Insurance overview

Your insurance at a glance

In the spirit of leaving you nothing to worry about when you choose to travel with us, we can offer you our own travel insurance, so that you can embark on your holiday with total peace of mind.

Our insurance covers everything you'd expect, plus you can add on options to cover yourself for more adventurous holidays, winter sports holidays, golfing holidays or even if you're planning to get married.

Our travel insurance costs from just £29* and for every adult premium paid, one of your children aged 3-17 can be insured for FREE. This excludes optional Adventurous activity, (Standard and Gold cover) which is available upon payment of a supplementary premium. Please contact your Travel Guru for more details on additional insurance prices or to book your travel insurance with us. *Based on an adult single trip cover for up to 5 days.

Premiums - standard single trip insurance
Period of cover Adults (18-65 + 1 child FREE) Seniors (66+) Infants* (0-2) Family**
Up to 5 days £29.00 £58.00 FREE £73.00
Up to 9 days £38.00 £76.00 FREE £91.00
Up to 17 days £47.00 £94.00 FREE £109.00
Up to 25 days £57.00 £114.00 FREE £129.00

*Infant rates only apply if accompanied by an insured adult under the same level of cover.

**Family Insurance includes two adults and all children (including foster children) aged 17 and under if in full time education. All persons must live at the same address. Each adult can travel independently, however all insured children must travel with at least one of the insured adults. Separate child rates available on request.

Your insurance options

The following table displays a summary of the insurance we provide. Note that you can add options to this standard cover by contacting our reservations team.

Standard Insurance coverage Excess
Section Item covered Cover Standard Gold
A Personal Possessions up to £1,500 per insured person £50 Nil
Single article limit £250
Valuables limit £400
B Replacing your personal possessions in an emergency up to £150 per insured person Nil Nil
C Personal money up to £500 per insured person £50 Nil
Emergency cash advance up to £100 per insured Adult Nil Nil
Cash or bank notes up to £250 per insured person £50 Nil
D Emergency medical and travel expenses abroad up to £10,000,000 per insured person £50 Nil
Hospital benefit £20 per day, up to £600 Nil Nil
E Cancellation of a journey up to £5,000 per insured person £50 Nil
F Curtailment of a journey up to £5,000 per insured person £50 Nil
Catastrophe cover up to £500 Nil Nil
G Personal accident up to £30,000 Nil Nil
H Personal liability up to £2,000,000 £50 Nil
I Delayed or missed departure up to £100 per insured person (£25, 8 hours) Nil Nil
Delayed departure/arrival
Abandonment up to £5,000 per insured person £50 Nil
If you miss your departure up to £600 Europe (£1,000 worldwide) Nil Nil
J Loss of passport / driving licence up to £250 per insured person Nil Nil
K Legal assistance up to £25,000 per insured person (£50,000 max) Nil Nil
L Hi-jack and mugging benefit up to £1,000 per insured person Nil Nil
Hi-jack
Mugging £50 per insured person
M Pet-Care up to £250 Nil Nil
N Home-Care up to £250 Nil Nil

Optional cover

The following optional cover can be added by contacting our reservations team:

Excess
Section Items covered Cover Standard Gold
O Golf equipment optional up to £1,500 per insured person £50 Nil
Single article limit £250
Essential replacement items up to £450 per insured person Nil Nil
Hole-in-one-cover up to £75 per insured person
Loss of green fees up to £200 per insured person
P Wedding cover optional up to £1,000 per couple £50 Nil
Wedding attire
Wedding rings up to £500 per couple (£250 each)
Wedding valuables up to £750 per couple
Q Winter sports equipment optional up to £400 per person £50 Nil
Single article limit £250
Essential replacement items up to £90 Nil Nil
Loss of pass of fees up to £225 per insured person
Piste closure up to £250 per insured person

Important information about your policy

All of the sections of cover are subject to the terms and conditions of the policy wording. It is very important to read your policy wording carefully to make sure that the cover is suitable for you. The wording gives full details of what is and is not covered and the conditions of cover. If you would like to read the full policy wording, see below.

This insurance contains restrictions regarding pre-existing medical conditions affecting you, the people you are travelling with and other people on whom the trip depends.

There are conditions and exclusions, which apply to the sections of cover as well as the whole policy. There are limits that apply to sections of cover, some sections require inner limits such as single article limit and valuables limit within the personal possessions section.

Excesses apply to some sections of the standard policy.

Reasonable care must be taken to protect yourself and your property, as you would if you were not insured.

We will always endeavour to offer all our customers the highest levels of customer service. However, in the event that you are unhappy with the service, there is a complaints process in place.

If within 14 days of taking out your policy you decide it doesn't meet your needs, you can return it and get a full refund, as long as you have not travelled or registered a claim or intend to make a claim under this policy.

The cover is underwritten by Elvia Travel Insurance International N.V (Netherlands) and is administered in the UK by Mondial Assistance (UK) Limited. Registered in England No. 1710361. Registered office Mondial House, 102 George Street, Croydon CR9 1AJ. Mondial Assistance (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Elvia is authorised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) in the Netherlands and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business.

Elvia follow the Financial Ombudsman Service code of conduct for complaints and is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if the firm is unable to meet its claims.

View the travel insurance document in full

The above insurance document is downloadable as a PDF file which can be viewed using Adobe® Reader® which you can download from Adobe.

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