Cancellation and travel protection – All-round cover for your holiday trip

Cancel­la­tion and travel protec­tion
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Cancellation and travel cover

  • All-round carefree package
  • Valid worldwide
  • 24-hour travel assistance
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Your benefits

The well-deserved holiday is approaching and then this: You suddenly fall ill and have to cancel your trip. Or your flight is delayed en route, luggage is lost or an accident occurs. For carefree holidays abroad, we recommend our travel insurance: All-round protection for you and your family with all important travel insurance in one package. This way, you are optimally covered before and during your trip. 

Cancellation insurance before the trip

24-hour emergency call service

Sickness and accident cover during the trip

Travel curtailment insurance & travel assistance in emergencies

Tariff overview

CarefreePremium
Cancellation insurance
Travel cancellation insurance highlights:
  • Reimbursement of contractually agreed cancellation, rebooking or cancellation costs, if there is an insured reason
  • No excess
  • We will cover the costs if you miss a flight, ferry, train or bus due to the delay of public transport.
  • You can rebook for personal reasons up to 42 days before the start of your trip – we will cover the rebooking costs of up to € 30  per person.
Travel interruption insurance
Travel interruption insurance highlights
  • Refund of the entire travel price if cancelled within the first half of the trip (max. 8 days)
  • Refund of unused travel services within the second half of the trip (from day 9)
  • Insured events include unexpected, serious illnesses, pregnancy, damage to property
  • The premium rate also secures many other events
Return travel protection

Subsequent travel costs in the event of a trip interruption, accommodation and return travel costs

Delay protection

If public transport is delayed by more than 2 hours, we reimburse additional outward journey costs, accommodation costs and return journey costs.

Transfer protection

If the feeder flight is delayed by more than 2 hours at the connecting airport in Europe, we reimburse additional transfer costs, costs for a new booking and accommodation costs.

Reimbursement of deductible

If your travel booking already includes cancellation insurance (with a deductible), we pay the deductible charged by the primary insurer (e.g. credit card, tour operator) up to 20% of the insured travel price. 

Luggage insurance

Replacement for damaged, lost or late baggage.

Travel accident coverage

Reimbursement of expenses in the event of death or disability

Personal assistance

Worldwide accessible 24-hour travel emergency call provides support in urgent cases during the trip, for example if you lose your means of payment.

Travel health insurance

Cost sharing for medically necessary healing measures in the event of unexpected illnesses or accidents of the insured person while traveling abroad.

Travel liability insurance

Liability risks of everyday life and rental damages.

up to € 750.000up to € 1 Mio. 
Maximum trip dura­tion31 days31 days
ScopeEurope/GloballyEurope/Globally
Additionally insured items
Extra-Benefits:
  • Acuteness of chronic or existing conditions
  • Death or inpatient treatment of a related unrelated person
  • Document theft
  • Failure to transport equipment
  • Endangering physical security at the holiday destination
  • Disease of dog, cat, horse
Best price guarantee
Best price guarantee
  • Refund of the price difference for cheaper competitive offers (for package tours; up to 7 days after booking)
Deductible20 % (for medical expenses abroad if claims are not made to social/​​private insurance)
Affordable family tariff
Group tariff (from 10 person)
Max. insurable travel price€ 15.000 per person/family€ 15.000 per person/family

Sample price

from € 35

(Travel price of 400 €, duration of 31 days, within Europe)
 
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from € 49

(Travel price of 400 €, duration of 31 days, within Europe)
 
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The most important benefits – at a glance

