Covers you for a single holiday to one location usually for less than 30 days. This is the most common type of travel insurance.
Annual / multi trip policies cover you for multiple holidays (usually each of less than 30 days duration) within a year to multiple destinations, depending on the cover you choose.
Cover for multiple destinations within a year without any limit on the duration of your stay.
Specifically for protecting the over ‘70’s. Make sure your medical expenses are covered when travelling in your golden years.
All policies offer cover for cancellation or curtailment of your holiday, lost or delayed baggage, lost or stolen personal money and possessions while abroad, as well as medical emergency cover and repatriation. Policies also offer personal accident and personal liability cover.
Covid 19 cover is also usually included which covers you for cancellation or curtailment of your holiday due to a Covid 19 diagnosis, but not usually for government restrictions due to Covid 19.
Limits of cover vary widely with some policies offering up to €10,000,000 cover for medical emergencies. AIG’s Premium Plus Plan offers unlimited cover for medical emergencies.
All insurers have a helpline you can contact while abroad. AA offers a virtual doctor for medical advice while abroad.
An Post offers car hire excess cover as an option when you purchase travel insurance.
AIG covers you if your accommodation is uninhabitable up to €500 on their more premium plans.
Allianz offers €2,000,000 personal liability cover with silver and gold level travel insurance.
Backpackers insurance covers a trip up to one year’s duration. Backpackers policies usually include emergency medical cover, repatriation, cover for travel disruption, lost belongings or travel documents cover, and sometimes personal accident cover.
Allianz backpacker insurance offers cover if you need to curtail your holiday and return home early.
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Winter sports cover usually includes skiing and snowboarding and is usually an optional addition for which you will pay an additional premium.
Insureandgo.ie covers 50 sports as standard with their travel insurance.
All travel insurances offer the option to include a student aged 18- 22 while on the family holliday.
Backpacker insurance offers students on a longer term holiday cover for their travels.
Multitrip offers additional cover for exam failure with their backpackers insurance, should your trip be curtailed to resit exams.
The price of travel insurance differs depending on many factors such as reason.
Example 1 Backpacker insurance, age 20, Australia/ New Zealand travel, 1 years travel, no winter sports cover. €229.00 total price (Blue Insurance).
Example 2 Single trip, over 70’s, UK travel, with private health insurance, no sports cover. €64.42 (Multitrip.com).
Example 3Family ages 46,45,12,9, Worldwide travel incl. US/ Canada, Multitrip. €400.89 Allianz Gold).
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Travel insurance gives you peace of mind and allows you to relax and enjoy your holiday, knowing that you are covered should something unexpected happen. If you or one of your family fall ill or have an accident, you will be covered should you have to cancel your holiday.
If you need medical treatment abroad, you will have cover. If there is travel disruption, and your flight is delayed or cancelled, you will be able to make alternative arrangements.
Your money and belongings will be covered should you be pickpocketed. Most policies offer personal liability cover, should you need this. The financial protection of travel insurance will mean that these expenses will be covered.
Whether you need to cover one trip, multiple trips in a year, or a year’s travelling. The longer you are abroad the higher the premium will be.
Travel in Europe is usually cheaper than travel to the USA or Canada. Political or climate reasons in your destination may make your trip more expensive to cover.
Your age and pre- existing health conditions may restrict your cover or be subject to exclusions and may affect the price you pay for cover.
Family policies are more expensive and cover will be more expensive if travelling with older relatives.
Snow sports will be an optional extra and will increase the price of cover.
If you have private health insurance, you will pay less for travel insurance.
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