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Travelling to UK in April - What Travel Insurance?

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CrystalDeCanter · 02/03/2020 00:05

Hi there, I am heading to the UK in April for a holiday and need to get travel insurance sharpish. We are heading over from Australia and I'm concerned about having cover in case of cancellation due to Corona Virus - this seems almost impossible to find - has anyone found a policy that covers you?

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CrystalDeCanter · 02/03/2020 06:05

I've done some research and it seems that Travel Insurance companies will not cover for cancellation due to Corona Virus UNLESS you buy a policy that has CFAR cover (cancel for any reason). Unfortunately the cover only works if you purchase the insurance immediately after purchasing the flights - I bought my flights a month ago so this would not be valid.

So . . . if anyone is thinking of booking a trip my advice is to get travel insurance as soon as you book flights - only a few places offer this CFAR cover - I rang HelloWorld travel - they will do it. This is in Australia.