Travel cancellation insurance
What’s coveredCarefreePremium
In the event of non-commencement of the journey/non-use of the rental property
In the event of non-commencement of the journey/non-use of the rental property
Reimbursement of cancellation costs for insured events
Reimbursement of cancellation costs for insured events
Reimbursement of single supplements
Reimbursement of single supplements-
In case of delayed departure
In case of delayed departure
Reimbursement of additional outward journey costs incurred
Reimbursement of additional outward journey costs incurred
When rebooking the trip
When rebooking the trip
Reim­bur­se­ment of reboo­king costs for reboo­king for an insured reason
Reim­bur­se­ment of reboo­king costs for reboo­king for an insured reason
Reim­bur­se­ment of reboo­king costs up to € 30 for reboo­king up to 42 days before depar­ture
Reim­bur­se­ment of reboo­king costs up to € 30 for reboo­king up to 42 days before depar­ture
Insured reasons
Insured reasons
Finan­cial damage (over € 5,000) due to property crime/​acci­dent
Finan­cial damage (over € 5,000) due to property crime/​acci­dent-
Unex­pected worse­ning of an exis­ting condi­tion
Unex­pected worse­ning of an exis­ting condi­tion
Illness or death of dog, cat, horse
Illness or death of dog, cat, horse-
Unex­pected serious illness
Unex­pected serious illness
Death, serious acci­dental injury
Death, serious acci­dental injury
Pregnancy after travel booking
Pregnancy after travel booking
Frac­ture of pros­t­heses, loose­ning of implanted joints
Frac­ture of pros­t­heses, loose­ning of implanted joints
Failing the Matura/​trai­ning exam or failing at school
Failing the Matura/​trai­ning exam or failing at school
Job loss with subse­quent unem­ploy­ment
Job loss with subse­quent unem­ploy­ment
Signi­fi­cant damage to property
Signi­fi­cant damage to property
Unex­pected court summons
Unex­pected court summons
Divorce suit, disso­lu­tion of regis­tered part­nership
Divorce suit, disso­lu­tion of regis­tered part­nership
Change of job, short-time work
Change of job, short-time work
Re-employ­ment after unem­ploy­ment
Re-employ­ment after unem­ploy­ment
Trip interruption insurance
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
In case of travel cancellation
In case of travel cancellation
Full refund of the travel price if the trip is cancelled within the first half of the trip (max. within the first 8 days)
Full refund of the travel price if the trip is cancelled within the first half of the trip (max. within the first 8 days)
Reimbursement of unused travel services if the trip is interrupted during the second half of the trip (from the 9th day at the latest)
Reimbursement of unused travel services if the trip is interrupted during the second half of the trip (from the 9th day at the latest)
Reimbursement of demonstrably incurred additional return travel costs and other additional costs directly caused by this
Reimbursement of demonstrably incurred additional return travel costs and other additional costs directly caused by this
In case of travel interruption
In case of travel interruption
Reimbursement of unused travel services
Reimbursement of unused travel services
Repayment of travel expenses, for a round trip or cruise, in order to be able to return to the tour group
Repayment of travel expenses, for a round trip or cruise, in order to be able to return to the tour group
In case of late return
In case of late return
Reimbursement of accommodation costs for extended stay in the event of incapacity for transport and elementary events
Reimbursement of accommodation costs for extended stay in the event of incapacity for transport and elementary events
Reimbursement of additional return travel costs and related costs
Reimbursement of additional return travel costs and related costs
Insured reasons
Insured reasons
Unexpected serious illness
Unexpected serious illness
Unexpected worsening of an existing condition
Unexpected worsening of an existing condition-
Death, serious accident injury
Death, serious accident injury
Pregnancy, complications during pregnancy
Pregnancy, complications during pregnancy
Fracture of prostheses, loosening of implanted articulation
Fracture of prostheses, loosening of implanted articulation
Significant damage to property due to fire, water pipe break-in, burglary
Significant damage to property due to fire, water pipe break-in, burglary
Inpatient treatment or death of a loved one
Inpatient treatment or death of a loved one-
Financial damage caused by property offences (theft, damage to property) or accident
Financial damage caused by property offences (theft, damage to property) or accident-
Return trip, delay and transfer protection
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Post-travel costs in case of interruption of travel, accommodation and return travel costs
Post-travel costs in case of interruption of travel, accommodation and return travel costs
Additional outward travel costs, accommodation costs and return travel costs if public transport is delayed by more than 2 hours
Additional outward travel costs, accommodation costs and return travel costs if public transport is delayed by more than 2 hours
Additional return travel costs in case of delay of the feeder flight
Additional return travel costs in case of delay of the feeder flight-
Costs of rebooking in case of delay of the feeder flight
Costs of rebooking in case of delay of the feeder flightup to € 250up to € 500
Accommodation costs in case of delay of the feeder flight
Accommodation costs in case of delay of the feeder flightup to € 50up to € 75
Reimbursement of deductible
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Exclusion of deductible from existing cancellation insurance (e. g. credit card, tour operator, etc. ) up to 20% of the travel price
Exclusion of deductible from existing cancellation insurance (e. g. credit card, tour operator, etc. ) up to 20% of the travel price
Luggage insurance
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Damage and loss (by transporter), theft, damage in traffic accidents and damage caused by fire, explosion or elementary events
Damage and loss (by transporter), theft, damage in traffic accidents and damage caused by fire, explosion or elementary eventsup to € 2.000 (Single)

