Travel Insurance Reviews Travelex Travel Basic
Travel Basic is a budget friendly plan offering comprehensive trip cost protection as well as coverage for other unforeseen events that may arise during your trip. Coverages include Trip Cancellation and Interruption, Baggage Loss or Delay, Travel Delays, and Emergency Medical Evacuation. Coverage on this plan is primary, meaning you don't have to submit claims through other insurance first.
To learn more, see the Travelex Travel Basic product page.
Travelex
Travel Basic
complete waste of $$
Did not take the trip, tried to cancel as soon as I cancelled the trip...but was told this isn't possible
Did not take the trip, tried to cancel as soon as I cancelled the trip...but was told this isn't possible
Stephanie R. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Travelex
Travel Basic
The plan seemed to cover everything we needed but we didn’t claim anything so it’s hard to say if we’d be reimbursed.
Naomi B. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Basic
Glad I didn't have to use it, but I thought I might need it a couple of times. Once, when our luggage was delayed several days upon returning home. We were among the last groups to leave Israel before the travel bans were put in place. We were not sure we would not be detained somewhere on our flights home.
Margaret G. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Basic
Fortunately I did not need to use it. There were 3 of us on the tour of 38 persons that had our luggage all the way through. All the rest had to go home w/o their checked luggage! So thankful I had mine!!
Leona M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Basic
I purchased the plan in good faith thinking I will never have to use. Unfortunately my husband Deonarine Prasad fell and broke his leg. I could not get hold of anyone lines busy and long hold times so I gave up. We handled ourselves with medical in India paid out of pocket expenses. With assistance of the airline somewhat we are back home.
I am not one to complain but this was unacceptable
I am not one to complain but this was unacceptable
Hardai P. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
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Zac
We appreciate your feedback. The insurance provider has issued the following response:
"Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns on Insuremytrip.com. We are sorry to hear that your husband suffered an unfortunate accident on your trip, and that you were not able to get through when calling.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions in the travel industry, and the world at large, thus longer wait times have occurred. This also caused On Call International, our Travel Assistance provider, to have longer than normal call volume and wait time. We want to thank you for your feedback and will pass this on to On Call International, for future assistance in helping our travelers.
You mentioned you had incurred medical expenses during your trip. To receive assistance with filing a claim, please contact our Claims Department at 855.205.6054 option 2, Monday - Friday: 7:00 am-7:00pm CT or via email at [email protected]. You may also start the claims process by visiting our website, https://travelclaims.bhspecialty.com/fnol/start or download our app “Travelex Insurance” on Google Play or iTunes.
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, they are experiencing an increased volume of claims. All claims are being processed in the order in which they are received, but that may take up to a minimum of 8 weeks. We appreciate your patience.
Kind Regards,
Travelex Insurance Services"Jun 10,2020
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Basic
Since I did not have a reason to file a claim, I can't comment on that aspect of my purchase but I found the experience very positive. It was easy to fill in the query and select a plan based on my requirements and budget. I always recommend insuremytrip to friends looking to buy travel insurance.
James G. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Travelex
Travel Basic
I always buy trip insurance before international trips, but I have never needed to file a claim before now. I bought the Travelex Travel Basic plan for a trip that we were supposed to take to Israel, but we were forced to cancel the trip due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions: Israel is requiring all travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days, and that would be impossible for us in a foreign country. I knew that the insurance policy would not cover coronavirus specifically, but the policy did indicate that it would cover certain "Unforeseen Events" causing trip cancellation or interruption, and one of those events was "You, or a Traveling Companion are hijacked, quarantined, subpoenaed, or required to serve on a jury." However, when I called Travelex they said that quarantine in this case only applies if we were quarantined at home and could not take the trip for that reason.
I understand that the coronavirus situation is unusual and that insurance companies don't want to pay out for all the trips that have had to be canceled as a result of travel restrictions, but I feel that there should be allowances made for these unforeseen events. If a traveler cannot make the trip because the country you are traveling to will not allow you in unless you can prove that you can self-quarantine for 2 weeks, the "quarantine" clause of the policy should allow for at least partial reimbursement of the cost of the trip.
