Can't Travel? No Problem.
We understand that unexpected events can disrupt your travel plans. An illness or a family emergency can make it simply impossible to head out on your trip as planned. That's why WAS’s comprehensive trip cancellation travel insurance benefit can cover up to $40,000, ensuring you're protected against the unexpected.
Discovery level coverage
Travel delay expenses: $2,000
Cancellation or loss of deposit: Up to $40,000
Agent fees: $1,500
What Does Trip Interruption Travel Insurance Cover?
Life is unpredictable, and so are travels. An illness, a sudden change of plans, or a family emergency back home can scupper the best-laid plans. Our trip interruption protection travel insurance policies are designed to cover (for a covered event):
- Alternative transportation
- Temporary accommodation
- Flight disruption
We plan for the unplanned so that even if your journey doesn't go as expected, you can still enjoy peace of mind.
Note: Not all benefits apply and will depend on whether you have selected them (and they are reflected on your Certificate of Insurance). Terms, conditions, exclusions, sub-limits, and limits apply. Please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD) for further details.
Why Do I Need a Trip Cancellation Protection Travel Insurance Plan?
Stories abound of travellers struggling to reclaim non-refundable costs after a cancelled trip. At WAS Travel Insurance, we craft our policies in an effort to prevent such frustrations. We can cover you comprehensively for cancellations and interruptions, subject to the listed covered events and various exclusions. This coverage includes:
- Prepaid, non-refundable travel and accommodation expenses - If you can't begin or complete your trip as planned.
- Travel agent commission - Up to the lesser of $1,500 or the commission earned on the cancelled arrangements.
- Rearrangement costs - If you choose to reschedule your trip instead of cancelling.
- Additional costs - Incurred due to changes in the per-person occupancy rate of prepaid arrangements if a travel companion cancels or interrupts their trip.
The Nitty Gritty: Detailed Coverage and Exclusions
- When cover applies - Cover kicks in for cancellations or changes necessitated by serious illness, death, upgraded travel advisories, and other specified unforeseen events.
- What’s covered - non-refundable travel costs, additional incurred expenses, and even frequent flyer points lost due to cancellation.
- What’s not covered - Excludes claims foreseeable at the time of policy purchase, from pre-existing medical conditions, or due to pandemic or epidemic reasons other than COVID-19.
Take a look at our plans for more information. Remember, reading the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) is crucial to understand all the terms, conditions, exclusions, limits, and sub-limits of your policy.
Give Yourself a Contingency Plan
It’s natural to hope for smooth travels, but the reality can be different. With WAS Travel Insurance, you can feel confident knowing that unexpected cancellations, interruptions, and delays can be covered under your policy. And, if you do encounter an issue, take heart in knowing our emergency assistance team is on hand to help guide you through the claims process.
Investing in our travel insurance policies means investing in the assurance that you can receive compensation if things go wrong. Consider an online quote from WAS Travel Insurance today and ensure your travel plans are protected.
Cancellation Cover Frequently Asked Questions
Browse answers to the most common questions we get asked about cancellation cover
Trip cancellation coverage activates for events like serious illness, death, unexpected quarantine, or government travel advisories affecting your destination. It can also cover cancellations due to personal emergencies at home or relating to your business - just note that you’ll need to provide documentation/evidence when filing your claim. See the PDS for further details.
Absolutely. If your trip is cancelled due to a covered event, our coverage will cover non-refundable travel charges, hotel fees, and even the travel agent's commission up to a specific limit.
Our policy covers additional transportation costs to return home if your trip is disrupted under a covered reason, like the hospitalisation or death of a close relative, among other covered disruptions. If you decide to continue with your vacation after a disruption, it may also cover the costs of rearranging your itinerary.
If you must cancel your trip owing to the unexpected serious illness, injury, or death of a close relative or a member of your travelling group, our coverage can pay for the unforeseeable, non-refundable costs of your travel plans. This assures you can handle such a challenging scenario with some financial protection.
Our policy will cover non-refundable expenses and may also provide additional accommodation expenses if necessary if an unforeseeable natural disaster disrupts your plans. This coverage can apply if the natural disaster affects your pre-paid accommodation or disrupts your scheduled public transport services, causing cancellations or delays.
Yes, our policy can cover the incurred costs associated with changing your travel plans if a member of the travelling party is unexpectedly summoned for jury service. This also applies if someone is required to appear as a witness in court, leading to the cancellation or interruption of your trip.
Note: Not all benefits apply and will depend on whether you have selected them (and they are reflected on your Certificate of Insurance). Terms, conditions, exclusions, sub-limits, and limits apply. Please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD) for further details.