up to € 4.000 (Family)
up to € 3.500 € (Single)

up to € 7.000 (Family)
Replacement purchases in case of luggage delay at destination
Replacement purchases in case of luggage delay at destinationup to € 500 per person or € 1.000 per familyup to € 750 per person or € 1.500 per family
Travel accident coverage
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Amount insured
Amount insured
Sum insured in the event of death
Sum insured in the event of death€ 10.000€ 20.000
In case of invalidity 
In case of invalidity € 20.000€ 40.000
Rescue costs
Rescue costs€ 20.000€ 80.000
Cosmetic surgery costs
Cosmetic surgery costs-€ 5.000
Personal assistance insurance
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Travel call
Travel call
In criminal proceedings
In criminal proceedings
Assistance in cases of arrest and threat of arrest (loans)
Assistance in cases of arrest and threat of arrest (loans)up to € 3.000up to € 3.000
Penalty bond (loans)
Penalty bond (loans)up to € 13.000 up to € 13.000
In case of loss of means of payment and documents
In case of loss of means of payment and documents
Loss of travel funds (loans)
Loss of travel funds (loans)up to € 1.500 up to € 1.500 
Help in case of loss of credit cards and debit or Maestro cards
Help in case of loss of credit cards and debit or Maestro cards
Loss of travel documents
Loss of travel documents
Help with rebookings/delays
Help with rebookings/delays
Guardian angel for your house (emergency repairs) and your vehicle (self-retention in case of damage to the shell)
Guardian angel for your house (emergency repairs) and your vehicle (self-retention in case of damage to the shell)-€ 500 
Travel health insurance
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Outpatient treatment
Outpatient treatment
Pain-relieving dental treatment
Pain-relieving dental treatment
Medicines and bandages
Medicines and bandages
Radiation, light and other physical treatments
Radiation, light and other physical treatments
Massages, packs, inhalations and physiotherapy
Massages, packs, inhalations and physiotherapy
Aid prescribed
Aid prescribed
X-ray diagnostics
X-ray diagnostics
Operations
Operations
Inpatient treatment
Inpatient treatmentup to € 300.000100 %
Medically necessary pregnancy treatments and premature births
Medically necessary pregnancy treatments and premature births
Medical transport for inpatient treatment
Medical transport for inpatient treatment
Medically sensible return transport of patients
Medically sensible return transport of patients
Costs for an accompanying person in case of return transport of sick persons
Costs for an accompanying person in case of return transport of sick persons
Transfer costs
Transfer costs
Funeral costs abroad
Funeral costs abroad
Subsequent payments abroad
Subsequent payments abroad
Dispatch of medicines
Dispatch of medicines
Visit to the hospital – in case of hospital stay longer than 5 days
Visit to the hospital – in case of hospital stay longer than 5 days-
Information about local doctors
Information about local doctors
Communication of information between doctors
Communication of information between doctors
Travel liability insurance
What´s coveredCarefreePremium
Liability risks of everyday life
Liability risks of everyday life€ 750.000€ 1 Mio. 
Rental damage per insured event
Rental damage per insured event€ 25.000€ 25.000

Questions and Answers

Is there a deadline for taking out cancellation insurance?

