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International Travel Protection Upgrades

Women looking onto beautiful view with international travel protection upgrade for her travel insurance.

When you buy our travel insurance online you can upgrade certain benefits of your international travel protection giving you the opportunity to tailor your policy according to your requirements. International travel protection refers to the non-medical benefits of your travel insurance cover which protects you against financial risk where travel arrangements can sometimes go wrong.

International Travel Protection upgrade

Excess Waiver

The excess will be wavered if you buy the excess waiver option. The monetary excess and waiting period will be wavered for each section of your schedule of benefits where an excess may be due.

International Travel Protection upgrade

Baggage additional top up cover

If additional baggage cover is purchased, single item limit will apply to the original benefit as per Schedule of Benefit. Read more on single item limits. See our article on single item limits.

You can top up your baggage cover as follows:1

  • R 5,000
  • R10,000
  • R15,000
  • R20,000
  • R25,000

Note: Once you select to increase your cover by any of the above amounts, Quotation and purchase engine will adjust the premium on the quote.

International Travel Protection upgrade

refund of visa costs

If your visa was denied. Charges you pay to the embassy to obtain a visa.

You can increase your Cover for a visa refund as follows:

  • R 1,000
  • R2,000
  • R3,000
  • R4,000
  • R5,000
International Travel Protection upgrade

Curtailment for any reason

At your destination – You cut short your trip to return to South Africa. The benefit only applies if you have purchased your policy within 48 hours of making part or full payment.

You can increase your Cover for curtailment follows:

  • R 5,000
  • R10,000
International Travel Protection upgrade

Cancellation for any reason

Before you travel – The benefit only applies if you have purchased your policy within 48 hours of making part or full payment. You must cancel 48 hours before your departure date. Any time after that, you would not be eligible to cancel the trip under this benefit, unless you purchased the excess waiver option.

You can increase your Cover for cancellation for any reason follows:

  • R 10,000
  • R15,000
  • R20,000
  • R25,000
International Travel Protection Upgrade

Cancellation for named reason

Before you travel – You must cancel your trip due to a covered named reason. The maximum limit for COVID-19 is up to R40,000.

You can increase your Cover for cancellation for a named reason as follows:

  • R5,000
  • R10,000
  • R15,000
  • R20,000
  • R25,000
  • R30,000
  • R35,000
  • R40,000