Your pet's safety matters, at home or on the road. Our domestic and international pet insurance offers coverage to help you with emergency vet costs or extended boarding expenses.
Your pet's safety matters, at home or on the road. Our domestic and international pet insurance offers coverage to help you with emergency vet costs or extended boarding expenses.
How our pet travel insurance
can help you
As a pet owner, the hardest part of any trip is leaving your pet behind or bringing them into unfamiliar places. That's why we offer travelers' pet insurance. Whether they're traveling by your side or staying home, our pet care upgrade is here to help.
Here's what you get with our comprehensive
pet travel insurance
Whether you're looking for medical travel insurance for cats and dogs or extra boarding coverage if your trip runs long, you're in the right place. All our comprehensive plans give you access to our optional pet care upgrade and offer strong protection for your own travel needs. Explore benefit limits and details below.
Our domestic and international pet insurance isn't automatically included with our comprehensive plans. To ensure your pet is eligible for coverage, add our optional pet care upgrade* when you get a quote online.
Important:
*This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.
Here's what you get with our on-trip
pet travel insurance
Want travelers' pet insurance at a lower cost? Our Travel Med Go plan offers essential emergency medical benefits, travel delay coverage, baggage protection, and more ... all without having to pay for trip cancellation coverage. Even better, you can add our optional pet care upgrade to your policy. Explore Travel Med Go below.
Before you buy: Travel Med Go doesn't include our domestic and international pet insurance by default. Be sure to add the optional pet care upgrade* during your quote so your pet can get the protection they need.
*This upgrade isn't available for NY and VA residents due to state laws.
Important:
*This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.
Here's what you get with our flight
pet travel insurance
Catching a flight to your volunteer placement? Or navigating multiple connections to reach your service site? Our flight travel insurance for volunteer work starts with Flight Insure, which offers core air travel protection. For added support, Flight Insure Plus includes emergency medical coverage, missed connection benefits, and baggage protection. Explore both plans below.
Before you buy: Uh oh! Our flight plans don't offer travelers' pet insurance. If you want coverage for your dog or cat, you'll need to choose from our Ultimate, Advantage, Essential, and Travel Med Go plans and add our optional pet care upgrade* when you get a quote online.
*This upgrade isn't available for NY and VA residents due to state laws.
Important:
*This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.
Why vacation with our
pet travel insurance?
You can match your coverage to your trip and move forward with a team that understands the ups, downs, and surprises of travel.
Personalize your policy
Pet travel insurance isn't the only upgrade we offer. With up to nine optional add-ons (including cancel for any reason, adventure sports coverage, and rental car damage) you can customize your plan to fit the way you travel with or without your furry companion.
25+ years' experience
For more than 25 years, we've helped travelers protect their trips ... from pet vacations to long-awaited getaways. Our award-winning technology and decades of experience help support you wherever your travels take you, whether your pet is right by your side or waiting safely at home.
24/7 travel support
Travel can be unpredictable, and having a pet adds another layer of responsibility. That's why our 24/7 assistance provider is always here to help, from guiding you to the nearest emergency vet to answering questions during unexpected delays.
Get to know our coverage
a little bit more
Start your next adventure on the right paw with our benefits and upgrades.
Unpack our benefits
Whether it's a pet-friendly vacation or time away from your furry friend, you deserve reliable protection. Our benefits include trip cancellation, emergency medical coverage, 24/7 assistance, and more.
Discover our upgrades
In addition to travelers' pet insurance, you can choose from up to nine upgrades such as adventure activities, cancel for any reason, and expanded baggage coverage.
Thoughtful travel tips for
pet parents on the go
Before you set out on your next adventure, pause to explore our guides. They can help pet parents feel more prepared, no matter where you're headed.
Want to know more about our
travelers' pet insurance?
These FAQs dive deeper into how our coverage works, what the pet care upgrade includes, and how to choose the right option for you and your furry friend. Explore the answers below to get started.
We're here to help care for your cats and dogs whether they're going on a pet vacation with you or staying at home in a boarding kennel while you explore the world.