Within 3 working days after booking the trip

Each insurance contract that includes cancellation protection insurance or excess insurance must be taken out no later than the 3rd working day (Monday - Saturday) after booking the trip (booking date + 3 working days). If the insurance is taken out later, insurance cover is only available for events that occur from the 10th day after taking out the insurance ("waiting period").

Do I have to expect deductible costs?

Depending on the plan you choose

With the Premium plan for your cancellation and travel protection insurance, you do not have to expect any deductible costs. In the Carefree plan, a deductible of 20% applies to medical expenses abroad without submission to the private/social insurance.

Are there special rates for families?

Conditions for families

Insure yourself as a family and benefit from particularly favourable conditions. A family is defined as a maximum of 2 adults and accompanying children up to the age of 21, irrespective of their relationship. In this family plan, you can insure up to 7 persons in total. 

When does the cancellation and travel protection expire?

After a maximum of 31 days

You can take out cancellation and travel protection for up to 31 days. An extension of your travel protection is possible up to a maximum of 366 days. To do this, you can take out Carefree or Premium travel protection separately for the remaining duration of your trip. 

What is the maximum insurable travel price?

A maximum of € 10,000 per person/family

With the Cancellation & Travel Protection Insurance, you can insure your trip up to € 10,000 per person/family. To insure travel prices over € 10,000 for individuals and families, please contact our Service Centre at service@hansemerkur.at or +43 1 317-7859.

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Did you know? Facts about travel & cancellation protection

What benefits does the Cancellation & Travel Protection include?

A holiday must be planned early enough. But especially if you book your trip some time in advance, things can still come up between now and the start of the trip and you may have to stay at home. With our Carefree Cancellation & Travel Protection package, you can relax even before you travel. This is because, if you have to cancel your trip due to unexpected events, with travel cancellation insurance, you will be reimbursed for all contractual cancellation costs.

But a lot can also go wrong during the trip. With the Carefree Cancellation & Travel Protection insurance, you are not only fully covered before, but also during your trip. The included benefits range from travel health insurance and luggage insurance to travel accident insurance. So with our Carefree Cancellation & Travel Protection package, you leave nothing to chance and nothing stands in the way of a carefree trip. With the Premium variant, you can even book additional services that bring you and also your fellow travellers numerous benefits.

Suitable for whom?

  • We recommend our Cancellation and Travel Protection Carefree Package especially if you want to be comprehensively protected before and during your travels with just one insurance package.

  • If you are one of those travellers who like to take advantage of early booking benefits, cover that also includes cancellation protection is ideal, as unforeseen events can occur in the longer period between booking and departure.

  • If you and your family travel several times a year, we recommend annual cancellation insurance including travel protection. With our annual cancellation insurance including travel protection, you and your family are fully protected for 1 complete year (travel duration maximum 62 days / trip) before and during your holidays. Cancellations, re-bookings as well as loss of luggage or accidents are covered. With our annual cancellation insurance, you and your fellow travellers also have the opportunity to enjoy additional benefits with the Premium variant.

Additional packages

Travel insurance provides quick assistance in case of need and grants financial protection in various situations.

If you are travelling with a rental car on holiday, we also recommend our rental car cover. If you cause damage, we will reimburse you for the car rental company's contractually agreed deductible.

You can submit a claim to your insurance company at any time via our worldwide emergency number and receive immediate assistance from us.

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Conveniently choose from the following payment methods when booking: 

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Carefree

35 €

(Example price with a travel price of 400 € and a travel duration of 31 days within Europe)

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Premium

49 €

(Example price with a travel price of 400 € and a travel duration of 31 days within Europe)

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