I understand that the coronavirus situation is unusual and that insurance companies don't want to pay out for all the trips that have had to be canceled as a result of travel restrictions, but I feel that there should be allowances made for these unforeseen events. If a traveler cannot make the trip because the country you are traveling to will not allow you in unless you can prove that you can self-quarantine for 2 weeks, the "quarantine" clause of the policy should allow for at least partial reimbursement of the cost of the trip.
Patricia F. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
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Erin
We appreciate you providing your feedback. Travelex has offered the following response:
"Thank you for taking the time to post about your situation.
We understand the experience surrounding your situation did not meet your expectations. We do empathize with you and your family and understand that the coronavirus has caused a significant disruption on our society.
It is important to note that fear of travel, travel advisories, and destination being inaccessible due to the Covid-19 are not covered risks under the Travelex Insurance policy that you purchased. In order to cancel or interrupt a trip due to quarantine, the traveler or a traveling companion would need to be physically quarantined themselves.
Travelex Insurance Services Inc. does not make claim determinations. Thus, for claim questions or to submit a claim, please contact the Claim Administrator, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, at 1-855-205-6054 or by email at [email protected], Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm CST.
We also recommend talking to your Traveler Suppliers about transferring any monies paid to a new trip. Additionally, to be of service we would like to offer you an extended date transfer, to reuse your policy towards a future trip. Alternatively, we can consider a premium refund in the event you cancelled your trip with no penalties, and you received a full refund from your travel supplier(s).
Please contact Travelex Insurance Services Inc. at [email protected] if you would like more information about either of these options.
We appreciate your patience and regret that we were unable to provide a more favorable outcome."May 01,2020
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Basic
I was sick in Morocco and needed help in changing my flight to come home a few days later. Was unable to do so with booking agent after five hours of trying because of so many callers due to coronavirus concerns. I called the number listed on my policy for callers outside the US and could not get through. The number is either incorrect or incomplete. Really needed some help and could not reach anyone - very disappointed!
Anne B. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
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Erin
We appreciate you providing your feedback. Travelex has offered the following response:
"Thank you for reaching out to us on InsureMyTrip.com. We sincerely empathize with your unfortunate situation.
The phone numbers to our travel assistance provider, On Call International, are correct. Please keep in mind, that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Travelex, our assistance provider, and all travel supplier(s) are experiencing a very high volume of calls, and phone lines to travel suppliers around the world were over capacity (and thus sometimes not connecting), when you were in Morocco.
Having said the above, we would like to obtain further information so we can follow up with On Call International. Please email us back at [email protected] with the number you were attempting to call, as well as the date and approximate time in which you were trying to contact On Call International."May 11,2020
Travelex
Travel Basic
This travel insurance plan contains good coverage for most aspects of our travel. In my opinion the price of travel insurance in general is too high. Five percent of the trip cost would be more reasonable than the normal ten percent.
Don’t need some of the coverages on the policy as we have the same insurance elsewhere.
We rarely needed to make a claim as we were able to reschedule cancelled trips with the trip provider with no loss of $$$$.
Do recommend travel insurance for the medical coverage as USA medical insurance does not cover you out of the country.
Don’t need some of the coverages on the policy as we have the same insurance elsewhere.
We rarely needed to make a claim as we were able to reschedule cancelled trips with the trip provider with no loss of $$$$.
Do recommend travel insurance for the medical coverage as USA medical insurance does not cover you out of the country.
Carol M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Travelex
Travel Basic
Fortunately, didn't have occasion to use, so have no way of rating it.
Elmer N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
"Thank you for taking the time to post about your situation.
We understand the experience surrounding your situation did not meet your expectations. We do empathize with you and your family and understand that the coronavirus has caused a significant disruption on our society.
Please reach out to us at [email protected] as we would like to go over your Date Transfer options, which will allow you to reuse your policy for a future trip.
We appreciate your patience and regret that we were unable to provide a more favorable outcome."