Common use of Cancellation or Curtailment Clause in Contracts

Cancellation or Curtailment. Where the Trip has to be cancelled prior to departure or cut short following departure the Company will pay the cost of irrecoverable deposits and advanced payments for transport and accommodation costs which, have been paid or will be payable, or become payable under contract, or cannot be recovered elsewhere. Rearrangement When pre-booked travel arrangements in connection with a Trip have to be altered following departure, the Company will pay for the irrecoverable additional costs of travel and accommodation that are reasonably and necessarily incurred to enable the Insured Person to continue the Trip or return to the United Kingdom or Permanent Country of Residence. Travel Delay If the departure of the scheduled ship, aircraft, vehicle or train on which an Insured Person is booked to travel in order to get to their planned destination at the start, during or on completion of a Trip is delayed as a result of a Natural Catastrophe, the Company will pay £50 per hour in excess of 4 hours delay up to a maximum of £500 to the Insured or an Insured Person for additional reasonable expenses incurred for travel, accommodation, food and drink costs, that are not recoverable elsewhere or under any other section (or sub-section) of this policy. Extension applicable to section B4.2 Any costs in respect of the rental of a motor vehicle and/or chartering of a non- scheduled ship and/or aircraft will be covered up to the Sum Insured stated on the Schedule, provided the Insured or the Insured Person bears 50% of any amount in excess of the first £500 for each Insured Person. Definitions applicable to section B4.2 Natural Catastrophe Volcanic eruption, flood, tsunami, earthquake, landslide, hurricane, tornado and wildfire. Exclusions applicable to section B4.2 The Company will not pay any claim as the result of: