If you’ve put your travel plans on hold due to layoff fears, think again. Some travel companies are relaxing their restrictions, even calling it “layoff insurance.”

JetBlue has a short-term refund plan for passengers who bought non-refundable plane tickets, but later lost their jobs.

Norwegian Cruise Lines launched its own program called “Book Safe Travel.”

It’s a protection plan that allows customers to get a refund of their cancellation fees after losing their job.

The catch here is that the customer must have been laid off from a company that they worked for at least one year.

And last, but certainly not least, cruise retailers CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. are offering the “Cruise Assurance Plan.”

Book a cruise right now with travel insurance and you can cancel up to the day of departure or even during your trip.

Is this all just a PR stunt?

In some ways, it is, but if you can benefit and get yourself out there and traveling, then it may just be a worthwhile deal.

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