Travel Insurance Guides
Our guides to buying Travel Insurance
Here at moneysupermarket.com we have put together a series of travel insurance guides to help you get the best deal on your travel insurance. Read our guides for tips on finding the right policy for your individual needs and learn how to lower your premiums with our money saving ideas.
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Annual multi-trip travel insurance
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Baggage insurance
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Business travel insurance
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Cancellation cover
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Coronavirus and travel insurance
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Crohn’s disease travel insurance
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Cruise insurance
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Cycling holiday insurance
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Disease outbreaks and epidemics
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European Health Insurance Card
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Family travel insurance
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Gadget travel insurance
Travel insurance for your mobile phone and gadgets
Gap year travel insurance
Read our guide on gap year travel insurance
Golf holiday insurance
Read our tips on golf travel insurance cover
Group travel insurance
Read our guide on group travel insurance
High blood pressure and travel insurance
What you need to know about travel insurance for high blood pressure
High-risk travel insurance
Travel cover for high-risk destinations
Holiday protection insurance
Read our guide on holiday protection insurance
Insurance for backpacking
Compare backpacker travel insurance
Last minute travel insurance
Can I get last minute travel insurance?
Long-stay travel insurance
Extended travel insurance for long trips
Lost or stolen passports
What can you do if your passport is lost or stolen?
Luggage claim
Find out what steps to take if your luggage goes missing when travelling
Missed flights
Travel insurance: will it cover missed connecting flights?
Motorcycle travel insurance
Travel insurance for your motorcycle holiday
No-excess travel insurance
Some travel insurance policies have no excess fee
One-way travel insurance
Everything you need to know about one-way travel cover
Policy types
Read about the different travel insurance policy types
Pre-existing medical conditions
Compare quotes for travel insurance with pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and get the best deal.
Pregnancy & travel insurance
Travel insurance and pregnancy - what you need to know
Repatriation
What is repatriation?
Rock climbing travel insurance
Find affordable cover for your rock climbing holiday
Scuba diving travel insurance
Affordable cover for your diving holiday
Short stay travel insurance
Our guide on short stay travel insurance
Single-trip travel insurance
Compare travel insurance cover for a single-trip
Ski insurance
Travel insurance for skiing
Snowboard insurance
Travel insurance for snowboarding holidays
Solo travel insurance
Find out what your travel insurance options are if you are travelling alone.
Staycations and travel insurance
Staycations: Your guide to a UK holiday
Stroke travel insurance
Travel insurance after a stroke
Student travel insurance
Get a student travel insurance quote
Supplier Failure Holiday Protection
Read our guide on supplier failure holiday insurance
Travel disruption insurance
What is travel disruption insurance and what does it cover
Travel insurance FAQs
Your top travel insurance questions answered here
Travel insurance and Defaqto ratings
What do Defaqto ratings mean for travel insurance?
Travel insurance and cystic fibrosis
What is the best travel insurance for cystic fibrosis sufferers?
Travel insurance and diabetes
A guide to diabetic travel insurance and how to make it cheaper.
Travel insurance and heart conditions
Affordable travel cover if you have a heart condition
Travel insurance and natural disasters
Will my travel insurance policy cover natural disasters?
Travel insurance and terrorism
Travel insurance with terrorism cover
Travel insurance cash cover
Cover your holiday money with travel insurance
Travel insurance claims
How do I claim on my travel insurance?
Travel insurance claims hotspots
Where do people claim on their travel insurance and why?
Travel insurance for a death in the family
Does travel insurance cover a death in the family?
Travel insurance for cancer patients
Our guide on travel cover for cancer patients
Travel insurance for couples
How couples can save money on their travel insurance
Travel insurance for over-65s
Compare over-65s travel insurance
Travel insurance for over-70s
Compare over-70s travel insurance
Travel insurance for over-75s
Compare over-75s travel insurance
Travel insurance for over-80s
Compare over-80s travel insurance
Travel insurance for over-85s
Compare over-85s travel insurance
Travel insurance for pensioners
Buying travel insurance when you’re a pensioner
Travel insurance guide
Travel insurance: a must-read guide
Travel insurance with medical cover
Medical cover for your travels
Trekking and hiking travel insurance
Travel insurance for trekking and hiking
UK Global Health Insurance Card
Find out about the new GHIC that replaces the EHIC
Unaccompanied minors travel insurance
Insurance for children travelling alone
Under 16 Travel Insurance
Compare under 16s travel insurance cover
Under-18s travel insurance
All you need to know about travel insurance for children
Volcanic ash
Find a travel insurance policy that covers volcanic ash
Volunteers travel insurance
What is volunteers insurance?
Water sports travel insurance
Why you need holiday insurance for water sports
Winter sports travel insurance
Compare winter sports travel insurance
Worldwide travel insurance
Compare worldwide travel insurance policies