as soon as I started reading that story I thought of Force Majeure in a contract.
I had never heard that term until last year when my group was on the hook for several thousand dollars worth of hotel costs for an event we couldn't have.
As I understand it , Force Majeure is valid for contracts that were written before Covid-19 was a known threat. Once its decided that a cancellation is possible, even if it isn't defined in the contract due to a known entity (like booking a hotel room on the coast during hurricane season) then Force Majeure can no longer be claimed.
Also, 25% of the cost of the trip seems really high for trip insurance. Maybe that's due to the volatile nature of a hunting trip, but standard travel destination insurance thru a 3rd party is never more than 10% for vacations I insure.
Last edited by KFWA; 07/28/21.
