Will you make travel insurance mandatory in future years?
Will you make travel insurance mandatory in future years?
I suspect I'm not alone in this - my terms and conditions at the moment state:
"You are strongly advised to take out comprehensive travel/holiday insurance before departure, including cancellation cover. We cannot accept responsibility for losses or damage caused by events beyond our control such as strikes, industrial disputes, airport or port closures, fire, flood and other natural disasters."
I'm wondering whether to make travel insurance mandatory next year onwards, saying I will not confirm a booking until I have seen evidence of a travel insurance certificate.
"You are strongly advised to take out comprehensive travel/holiday insurance before departure, including cancellation cover. We cannot accept responsibility for losses or damage caused by events beyond our control such as strikes, industrial disputes, airport or port closures, fire, flood and other natural disasters."
I'm wondering whether to make travel insurance mandatory next year onwards, saying I will not confirm a booking until I have seen evidence of a travel insurance certificate.
Re: Will you make travel insurance mandatory in future years
People travelling within their own country are not going to want or need travel insurance as this would add a lot to the cost of their stay. And people flying from abroad will probably buy their insurance at the same time as buying their plane ticket and they won't want to buy their plane ticket unless they know they have a confirmed booking.SPJ wrote: I'm wondering whether to make travel insurance mandatory next year onwards, saying I will not confirm a booking until I have seen evidence of a travel insurance certificate.
Re: Will you make travel insurance mandatory in future years
Does that make annual travel insurance a more attractive proposition?newtimber wrote: And people flying from abroad will probably buy their insurance at the same time as buying their plane ticket and they won't want to buy their plane ticket unless they know they have a confirmed booking.
Re: Will you make travel insurance mandatory in future years
How will you make that work?SPJ wrote:I suspect I'm not alone in this - my terms and conditions at the moment state:
"You are strongly advised to take out comprehensive travel/holiday insurance before departure, including cancellation cover. We cannot accept responsibility for losses or damage caused by events beyond our control such as strikes, industrial disputes, airport or port closures, fire, flood and other natural disasters."
I'm wondering whether to make travel insurance mandatory next year onwards, saying I will not confirm a booking until I have seen evidence of a travel insurance certificate.
You have no right to see any documentation.
You may not be able to read a documentation in a foreign language.
You will not see the policy. That is where what is deemed to be covered or excluded.
If a person purchases insurance you see the documents what is to stop them cancelling it and they get their refund.
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.
Airlines tried this during the booking process but then fell back on a simple tick box that you tick to say "Yes, I have got my own travel insurance".
Easy to add to your own booking form.
I suspect this is the best you can do and should suffice.
Easy to add to your own booking form.
I suspect this is the best you can do and should suffice.
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CSE: Never heard that or been asked for insurance.
Have you booked with gîtes de France?
There is an obligation in France for renters to have insurance cover -
L'assurance RC (Responsabilité Civile) ou villégiature est obligatoire, car votre responsabilité civile en votre qualité 'd'occupant' est engagée :
en cas d'incendie, de dégât des eaux et d'explosion, etc...
vis-à-vis des voisins pour les dommages accidentels qui résulteraient de l'occupation et engageraient votre responsabilité (par exemple votre enfant brise accidentellement la baie vitrée du voisin en jouant au ballon).
L'assurance Annulation is optional:
L'assurance Annulation est facultative.
Have you booked with gîtes de France?
There is an obligation in France for renters to have insurance cover -
L'assurance RC (Responsabilité Civile) ou villégiature est obligatoire, car votre responsabilité civile en votre qualité 'd'occupant' est engagée :
en cas d'incendie, de dégât des eaux et d'explosion, etc...
vis-à-vis des voisins pour les dommages accidentels qui résulteraient de l'occupation et engageraient votre responsabilité (par exemple votre enfant brise accidentellement la baie vitrée du voisin en jouant au ballon).
L'assurance Annulation is optional:
L'assurance Annulation est facultative.
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I have a similar line item in my rental agreement that they sign and return to me with their proof of age. Passport/license etc So they have been advised.
BUT
I have been told that many policies do not cover pandemics so they would still be out of luck after forking over monies for insurance as well.
BUT
I have been told that many policies do not cover pandemics so they would still be out of luck after forking over monies for insurance as well.
Kate
USA
USA
Actually taking out insurance for UK trips in your own country is actually very cheap! (up until now anyway). We always insure our trips - even weekends away and it's usually less than £10, so this wouldn't significantly add to anyone's holiday and it's even cheaper if you simply take out an annual UK & abroad policy. However, who knows what insurance costs will be like after this.
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That's a good idea...e-richard wrote:Airlines tried this during the booking process but then fell back on a simple tick box that you tick to say "Yes, I have got my own travel insurance".
Easy to add to your own booking form.
I suspect this is the best you can do and should suffice.
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Was that not for the EU laws preventing secondary selling of insurance?e-richard wrote:Airlines tried this during the booking process but then fell back on a simple tick box that you tick to say "Yes, I have got my own travel insurance".
Easy to add to your own booking form.
I suspect this is the best you can do and should suffice.
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.