Holidays from hell: The rights and wrongs of travel insurance

How to avoid strikes, wildfires, floods and bankrupt suppliers from costing you thousands 'Bad things happen to good people. That’s why you have insurance.' Photo: Getty By this stage, Irish holidaymakers should be expert at navigating travel ­obstacles.

In the past few years alone, we’ve had to seek refunds when airlines were grounded during lockdowns, we’ve queued for hours to check in at Dublin Airport during post-­pandemic staff shortages, and we’ve waited and waited for multiple antigen tests to give us a Covid-free pass to fly. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.