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| Thank you for your responses. Asking for a GB friend who couldn't use their pass due to the travel ban. Would there be any point in trying to recover the pass costs through their travel insurance? | |
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Most UK travel insurance covers you for financial loss in the event of injury or illness stopping you from travelling, and in theory this would cover everything paid, including lift passes if they have been pre-booked.
So there's two questions they need to ask - first and most obvious: are the insurance companies covering losses due to the pandemic at all? I'd have thought it unlikely, otherwise they'd all be bankrupt by now; I imagine this would fall into the black hole that is 'act of god'.
Secondly, did he have a policy valid for the whole season, or at least for multiple trips? Most normal UK policies are limited to a set number of days; if so, the fact of buying a season ticket might lead them to invalidate the policy on the basis that he was clearly planning to exceed the terms of the policy.
Even assuming positive answers to all the above, they'd probably only cover a tiny proportion of the cost, based on number of days they deem to be reasonable.
Insurance companies are very good at avoiding payouts, so I wouldn't hold your breath.