loisco

We couldn't get out to Paris Thursday for our month long trip which included the Dordogne, Burgundy, etc. We did get insurance and hope it will pay for our rental car cancellation costs. We also have one place in the Dordogne which calls for a 30 day cancellation.We hope he will adjust this. I am not sure there will be an allowance for Mother Nature...


If there is any advice on handling the insurance or dealing with the above, would appreciate it. We will end up just going to Paris if we ever get out.We did get Sunday air but that is cancelled...

Thank you.

Judy

Can you look at flying into another airport further south and taking ground transportation to your destinations?

LoveItaly

As far as to whether or not your insurance policy covers you, loisco, you need to contact the insurance company. Do read the contract in the policy before calling them. Best wishes to you and I am sorry your holiday plans were so disrupted.

cambe

I would agree with Judy, Spanish Airports are open and Rome is open ( I would be concerned about Nice as the 'Red Line' is hovering, at times near it).

It will cost you extra but your insurance may pay for the inconvenience.

Paris is shut down, probably until Monday (and perhaps longer)unless the wind changes.
Good Luck

Lexma90

My advice is to call everybody you need to cancel with, or delay, and see what they will offer.

Slightly different situation, but we were scheduled to fly to France for 10 days on Sept. 13, 2001. I had to make a lot of last-minute calls, but everyone, regardless of cancellation policies, was very understanding and did not charge us any cancellation fees. (We ended up making that trip later, in Spring, 2002.)

djkbooks

Check the website for your travel insurance provider. Most have updated information regarding coverage for this particular event.

Note that most policies require you to cancel with travel providers within a certain period of time of finding out you cannot go as planned, and also require you to collect anything that's refundable before the coverage applies.

loisco

thank you

Jean

Even after the volcano calms down, it's going to take the airlines many days before they can sort out schedules, reservations and position planes/crews in the right cities. Remember post-9/11? I don't know what I'd do if I were you, but I hate feeling unsettled/insecure about travel plans. I'd probably re-book for September and pursue refunds and insurance claims.

jubilada

I would not assume you can get trains from the south, as many are reportedly sold out.

nukesafe

I have heard that a number of insurance companies do not intend to pay for the volcanic ash disruption due to the fact they consider it an "Act Of God".

Dukey

It IS an act of God just like rain.

CarolA

And some policies cover "acts of God" and some don't. Each person will need to check thier policy.

Good Luck!

beeswing

I was reading that some travel-insurance companies, on the other hand, are classifying as weather-related (no, I don't get it, either). So it's definitely worth checking into.