Do you need trip cancellation and interruption insurance?
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Thousands, if not millions of Canadians travel every year to visit other countries with their families and friends. However, not all trips turned out to be what they expected. Some trips are canceled or interrupted due to unavoidable circumstances. In the end, they lose huge amount of money for air fare and hotel accommodation.
Canceling a trip abroad can be inevitable sometimes. Emergencies such act or terrorism, natural disaster, and sickness can affect your scheduled trip. When this happen, you can actually lose your prepaid expenses including air fare, hotel booking, etc. This can be very frustrating. However, there are some ways to prevent this from happening, one of which is purchasing a trip cancellation and interruption insurance.
What is it?
Trip cancellation and interruption plans protect you from losing money and give you peace of mind. Many plans also protect you from financial trouble should your baggage get lost while traveling. With this kind of insurance, you can insure your tour costs, non-refundable air fare and hotel costs, etc.
Trip cancellation cover the cost of your trip up to the insured amount if the trip is canceled due to 'sudden and unexpected' reasons as defined in the policy.
Trip Interruption will compensate you if you need to return home due to an 'sudden and unexpected' emergency as defined in the policy.
Trip cancellation plan is recommended to all Canadian travelers if you want to avoid the hassle of not getting your money back for a canceled or interrupted trip. You will need to purchase the coverage within 48 hours after your have booked your flight or hotel accommodation.
How does the process work?
The insurance company will pay for your travel expenses if you or your travel companions become suddenly unfit to travel. It will also assure you that you will get your money back should your trip be canceled due to act of nature or act of war. In addition, you need not to worry if your tour operator went bankrupt or you were asked to become part of a jury during a trial, these plans will take care of your prepaid cost.
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