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Coronavirus Cover

At Holiday Extras, we're here to ensure you have all the inforamtion needed when booking your travel insurance. That's why we've compiled a collection of frequently asked questions around COVID-19, how it can affect your policy, and how to make a claim. If you're looking to make a claim on on an existing travel insurance policy, please visit our claims page where you will find all relevant claim information and claims forms.

If you have an further enquiries or concerns regarding travel as a whole, the Holiday Extras' Hassle-free Holiday Hub, is your one-stop shop for all-things travel related.

COVID-19 FAQ's

The following are some of our frequently asked questions relating to COVID-19 cover:

If you need to amend or cancel your policy

If COVID-19 has been diagnosed

Vaccinations

Miscellaneous

COVID-19 summary of Cover

We're pleased to let you know that our travel policies provide you with cover for claims arising as a consequence of COVID-19. you will find below a summary of this cover under the section headed "Cover Included as Standard".

Cover Included as Standard

Before you travel, we've included cover for cancellation due to you falling ill with COVID-19 and being unable to travel.

During your trip, all our policies include cover for any medical claim due to COVID-19 while travelling. We've also included cover for curtailment (if you need to come home early) due to the illness of a close relative due to COVID-19.

Please note that cover is not provided should you travel against Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advice (FCDO).

To highlight what cover is provided for COVID-19 and make this as clear as possible for you, we've included this cover under a separate section of the policy; COVID-19.

The following summarises the cover provided:

A. Cancellation, in the event of:

    1. you, your Relative, a member of your household or travelling companion or of a friend with whom you had arranged to stay has a diagnosis of COVID-19 within 14 days of your booked departure date, as certified by a Medical Practitioner following a medically approved test showing a positive result for COVID-19.

    2. you being denied boarding on your pre-booked outbound travel due to you contracting COVID-19, as certified by a Medical Practitioner following a medically approved test showing a positive result for COVID-19 or having a confirmed temperature above 38 degrees Celsius.

Cover is provided for:

    1. The Cost of:

    a. your unused non-refundable pre-booked travel and accommodation which you have paid or are contracted to pay; and

    b. your unused non-refundable pre-booked airport parking, car hire, airport lounge pass and excursions which you have paid or are contracted to pay; and

    c. your unused non-refundable visa, ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation for travellers to the USA) or other relevant travel permission which you have paid.

B. Curtailment, in the event of:

    1. Death of your Relative or a member of your household living in the United Kingdom contracting COVID-19 as a result of COVID-19, as certified by a Medical Practitioner following a medically approved test showing a positive result for COVID-19 or having a confirmed temperature above 38 degrees Celsius.

    2. The hospitalisation as a result of COVID-19 for treatment with mechanical ventilation, of your relative or a member of your household living in the United Kingdom.

    In addition, where you are unable to continue with a pre-booked excursion following your self isolation as ordered by a relevant Government authority due to contracting COVID-19, as certified by a Medical Practitioner following a medically approved test showing a positive result for COVID-19.

Cover is provided for:

    1. your reasonable additional travel and accommodation expenses which you incur in the Curtailment of your Insured Journey; and:

    2. A pro-rata amount corresponding to the cost of the unused proportion of:

    a. your non-refundable pre-booked travel and accommodation expenses which you have paid or are contracted to pay; and

    b. your non-refundable pre-booked airport parking, car hire, airport lounge pass and excursions which you have paid or are contracted to pay; and

    c. your non-refundable visa, ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation for travellers to the USA) or other relevant travel permission which you have paid.

C. Emergency Medical and Repatriation Expenses, in the event of an unforeseen medical emergency during an Insured Journey outside the United Kingdom as a result of you contracting COVID-19, as certified by a Medical Practitioner following a medically approved test showing a positive result for COVID-19.

Cover is provided for:

    1. Emergency medical and repatriation expenses:

    a. Reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses, including the cost of ambulance transport where medically necessary to take you to hospital; and

    b. Returning you to the United Kingdom provided this is medically safe and authorised by us or our Assistance Company; and

    c. The cost of a medical escort where this is deemed necessary by us or our Assistance Company, in the event of your emergency repatriation to the United Kingdom; and

    2. Reasonable additional travel and accommodation expenses (room only) for you to extend your stay until you are medically fit to return to the United Kingdom; and

    3. Reasonable additional travelling and accommodation expenses to repatriate you to the United Kingdom when you are denied boarding on your pre-booked return travel due to you contracting COVID-19.

    4. Confinement benefit: a benefit payment of £30 for each complete 24 hour period up to £300 where you are ordered into self-isolation in your holiday accommodation by a relevant Government authority, as a result of you contracting COVID-19.

Holiday Extras Travel Insurance is sold and administered by Holiday Extras Cover Limited, registered office address: Ashford Road, Newingreen, Hythe, Kent CT21 4JF.

Holiday Extras Cover Limited is an insurance intermediary authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 828848. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register

Holiday Extras™ is a Trading Name of Holiday Extras Cover Limited. The insurance is underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited. Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 13436330 and whose registered office address is 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 5BN.

Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Firm Reference Number 955859. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register