I have always been a cautious traveler when came to planned trips in that I always made sure I had insurance on any bookings, just in case. Well the past six plus months, I would think, would fall under that “just in case” category. With borders closed and travel non-existent, many planned trips had to be cancelled, including planned March Break excursions.

Now I guess I am just naive because I would think if you book your trip and get the insurance… You have taken the precautions thinking about the what ifs, hoping nothing will ever go wrong. But this year it did, so your trip is cancelled and your money comes back to you, minus the insurance cost.
Well there are a number of parents from the South Shore discovering this is NOT the case and they are now considering legal action.

Parents consider class-action lawsuit to get refunds for cancelled March break trips

I have some friends in the travel industry and my heart goes out to them as their livelihood has been shut down by CoVid-19. For the past couple of years I also found myself wondering what the future of that industry would look like with all the online booking options. Maybe this is an example of why it might be better to pay a bit more for your vacation, just to have someone in your corner if something does go wrong. I know it shows my age, but I have always been uncomfortable when it came to booking travel online.
The experts have listed things to look for, when things get back to normal, and you consider booking a vacation online.

https://www.vacationcounts.com/5-ways-to-tell-if-a-travel-website-is-trustworthy/

I don’t doubt that travel will look very different and likely cost more in a post CoVid world. Air travel has already gone up in this province.

Halifax airport says it’s raising fees to make up for revenue lost during pandemic

Good luck to the parents fighting for their students money. I hope things work out in your favor soon.