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Travel insurance policies that suit you

We have different types of cover for whatever you have planned, all medical conditions considered

Single Trip Cover

Offering cover for anything from a short UK break to a year of travelling around the world.

Covers you for a one-off trip up to 365 days*

Perfect for short or long trips for anywhere in the UK or abroad

Annual Multi-Trip Cover

Travelling more than once this year? An Annual Multi-Trip policy could save you time and money.

Covers you for multiple trips for a 12 month period

Various individual trip durations available**

Backpacker Cover >

Aged 18 to 60 and looking for a gap year, career break or to travel the world? We could have the cover you're looking for.

Covers you for one trip up to 18 months

Option to return home for up to 7 days on 3 occasions.

Additional travel insurance cover options

Additional cover for Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism, Air Space Closure (Enhanced trip disruption), Gadget and Golf. Mandatory cover for Cruise and Winter Sports cover are available for an additional premium too.

Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism cover

The chances of encountering a natural catastrophe or terrorist event are small, but they can happen. If you're affected it can cause huge disruptions and worry. Our new, optional extra covers some of the unpleasant consequences such an event could have on your trip. >>

Enhanced Trip Disruption Cover

Drones buzzing around have caused disruption to many travellers by closing airspace. Don't get caught out: take a look at our additional cover option to be covered for cancellation and delay from airspace closure. >>

Gadget Cover

Lots of us wouldn't get very far without our beloved tech. Whether it's just your smartphone or a menagerie of various tablets, laptops, drones and consoles, our gadget cover can make sure you've got an extra level of protection for those things you couldn't do without. >>

Winter Sports Cover

If you're going skiing or snowboarding, then having specialist ski cover is mandatory. Winter Sports carry much more risk and emergency costs to airlift you from a mountain can be high, so make sure you have cover that protects you on the piste. >>

Cruise Cover

Cruise cover is mandatory if you're going on one. But it's important as it covers you for a raft of things that could go wrong - from missing your departure point due to a breakdown to falling ill on board; being confined to your cabin to losing your baggage. >>

Golf Cover

If you've gone on holiday specifically to play golf, then one of the worst things that could happen is the loss of your clubs. We make sure you've got cover for unpleasant eventualities, such as losing clubs, refunds for course closures and more (subject to terms and conditions).

Cancellation and Curtailment

Cover for any non-refundable, unused travel and accommodation costs if you have to cancel or cut a trip short due to certain reasons specified in the policy wording.

Emergency Medical Expenses

We may be able to offer help if you need emergency medical treatment, medical repatriation and more outside your home country.

Missed Departure <<

Cover for additional travel and accommodation costs if you arrive too late to travel on your booked transport due to certain reasons specified in the policy wording.

Delayed Departure <<

Cover if your first outward or final inward international departure is delayed for 12 hours or more due to certain reasons specified in the policy wording.

Baggage

Cover for items that are usually carried or worn during a trip if they are lost, stolen or damaged (subject to terms and conditions).

Personal Accident

This is cover for the event that you're hurt, however seriously, in an accident. Look at our policy wording for specific details.

We've paid out over £161 million in claims ~

We're there for our customers when they need us the most. Since we launched travel insurance back in 2007, we've paid out over £161 million in claims. In 2019 to 2020 someone bought Post Office Travel Insurance every 36 seconds.

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Up to £2,000,000 medical cover

Up to £1,000 cancellation or curtailment cover

Up to £1,000 baggage claim cover

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Optional extras

Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism
Enhanced Trip Disruption
Excess Waiver
Winter Sports Cover
Cruise Cover
Gadget Cover
Annual Multi Trip extensions up to 31, 45 or 60 days >>

All of these optional covers come at an additional premium

Up to £5,000,000 medical cover

Up to £3,000 cancellation or curtailment cover

Up to £1,500 baggage claim cover

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Optional extras

Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism
Enhanced Trip Disruption
Excess Waiver
Winter Sports Cover
Cruise Cover
Gadget Cover
Annual Multi Trip extensions up to 31, 45 or 60 days >>

All of these optional covers come at an additional premium

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Up to £10,000,000 medical cover

Up to £5,000 cancellation or curtailment cover

Up to £2,000 baggage claim cover

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Optional extras

Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism
Enhanced Trip Disruption
Excess Waiver
Winter Sports Cover
Cruise cover
Gadget Cover
Annual Multi Trip extensions up to 31, 45 or 60 days >>

All of these optional covers come at an additional premium

Travel insurance to suit all needs

Family Travel Insurance

Kids can be a worry to parents, but if you've taken out travel insurance that covers your family you at least know you may be covered if something goes wrong. Children must be under 18 and in full-time education or living at home to be eligable for our family travel insurance.

Worldwide Travel Insurance

There's a lot to get excited about in this wide world of ours, and if you want to see it all, you'll need the right travel insurance. We provide a range of cover to make sure you've got protection. Why not check out our policy wording for more details?

Over 65s Travel Insurance

Like fine wine, people mature as they get older, and have different needs. People over 65 still qualify for all of our travel insurance products except Backpacker Insurance, and can get covered to travel all over the world.

Over 18s Travel Insurance

Getting good travel insurance for wherever you're going should be a priority whenever you are looking to travel. Whether it's an overseas festival, a gap year, a round-the-world flight or some time on the beach to recover from exam season, we've got a range of cover options to meet your needs.

Guides and tips

Everything you need to know when purchasing Travel Insurance

Definitions

*For Economy, Standard and Premier policies, the Singe trip policy will cover you for one trip up to:

365 days for persons aged up to and including age 70.

90 days for persons aged between 71 and 75.

31 days for persons aged between 76 and 85.

**For Economy, Standard and Premier policies under Annual Multi-trip policy although you can take as many trips as you want within the policy year, there is a maximum duration for each individual trip. This limit varies depending on the cover level chosen and will be 17 or 31 days. On some policies the limit can be extended to 31, 45 or 60 days for an additional premium.

# For Lite, Prime and Elite policies, there is no upper age limit: For persons over 75 years a single trip policy will cover you for one trip up to 63 days. For Annual Multi trip, individual trip limit is 31 days.

^ For Single Trip (including Backpacker) cover for cancellation begins immediately you buy a policy. For Annual Multi-Trip all cover begins from the policy start date you choose. For cancellation cover to begin immediately for any trips you've already booked, make sure you choose the date you buy the insurance as the start date for the policy.

> Backpacker policies only available on the Economy level of cover

<< Delayed and Missed Departure is only available on Standard, Premier, Prime and Elite levels of cover.

>> Terms & conditions apply

Post Office Travel Money Card is an electronic money product issued by First Rate Exchange Services Ltd pursuant to license by Mastercard International. First Rate Exchange Services Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with number 4287490 whose registered office is Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9DF, (Financial Services Register No. 900412). Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.

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