Travel Insurance
Travellers urged to research travel insurance options
With summer holidays around the corner and families itching to jet off, moneysupermarket.com is urging travellers to research must-have travel insurance options and not to overlook low cost options.
Direct Line welcomes Treasury’s announcement on travel insurance
Direct Line welcomes the Treasury’s introduction of FSA regulation for the sale of travel insurance with holidays, as UK holidaymakers will no longer have to put up with inadequate travel cover.
FSA to regulate all travel insurance
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, today announced that the Government intends to give the Financial Services Authority (FSA) the responsibility for regulating the selling of travel insurance sold along with a holiday.
Don’t lose your head (or your shades) – get holiday cover
Keep an eye on your belongings this summer holiday as research reveals one in eight Brits have lost, or had something stolen, while abroad in the last year.
Nine-and-a-half days is the perfect holiday
Nine-and-a-half days is the perfect length of a holiday according to new research from Halifax Travel Insurance.
Bonus for Brighton! Special offer from American Express
Brighton based American Express Insurance Services is offering Brighton residents a 10% saving on annual travel insurance.
Beware of last minute daredevil holiday pursuits
Half of British holidaymakers have done impulsive activities while abroad. The top ten popular escapades include parasailing, rock-climbing, white-water rafting and bungee jumping, according to research by price comparison website moneysupermarket.com.
Holiday Spats: Reps report Britons' top holiday complaints
Many of us will have had reason to complain on holiday, but very few of us know how to go about it according to Halifax Travel Insurance.
Kids go free
With effect from 1 June 2007, Nationwide Building Society will again be offering ‘Kids Go Free’ on single trip travel insurance policies and, in addition, offering two new incentives for people travelling within the UK or abroad this summer:
Brits put in more overtime to compensate for holidays
Holidays were once regarded as sacred ‘me time’ – away from the trials and tribulations of everyday working life. However, 8.74 million workers put in an extra eight hours or more at the office either before or after their holiday to make up for lost time.
Check out your cover before you check-in says HSBC
One in four people (27 per cent) travel abroad with little or no idea of what their travel insurance covers, according to HSBC, which is urging holidaymakers to check their policy before setting off on vacation this summer.
Summer sale starts early with Tesco Instant Travel Insurance
To celebrate the official start of summer next month, Tesco Travel Insurance is cutting 20% off the cost of all instant annual travel insurance policies bought online.
Annual travel insurance can be cheaper than single trip
Families planning holidays in Europe this summer will pay an average £42.86 for single trip cover for a week and £113.86 if they opt for annual travel insurance, new analysis from MoneyExpert.com shows.
Short breaks need cover too!
If you’re taking a short break over the upcoming spring bank holiday, be sure to buy appropriate travel insurance if you want to avoid your dream weekend potentially turning into a nightmare, warns Find.co.uk, UK consumer finance portal.
Big brand protection, small price tag
American Express Annual Budget European Travel Insurance now costs a single adult just £30 and family cover costs £49 from americanexpress.co.uk. This offer represents a 40%+ saving on the usual price of £52 for a single adult and £89.99 for a family.