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Insurance for a UK holiday?

Amnesia180
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Hi All,
I will be planning a one night stay in the UK (London). I'll be doing the usual, show, hotel, food, other attractions. As I am in the military, I want to insure against this (as it is not cheap) just incase I can not go due to work commitments.
Does anyone know of a company that would insure against this?
Surely it is no different to travel insurance? (But will it only cover the cost of the hotel?).
Kind Regards,
Amnesia
I will be planning a one night stay in the UK (London). I'll be doing the usual, show, hotel, food, other attractions. As I am in the military, I want to insure against this (as it is not cheap) just incase I can not go due to work commitments.
Does anyone know of a company that would insure against this?
Surely it is no different to travel insurance? (But will it only cover the cost of the hotel?).
Kind Regards,
Amnesia
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Amnesia180 wrote: »As I am in the military, I want to insure against this (as it is not cheap) just incase I can not go due to work commitments.
Personally, I've never had any holiday insurance that would cover you not being able to go due to 'work commitments' - most will cover against Jury service , but that's the closest it gets. And even that only covers travel and accomodation, not incidental expenses like show tickets etc
There have been a few similar queries on these boards in the past but I don't think anyone has ever came up with anything like you describe
It might be worth looking at the insurance or armed forces boards to see if there is a more specialist view
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=153
Your best bet is probably to try and ensure that as much as possible isn;'t bought or can be cancelled if you can't go - e.g. book flexible hotel rates that allow you to cancel up to the day of travel, take pot luck with Theatre tickets on the day from the Leister Square discount booth0 -
Many employers will reimburse you if they force you to cancel annual leave that has been approved in advance. Is this not the case in the armed forces?0
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