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MSE News: Holiday disrupted by Middle East conflict? Help with cancellations, surcharges and more

Continued conflict in the Middle East has made things more uncertain when it comes to booking and going on holiday. While the actual conflict is localised to the Middle East, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz – a key trade route for oil, fuel and gas – has a global impact. This hits travel too…

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  • MSE_Abby
    MSE_Abby Posts: 67 MSE Staff
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    With the situation in the Middle East regularly changing and no clear indication of when it will end, what your travel insurance will – and won't – cover you for now depends heavily on when you bought it…

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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 50,962 Ambassador
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    edited 29 April at 11:53AM

    Worth checking with your insurer, some will cover for the time in the Middle East on connecting flights eg changing plane in Dubai or Doha on route, others won't.

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