Omicron and Travel: Will New Restrictions Affect Refunds and Insurance

With the rise of a new variant and changing travel restrictions, questions arise regarding existing insurance and refund policies. It’s complicated. But according to Gabor Lukacs, founder of consumer advocacy group, Air Passenger Rights, travellers who did not get the service they paid for, either a flight or vacation package, are entitled to a full refund under common law and provincial and federal legislations. John Shmuel of RatesDotCa says that travel insurance policies may be void if the traveller decides to go to a destination to which a “do not travel” government advisory applies.

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