Advice on Insurance booking against FCO advice?

[Bee happy]

Hi I'm looking at booking BA flights for next Summer and have read on here about taking insurance with StaySure as it covers for Covid if booking when FCO advice against travel. I have been on site for a quote but it says it does not cover you, it offers extra cover for European holidays but USA not included.
Any advice where we can get cover before I book ?
We have Halifax travel insurance with bank but it does not cover for covid related claims.
Thanks in advance

[mskitty]

I've booked annual insurance with Hays Travel (their gold policy) and we are covered for booking a holiday to Spain now (which is on the FCO list) for next year. I also has significant Covid protection. They do a worldwide policy too, and individual trip policies so might be worth a look.

[Mickie]

Don’t do it! That’s my advice. Like you I’ve looked into it and Staysure as you say have an extra package for European holidays only. I haven’t found anything other than Virgin who are offering insurance with flights, but only up to end of March I think and obviously that only covers the flight element. I think US holidays are just too expensive to risk last minute symptoms or denied boarding. Maybe other providers will catch on and realise they need to provide insurance if they want people to book

[Rac20]

There are people on here that have booked Staysure insurance, I’m sure that I’ve read their posts. Have they been mis-sold? Or has Staysure’s policy changed?

[AL1S0N]

This is what staysure messaged me when I asked about travel to USA when fco allows it...

[Mickie]

Originally Posted by Rac20

There are people on here that have booked Staysure insurance, I’m sure that I’ve read their posts. Have they been mis-sold? Or has Staysure’s policy changed?

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I don’t know. I probably want to go again next October so until BA flights are released not much point checking into it. Hays travel insurance isn’t online to check it out, but Staysure certainly looks at the moment as if you are still taking a risk while FCO advice is not to travel. However I’ll give them a call and find out exactly what is covered (and get it in writing!) before our flights are released.

[Bee happy]

Originally Posted by AL1S0N

This is what staysure messaged me when I asked about travel to USA when fco allows it...

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On the website this cover is only for European travel. There was no option to upgrade it for USA travel. Maybe they've changed it.

[Bee happy]

This is what is currently on Staysure website.

[Guest]

So this is what confuses me. It's not clear if it means if the FCO advises it at the point of travel or at the point of booking, or other...

[daffodil92]

I spoke to them today. They clarified that if I were to book today for the USA, while the FCO advises against travel, I WOULD be covered if the FCO advisory has been lifted by the time of travel but would not be covered if the FCO advisory still was in place but we decided to travel anyway.
Hope this helps.