There’s been a rising interest in people wanting to purchase travel insurance, some travel and insurance companies in Atlantic Canada say.

This comes after weather and staff shortages saw holiday travel disrupted across the country, and backlogged luggage became a common sight at Canadian airports. Passengers have been grappling with long wait times and unexpected delays since COVID-19 travel restrictions lifted less than a year ago.

Reports of travel woes haven’t dampened people’s enthusiasm for travel, but they are taking more precautions, said Paulette Soloman, owner of The Travel Store in Charlottetown.

Soloman said more people are asking about and