stranded.
Last edited by Kalenge; Apr 19th 2010 at 12:11 pm.
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Re: The volcano and travel insurance
I am assuming the OP isn't stranded though.