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Travel insurance

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈtrævl ɪnˌʃʊərəns/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, travel insurance means: Insurance that pays for problems during a trip, such as medical costs, a cancelled holiday or lost luggage.

In Turkish: seyahat sigortası

How it is used

Agencies offer travel insurance when guests book a package, and some visas require it. Guests who make an insurance claim often need documents from the hotel, such as receipts, a doctor's report or a police report.

Example sentences

  1. Does your travel insurance cover medical treatment abroad?

  2. The guest needs the doctor's report for her travel insurance claim.

Common collocations

  • take out travel insurance
  • travel insurance policy
  • travel insurance claim
  • covered by travel insurance
  • package holidayA holiday sold at one price that includes travel and accommodation, and often transfers and meals, arranged by a tour operator.
  • cancellation policyThe rules of a hotel or agency about how and when a booking can be cancelled and what the guest pays after a late cancellation.
  • travel agencyA business that sells holidays, tours, tickets and hotel stays to travellers, often earning a commission from suppliers.
  • lost and foundThe place or system in a hotel for keeping items that guests have lost or left behind until they are collected or sent back.

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