If you contract coronavirus on holiday you won't be entitled to a refund - according to travel insurance companies

By Finlay Greig
Published 6th Jul 2020, 11:23 BST
Updated 6th Jul 2020, 11:24 BST
Travel insurance companies will likely not pay out if a holidaymaker is forced to self-isolate (Shutterstock)Travel insurance companies will likely not pay out if a holidaymaker is forced to self-isolate (Shutterstock)
Travel insurance companies will likely not pay out if a holidaymaker is forced to self-isolate (Shutterstock)

Holidaymakers have been warned that they will not qualify for a refund if they self-isolate while overseas.

Package holiday firms and insurance providers would be highly unlikely to pay out  anyone who cancelled a trip away due to developing coronavirus symptoms.

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CEO of complaint resolution company resolver.co.uk told BBC that tourists should be aware of the risks.

She warned: "It is likely that new travel insurance policies won't cover you if you develop symptoms before going on holiday - and if the flight or packaged holiday isn't cancelled then you have no automatic right to compensation," she said.

"While it's important to the economy to support the travel industry, at this time it's the customer who is bearing all of the risk."

'Driving consumers to do the wrong thing'

The warning comes as England removes its requirement to quarantine on arrival from over 50 countries, while blanket restrictions on non-essential travel have also been lifted.