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Identified events that may affect your travel and insurance

Stay up to date with the latest travel insurance alerts.
Information about travelling and coronavirus (COVID-19)

It is important to understand that while a destination has a 'Do Not Travel' or an ‘Avoid Non-essential Travel’ warning in place for an event (including COVID-19), our travel insurance won't cover a loss that arises from that event if you: travel to; plan to travel to; or remain in that country or region.
Please research the area(s) you are travelling to and read the latest government advice to see if your planned travel is affected. See https://www.dfa.ie/ .
For information about World Nomads Travel Insurance and coronavirus cover please contact us.

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Taiwan Earthquake and Tsunami warning– April 2024

On Wednesday 3 April 2024, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Taiwan. There are reports of damage to buildings and infrastructure. Aftershocks...

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Moroccan Earthquake - September 2023

Friday, September 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the High Atlas mountains, southwest of Marrakesh causing widespread destruction and t...

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Travel Alert: Iceland -11 November 2023

Many news outlets have reported that due to increased seismic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula, a volcanic eruption is expected in Iceland imminently. On Nov...

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Cyclone Mal - 15 November 2023

Various government agencies and news outlets have reported that Tropical Cyclone Mal has a high likelihood of making landfall in Fiji on or around Wednesday Nov...

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Travel Alert: Israel & Palestinian Territories - October 2023

On Saturday 7 October 2023, Israel declared a state of war in response to a reported attack by Hamas. At the date of publication of this alert, military conflic...

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Travel Alert: Cyclone Gabrielle- 9 February 2023

Various government agencies and news outlets have reported that Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has formed off the coast of Northern Queensland, tracking near Norfol...

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Travel Alert: Peru 20 December 2022

Due to civil unrest and protests, a nationwide State of Emergency and local curfews have been imposed in Peru.

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World Nomads and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

World Nomads travel insurance Explorer plans now include cover for some Coronavirus-related events – you can read more about it in our Coronavirus cover a...

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Ukraine Russia conflict

On 24 February 2022 the Russian military crossed the Russia/Ukraine border and at the date of publication of this alert, military conflict between the two count...

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Travel Alert: Coronavirus June 2021

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues to advise ‘Do Not Travel’ or ‘Avoid Non-essential Travel’ to many countries worldwide ...

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Travel Alert : Coronavirus January 2020

If you can't find the answer you're after in the below, you can also can also read our FAQS or our General Information articles on COVID-19.

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Travel Alert: Coronavirus March 2020

New cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to be diagnosed worldwide and it is an evolving situation with more outbreaks of Coronavirus being reported in ...