Travel insurance recommendations

Whoppery5k · 2 Jul 19, 04:28 PM

Does anybody have any recommendations for travel insurance,
We fly on the 14th of August with British airways as a family of six.
Couple of things in mind, obviously the BA strike if it goes ahead, ticket cover and even poor whether/hurricane cover.
Any recommendations?

877 · 2 Jul 19, 04:32 PM

Spectrum have been best price and defaqto scores for us.

Guest · 2 Jul 19, 05:26 PM

I tend to look at the moneysavingexpert current recommendations depending on whether I am doing a package or DIY.

With regard the BA strike, I am not an insurance specialist but I would be surprised if this would be covered in any event as it has been announced.

Ticket cover is a challenging one, many insurances don't cover tickets, if you need this then check the T&C's very carefully as the terms on which it covers the tickets will vary. ( In past we had to cancel and tickets weren't covered as we had not travelled. If we had gone and not used the tickets they would've been covered: if we had gone and they had been used ( but only partially) then we might have been entitled to a refund if we could substantiate it made a material difference to our holiday.

Weather per se is not normally covered but I have paid in the past an extra premium to cover natural disasters which did cover hurricanes. But they did say afterwards that I was travelling in peak hurricane season so it could've been considered an expected event.

If there is anything I particularly want to know I tend to do we chat with the insurance company and get the answers to my specific questions in writing.

voicon · 2 Jul 19, 07:43 PM

If you pay by credit card for flights etc that are over �100 you should be covered by section 75, have a look on MSE.

moneysavingexpert/ne...iday---your-r/

Procrastinator · 2 Jul 19, 08:29 PM

Defaqto 4 or 5 star cover...

Nobody will cover you for the BA strike now it is public knowledge.

2 Jul 19, 05:26 PM	#3
	2 Jul 19, 05:26 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	I tend to look at the moneysavingexpert current recommendations depending on whether I am doing a package or DIY. With regard the BA strike, I am not an insurance specialist but I would be surprised if this would be covered in any event as it has been announced. Ticket cover is a challenging one, many insurances don't cover tickets, if you need this then check the T&C's very carefully as the terms on which it covers the tickets will vary. ( In past we had to cancel and tickets weren't covered as we had not travelled. If we had gone and not used the tickets they would've been covered: if we had gone and they had been used ( but only partially) then we might have been entitled to a refund if we could substantiate it made a material difference to our holiday. Weather per se is not normally covered but I have paid in the past an extra premium to cover natural disasters which did cover hurricanes. But they did say afterwards that I was travelling in peak hurricane season so it could've been considered an expected event. If there is anything I particularly want to know I tend to do we chat with the insurance company and get the answers to my specific questions in writing.

2 Jul 19, 08:29 PM	#5
	2 Jul 19, 08:29 PM Procrastinator Imagineer
Procrastinator Imagineer Join Date: Dec 10	Defaqto 4 or 5 star cover... Nobody will cover you for the BA strike now it is public knowledge.