We are supposed to land in Bangkok on 24th (today is 20th). We are talking a 4 years old and I myself has hayfever/allergy issues. Is it supposed to get better in few days or continue like this for few weeks?
Should we reconsider our travel plan? We bought travel insurance. If we cancel our trip now due to the air pollution, will the insurance company compensate us?
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What is the wording of the travel insurance?
I haven't had a look yet. I will read now. I was asking about people's experience in similar situations.
Anecdotes don't override contractual conditions. If you can't be bothered reading your own policy, I can't see how internet advice is constructive.
Erm, yeah I totally got my money back. And they actually gave me a gift card to compensate for me being me.
Monitor the air quality yourself and decide if you want to go:
https://aqicn.org/city/bangkok
As for travel insurance compensating you for missing the trip, personally I highly doubt it. The current rating is around 70 to 150. Not great, not terrible. Insurance doesn't pay out for risk known ahead of time. If you travel to Bangkok you can't expect pristine air quality.
https://aqicn.org/city/australia/nsw/cook-and-phillip/sydney…
As I write this Sydney actually has worse air quality than Bangkok.
Bangkok (along with most Asian cities) is notorious for poor air quality. It will be difficult to make a case that you booked travel to a place with poor air quality and then want to claim insurance because of poor air quality.
As others have noted, you will firstly need to check your policy wording (this is all chatter without that), but you'll likely then have to make a case that the conditions are materially worse than what could be reasonably expected.
Can't be worse than Sydney.
If I was going on holidays I would take hayfever/asthma medication, eye drops, and face masks (Daiso sells PM25 filtering masks cheaply). If things become overwhelming in Thailand you always have the option of returning home.
Speaking of allergies, I don't have any apart from hayfever, but I remember first landing in Osaka Japan. My eyes began to sting and burn, and I could barely keep them open. Had to go to a pharmacist to get eye drops which resolved the problem and it never reoccurred for the rest of the trip.
Bangkok always has air quality issues - why would you book a trip there if you have allergies? Don't think you can even think about a claim unless it's far, far worse than normal - like Sydney is at the moment.
If Bangkok's air quality suddenly shot up off the scale like New Delhi a couple of weeks ago (999+) then I think you have a case for insurance. Otherwise, go and enjoy the trip.
Only you know how badly it'll affect you - what's the likelihood of it being fatal?
Otherwise, take necessary precautions and try to enjoy your trip - be flexible with your plans, and include more indoor activities.
It doesn't even matter now, the bushfire smoke is taking over Melbourne as we speak. It's much worse than Bangkok, today.
I haven't had any issues with hayfever or allergies in BKK.
Just had a look at the air quality in my area and it's actaully better over there !
will the insurance company compensate us?
Read the policy document and I assume less likely.
I hope your hotel is near a green +. 555
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My husband and son both often suffer from hay fever and my son has asthma and they are currently in Bangkok.
Just sent him a message asking how it is and he said they haven’t really noticed it being worse than usual. He said they haven’t used any hay fever tablets since they’ve been there.
Air quality is typically poor December to March in Bangkok.
You won't have a problem with pollen in the air. Just toxins.
Get a good mask. Or book a secound flight out of Bangkok to an area less polluted.
I live in Thailand, in the north east.
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