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(EDINA, Minn., June 1, 2009) — With hurricane season just around the corner, Worry-Free Vacations is reintroducing the company’s hurricane travel policy, expanded to include any departure city or destination impacted by a hurricane watch or warning.

In the event that a hurricane watch (or warning) is issued by the United States National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov) for a traveler’s departure city or destination, Worry-Free Vacations customers will have the following options in addition to normal cancellation rules:

1. Rebook their vacation without penalty to another Worry-Free Vacations destination and depart within seven days before or after original departure date.
2. Cancel their vacation and receive a gift card refund, valid for booking another destination within 60 days.  A $50 per person service fee will be assessed.      

Travelers must cancel their existing booking before their scheduled departure date and time. It will be the travelers’ responsibility to pay the difference if the rebooked vacation costs more than the original vacation; Worry-Free Vacations will issue a gift card valid for one year for the difference if the rebooked vacation costs less than the original vacation.

“Our Worry-Free Vacations travelers can book with confidence, knowing they will have an opportunity to change their travel dates or destination if the weather is not cooperating,” said Ken Pomerantz, president and chief marketing officer for Worry-Free Vacations.  “And when they do go on vacation, wherever they decide to go, they are sure to have a great time.”

Worry-Free Vacations also offers extra hurricane protection with the purchase of the Travel Protection Plan: Travelers may cancel their trip up to the moment of departure and receive a full refund in the form of a gift card if their destination is under a hurricane watch or warning as declared by the National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov).  The plan also includes medical expense coverage and emergency assistance; coverage for trip cancellation, interruption or delay; coverage for luggage loss, damage or delay; and a “cancel for any reason” waiver, which provides the option to cancel a trip up to the moment of departure for any other reason.

About Worry-Free Vacations

Worry-Free Vacations® is a product of MLT Vacations and one of the largest providers of vacation packages in the United States.  Worry-Free Vacations offers charter vacation packages from several U.S. cities to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. 

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