Western Tanager
Active member
I hope this can be a civil and productive discussion. My wife and sister and myself are hoping to travel from the USA to Ecuador in December for a couple weeks. None of us had the so called Covid vaccine. We all got Covid and recovered. We have heard some rumblings that the World Health Organization might come up with a requirement for all international flights that passengers prove immunization. We are not willing to do that if that requirement comes about.
So my question is this: if we buy airline tickets now with travel insurance, and then the Vax passport becomes a requirement, would we get a refund if we cancel our flights?
I called Allianz Insurance and basically got the run around. The guy said that we would have to cancel the flights and then file a claim and wait and see what they decided to do. I asked if I could speak with someone higher up but was told that they would all say the same thing.
This is as I see it a new deal. An issue not likely dealt with before and I would think that Allianz's CEO or lawyers have probably discussed this possibility already and made some policies.
Do any of you have any insight about this? Are there other travel insurance companies besides Allianz that we should use? Would the Airlines themselves refund the tickets?
Thanks for any advise or tips.
So my question is this: if we buy airline tickets now with travel insurance, and then the Vax passport becomes a requirement, would we get a refund if we cancel our flights?
I called Allianz Insurance and basically got the run around. The guy said that we would have to cancel the flights and then file a claim and wait and see what they decided to do. I asked if I could speak with someone higher up but was told that they would all say the same thing.
This is as I see it a new deal. An issue not likely dealt with before and I would think that Allianz's CEO or lawyers have probably discussed this possibility already and made some policies.
Do any of you have any insight about this? Are there other travel insurance companies besides Allianz that we should use? Would the Airlines themselves refund the tickets?
Thanks for any advise or tips.