Growing interest in travel insurance amid travel delays, lost luggage

There’s been a rising interest in people wanting to purchase travel insurance, some travel and insurance companies in Atlantic Canada say.

This comes after weather and staff shortages saw holiday travel disrupted across the country, and backlogged luggage became a common sight at Canadian airports. Passengers have been grappling with long wait times and unexpected delays since COVID-19 travel restrictions lifted less than a year ago.

Reports of travel woes haven’t been dampening people’s enthusiasm for travel, but they are taking more precautions, said Paulette Soloman, owner of The Travel Store in Charlottetown.

Soloman said more people are asking about and purchasing travel insurance. 

“Travel is a really big investment for most of us, and we don’t want people to be disappointed either in the lead up to their trip or while they’re on vacation,” she said. 

Soloman said interest in travel insurance rose when COVID restrictions began to lift on P.E.I, and it only seems to be going up. 

“I think that people have learned that it’s a very valuable investment to make,” Solomon said.