You can get travelers' pet insurance through our pet care upgrade, which is available on our Ultimate, Advantage, Essential, and Travel Med Go plans.
Our pet care upgrade can help in two ways:
Firstly, we're sorry to all the much-loved pet rabbits, horses, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, and turtles out there, but our pet care upgrade only offers coverage for cats and dogs. So, if you have a pet that isn't a cat or dog, we can't help.
Secondly, because our pet care upgrade offers coverage for two different types of expenses (medical and boarding), there are different eligibility requirements for each:
If your pet isn't traveling with you
Our coverage for additional boarding fees only applies if you have a travel delay resulting from a natural disaster, you're admitted to the hospital, or other eligible reasons (which you can find in your plan's description of coverage), and you boarded your animal at a licensed commercial kennel while on your trip.
So, if you simply decide to extend your trip for fun and pay for extra days to board your dog or cat, we won't provide coverage for those costs. Or, if you're paying your friend to watch your animal at home, we can't reimburse you for extra days.
If your pet is traveling with you
For pet veterinarian expenses to be eligible for reimbursement, your pet's sickness or injury must be one that you didn't anticipate and that first manifests itself or occurs during your pet-friendly vacation.
So, if you're looking for pet travel insurance that covers pre-existing conditions, know that our pet care upgrade only applies to new and unexpected health conditions. For example, if your dog has a pre-existing seizure condition and needs veterinarian care while on a pet vacation because of a seizure, we won't provide coverage for your pet's medical costs.
Any pet veterinarian expenses you incur on your trip also need to be recommended by a licensed veterinarian as reasonable and necessary, including services and supplies. This means the treatment can't wait until you're back home because the unexpected and accidental injury or illness is impairing your animal's normal functions. Our medical travel insurance for cats and dogs won't apply if the veterinarian treating your pet is you, your traveling companion, or your family member (even if you're a licensed veterinarian).
Yes, our pet care upgrade offers coverage for all types of dogs and cats for the eligible reasons listed in the description of coverage. Whether or not your pet is a service animal (or support animal) doesn't change your eligibility for coverage or benefits under the upgrade. We're here to offer care for both of you!
It's simple to get a quote for our domestic and international pet insurance, just visit our homepage or click the orange "Get quote" button and enter your trip details.
Remember, you'll need to choose our Ultimate, Advantage, Essential, or Travel Med Go plan, add our pet care upgrade to your policy, and pay the extra premium to be eligible for our pet travel insurance. It's also important to know that you're not eligible for our pet care upgrade if you live in New York or Virginia.
If you have any questions, feel free to call our award-winning customer service team at 1-800-228-9792, or click the chat icon on one of our website pages!
With the right protection, you can enjoy every moment of your pet travel adventures, knowing both you and your pet can have support through life's surprises. Because whether you travel together on pet-friendly vacations or your furry friend waits for you at home, your pet deserves the same level of care as you.
Yes, you can. When you get a quote online, simply add the pet care upgrade to your plan. It provides umbrella coverage, so you don't need to list each pet individually. (As long as your cat(s) or dog(s) meet the eligibility requirements, they'll have coverage).
Pro tip: Not sure what the eligibility rules are? Check our "What doesn't Travelex's pet travel insurance cover?" FAQ for the full details.
You don't have to juggle two insurance companies. Our pet care upgrade provides primary coverage, so if your pet needs emergency vet care on your trip or you're delayed and owe extra boarding fees, you can file the claim directly with us.
Most traditional pet insurance plans won't cover international vet bills or extended boarding costs. Our domestic and international pet insurance does. And even if your plan covers some of these expenses, you can still come straight to us without filing through your pet's regular insurer first.
These items are excluded because they're considered general travel or ownership costs, not unexpected losses. Our pet travel insurance is designed to cover sudden, unforeseen events (like emergency vet care or boarding costs caused by a travel delay) rather than routine pet expenses such as airline fees, travel crates, quarantine requirements, or property damage.
No, all dog and cat breeds are eligible. We don't place breed restrictions on our pet care upgrade.
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