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What about COVID-19? Our super flexible policy

Book your Vespa Trip totally carefree

Traveling (and booking) in these challenging corona times brings a lot of questions with it. At Travelbase, we'll put our 2021 focus on safe and responsible travel. We expect that next Summer, with the necessary precautions, all our trips to Italy will be able to take place.
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Security

At The Vespa Trip, we find it most important to offer our guests as much certainty and security as we can.
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Flexibility

With our superflex cancellation insurance, you can alter your date of departure or cancel your trip for free and without reason until 1st April 2021.
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Measures

We'll make sure our Vespa Trip guides follow up the required measures on site to make your trip as safe as possible.
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Guarantee

Because The Vespa Trip is a member of the UFTAA, you are protected against any kind of insolvency.

Why now is the perfect time to book your Vespa Trip

With the superflex cancellation insurance, you can cancel your trip for free until 1st April 2021. You don’t need to give us a reason. A couple of weeks before 1st April, we’ll give you the chance to upgrade your cancellation insurance (you can find those conditions here).

Flexible corona policy

Because you spend most of the time on the Vespa with your own travel companions and the contact with other people are limited, we’re convinced that corona won’t cast a shadow on our trips. But, of course, you never know for sure:

  • We will try to execute the journey as good as possible, taking into account the actual measures.
  • If the trip can't take place due to COVID-19, we will contact the traveler and discuss the possibilities of moving the trip to another date.
  • If it's not possible to change dates, the money will be refunded without cost.
What’s covered?

In these volatile times, it's not simple to create clear rules and keep them, but the following situation are always 100 % covered*:

If I cancel my trip

  • Cancellations before or on 1st April 2021 without reason: 100 % refund
  • Cancellations later than 1st April 2021 with cancellation insurance (more info here): 100 % refund - the cost of the insurance
  • Cancellations later than 1st April 2021 without cancellation insurance: depends on the period left before the departure day.
    • > 4 weeks before departure: 50 % of the total amount refunded
    • < 4, but > 2 weeks before departure: 25 % of the total amount refunded
    • < 2 weeks before departure: 0 % of the total amount refunded
  • You found someone to replace you? This can happen without any cost.

If The Vespa Trip cancels the trip

  • 100 % refund - the cost of the insurance
  • or free change of dates or season
  • or the amount paid as travel credit for one of our other trips (you can find them here).

*Vouchers are not refunded in cash, but in another voucher.
The voucher can only be refunded in cash following the conditions described on the voucher.

What’s not covered?

If you cancel your trip less than 30 days before departure when it takes place as it should, the following reasons won't be accepted as valid:

  • The fear to travel, but the trip can take place as planned.
  • The employer prohibiting you to go (it's legally not allowed).
  • Cancellations during the trip, this is covered by the travel assistance insurance.

Frequently asked questions

In the uncertain Summer of 2020, our Vespa Trips - Amalfi took place between 13th July and 11th September. We expect that, even if there are travel restrictions, there will be no reason to not travel to Italy.
With the superflex cancellation insurance, you have the possibility to cancel your trip for free until 1st April. The already paid amount will then be refunded within 5 days after the cancellation. After 1st April you can upgrade your cancellation insurance and cancel following our standard conditions.
If you received a positive test result or you have to go in quarantine because you had contact with someone who tested positive, you can cancel until the day of departure if you took our cancellation insurance.

If your local government forbids to travel to Italy, you can cancel for free up until 2 weeks before departure, with or without cancellation insurance.

  • If you took the cancellation insurance, you will receive a refund of the paid amount.
  • If you didn't take a cancellation insurance, you will receive a life time travel credit of the amount paid to use on another Vespa Trip or one of our Travelbase trips.

If the Italian government forbids you to travel to Italy, you can cancel for free up until 2 weeks before departure, with or without cancellation insurance.

  • If you took the cancellation insurance, you will receive a refund of the paid amount.
  • If you didn't take a cancellation insurance, you will receive a life time travel credit of the amount paid to use on another Vespa Trip or one of our Travelbase trips.

Yes. If you want to have the possibility of flexible cancellation after 1st April, you can upgrade to the cancellation insurance (conditions) for €49 per person. If you booked your trip before 1st April, you can upgrade until 15th April. You can log in on your booking summary and add this choice there.