
The complimentary AIC My Travel Assistance Basic insurance covers up to $10,000 for costs related to a positive Covid-19 diagnosis, as well as other sudden illnesses or accidents that occur during a stay. "We want guests and groups to feel comfortable, from the booking process through to actually attending a meeting or incentive on property," said Kevin Edmunds, vice president of sales, meeting and incentive, for AIC.
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Guests who are diagnosed with Covid-19 during their stay will have medical expenses covered up to 100,000 Euros (currently just under US$122,000) and quarantine costs up to 75 Euros (US$91) a day for up to 10 days.ĪIC Hotel Group has extended indefinitely its offer to provide free medical insurance for groups at its all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean, as well as its luxury UNICO 20 87 Hotel Riviera Maya property. The Palladium Hotel Group is also providing free insurance to guests at selected resorts in Spain, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Brazil and Italy. The Shangri-La Group isn't the only hotel company promising complimentary Covid-19 medical coverage. "We have chosen to start with the Singapore market as the Singapore government has been proactively relaxing travel restrictions in a gradual and calibrated manner, and has highlighted Covid-19 insurance coverage as a key enabler to rebuilding traveler confidence," explained Chan Kong Leong, regional CEO for the Shangri-La Group in Southeast Asia and Australasia.Įligible travelers must book a publicly listed rate directly through the hotel group to receive the AIG-underwritten coverage, which applies to stays between Jan.


While the insurance offer clearly carries many specific restrictions, it might be considered a test case for broader future rollouts. The coverage builds on the hotel group's Shangri-La Cares commitment, and elevated safety and hygiene standards. Currently, the Reciprocal Green Lane facilitates short-term business travel from Brunei Darussalam, Germany, mainland China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea the Air Travel Pass can be issued to foreigners who have been in Australia for the previous 14 days. The complimentary medical insurance will cover up to 250,000 Singapore dollars (currently just under US$190,000) for emergency medical needs the coverage is available to international guests who travel to Singapore via the city-state's Reciprocal Green Lane or are in possession of an Air Travel Pass.

To further reduce the stress of travel, Singapore-based Shangri-La Group is offering to cover nearly $200,000 in medical expenses for any international hotel guests who are diagnosed with Covid-19 during their stay at one of the group's four Singapore hotels. Hotel companies are going to great lengths to reassure guests, employees and meeting attendees that they can stay safe and healthy while on-site. Check out our free Recovery Resource Center, which provides "how to" tools to help planners produce successful events amid the pandemic. Northstar understands the importance of meetings safely and smartly.
