Plans That Include This Benefit

What the Trip Delay Benefit Covers

Provides reimbursement for a covered reason, up to the maximum benefit amount, for the unused, forfeited, prepaid non-refundable payments or deposits for the travel arrangements, reasonable additional expenses, plus the additional transportation cost paid if your trip is delayed from the original departure time to:

• join your trip if you must depart after your scheduled departure date or travel via alternate travel arrangements;
• rejoin your trip from the point where you interrupted your trip to the next scheduled destination; or
• transport You to your originally scheduled return or final destination of your trip.

Optional Trip Delay Upgrade

With the Worldwide Trip Protector Deluxe plan, you can add this optional upgrade which increases coverage by $500, bringing the maximum benefit amount total to $2,000.

Covered Reasons for Trip Delay

• a traffic accident in which you or your traveling companion are not directly involved while en route to your scheduled trip departure city or scheduled destination

• common carrier delay

• documented theft of passports or travel documents specifically required for your trip

• you are hijacked or quarantined

• inclement weather that causes a delay or complete cessation of services of a Common Carrier, preventing you from getting to your scheduled destination

• unannounced strike resulting in complete cessation of services of your Common Carrier, which prevents you from reaching our scheduled destination
  

• due to a natural disaster, mandatory evacuation order or recommendation by local government authorities issued at your scheduled trip departure city or scheduled destination

• security breach, civil disorder or riot while at an airport or other port for at least 3 consecutive hours preventing you from reaching your scheduled destination or departing on your trip

Read your plan document for full details. Coverage and benefit eligibility may vary by state.