Pre-departure cover for fliers

Asego has launched exclusively curated pre-departure covers to protect travellers and their travel investments against unforeseen contingencies like trip cancellations and missed connections.

TT Bureau

There has been a key shift in the way people perceive travel, especially post the pandemic. Travellers these days want to break away from their routines and enjoy niche travel experiences. However, planning such trips come at an added price and required advanced planning.

This summer, Asego has launched exclusively curated pre-departure covers to protect travellers and their travel investments against unforeseen contingencies like trip cancellations, missed connections, and change in airline fees. Should travellers find themselves in any of the scenarios listed below, Asego’s protection plans, and a team of experts will be available round the clock for their assistance.

Trip cancellation cover

The cover reimburses non-refundable expenses related to airfare, accommodation, scheduled tours and events paid by the traveller if the trip is unavoidably cancelled due to occurrence of any major event in or around the place of departure, the destination or any other intermediate place that is a part of the journey.

Missed connections

If the traveller fails to board a common carrier owing to delay or cancellation of a connecting flight or offloading of passengers due to overbooking, Asego’s pre-departure cover pays the traveller a fixed benefit amount to cover their losses. Furthermore, it also reimburses the customers for any pre-paid expenses such as lodging, alternative travel bookings, upgradation of travel booking or accommodation.

Change in fees

Another highlight of the pre-departure cover is that it reimburses travellers the difference in fare and rescheduling charges in case of unforeseen illnesses and injuries or inclement weather, terrorist activities, strike, curfew, airport shut down at the traveller’s place of departure or destination.

Travel inconvenience

Asego’s pre-departure cover also covers the cost incurred by travellers if their trip is cancelled due to loss of passport, non-acceptance of visa by Indian immigration authorities, loss of wallet and cards, quarantine or prohibition of travel by government authorities.