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August 15, 2016

News making you nervous about taking a trip? Some tips on how to get refunds

  • You can buy expensive coverage called “cancel for any reason” insurance. Otherwise recouping what you paid for flights, lodging, car rentals and tours depends on what's in the fine print.
    • By BETH J. HARPAZ
    AP Travel Editor

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    Standard insurance can be bought up to the day before departure, but cancel-for-any-reason insurance must be bought sooner.

    NEW YORK — Spooked by headlines about Zika, terrorism and mass shootings? Maybe the news is so bad you're ready to cancel your vacation and stay home. But can you recoup what you paid for flights, lodging, car rentals and tours?


     
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