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Caroline's avatar

apparently my brother-in-law always travels with zip ties and duct tape... there was a massive gnat infestation at our Maui hotel last month where thousands of gnats were gathering on the ceilings every night. he quickly innovated a makeshift giant lint roller contraption to help housekeeping with fighting them off. never making fun of him again!

Henah Velez | Departure's avatar

oooomg I'm so glad you were able to get a contraption up because I would have had to run away 😭

Brenna's avatar

Henah I have booked so many things non refundable this summer and I’m traveling with an infant … in a moment of panic I tried to look up cancel for any reason insurance and can’t find any for my specific situation! My residence is in Italy so my policy would need to be Italian and I can’t find a company that provides it. Anyway would love to dig deeper into different trip cancellation insurances.

Henah Velez | Departure's avatar

Ahh I'm so sorry — that's frustrating! I'm not sure for policies that support Italian residencies, but definitely try Squaremouth if it works in your area to compare options. Maybe also check your credit card to see if they provide any coverage in case of emergencies? I'll try to look into this for you!

Brenna's avatar

I tried square mouth that was a great tip but they don’t support non us residencies. I also learned my credit card (Venture Visa Signature) doesn’t cover it either!!! I would have to upgrade to the more expensive card. This situation kinda put me down a rabbit hole of investigation. 🕵️

Becca Barton's avatar

Thank you!! Saving everything for our Hong Kong trip this summer

Brenna's avatar

Henah I have booked so many things non refundable this summer and I’m traveling with an infant … in a moment of panic I tried to look up cancel for any reason insurance and can’t find any for my specific situation! My residence is in Italy so my policy would need to be Italian and I can’t find a company that provides it. Anyway would love to dig deeper into different trip cancellation insurances.