Trip Insurance
As a TICO registered agency, Brightspark offers parents peace of mind while their child is on tour by offering the opportunity to protect both their child and their financial investment of the trip cost with travel insurance.
Travel Guard Coverage Includes:
- School Board Ruling – 100% reimbursement if the school board cancels the trip due to a travel advisory to the destination or a mandated labour strike. In addition, 100% reimbursement if the School Board cancels the trip for any other reason, including work to rule action.
- Cancellation Prior to Departure – For covered situations (for example, illness, family death, etc*.)
- Complete Medical Coverage While Away – Including expenses OHIP may not cover and includes bedside companion should the child be hospitalized and the parent needs to travel to be with them.
- Trip Interruption – Which reimburses for the unused portion of a tour in the event the child’s trip is shortened for covered situations.
- Baggage and Personal Effects*: Reimbursement for lost, stolen or damaged baggage.
When you insure your child, you can let them travel, while you stay stress-free knowing they’re protected.
*Other Information: The policy does have restricted benefits. It is the passenger’s or passenger’s guardian’s responsibility to contact Travel Guard for clarification of coverage. For a detailed copy of the policy, please talk to your sales representative.
View Travel Guard Brochure
The Travel Protection Plan Plus
No one wants to think about having to cancel their trip, but sometimes life happens. The Travel Protection Plan Plus, which includes the “Explorer” insurance package from TuGo, covers you for a range of events, including:
- A traveller's injury, sickness, or death of a family member;
- Theft of passport or visas;
- Flight cancellations and delays;
- Loss of luggage and personal effects;
- Trip cancellation or trip interruption due to covered reasons such as illness, injury, death, acts of terror;
- Trip cancellation due to Government of Canada travel advisory for “avoid all travel” or “avoid non-essential travel”;
- School Board or governing organization-enforced trip cancellations
The cost of Travel Protection Plan Plus is $25 per day of your tour, to a maximum of $375. The plan should be purchased within 10 days of your tour enrolment to ensure maximum coverage and cannot be refunded after 7 days from purchase.
If you have questions about your coverage, please call TuGo at 1-855-929-8846 and refer to the "Explorer" insurance package.
