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What'S long stay travel insurance?
Long stay travel insurance means you’re able to travel for a longer period of time on one travel insurance policy, which is ideal if you’re going backpacking, have a holiday home or you just fancy a long holiday. Many standard policies only provide cover for up to a month’s travel.
If you’re under 65 we’ll cover you for up to 366 days – yes, that's over a year! So whether you're off backpacking or taking an extended holiday, you're covered. We’ll also give you a 15% discount if you buy online too.
If you’re under 65 we’ll cover you for up to 366 days – yes, that's over a year! So whether you're off backpacking or taking an extended holiday, you're covered. We’ll also give you a 15% discount if you buy online too.
Why choose long stay travel insurance?
Going on a gap year, backpacking around the world or taking an extended break? Our long stay travel insurance is ideal
- If you’re under 65, we'll cover you for up to 366 days away
- If you're aged 65 - 79 years old we'll cover you for up to 90 days away
- If you're 80 or over we'll cover you for up to 31 days away
- Worldwide cover that insures you to travel anywhere in the world
- We’ll cover a number of different activities from hot air balloon rides to scuba diving, to make it a trip of a lifetime
so, what's covered with our long stay travel insurance?
We've got you covered, so you can concentrate on the fun stuff... like where to go and what to get up to
Very clear - easy to input info and also understand what was covered by policy. Price was v competitive - also discount given as car insurance is also with LV Excellent to have insurance that covers my medical conditions
Our Essential policy includes the following:
- Up to £5,000 holiday cancellation cover
If your holiday is cancelled, cut short or your any activities and excursions are called off for a reason you can't control (like illness) - No upper age limit on travel
Age is just a number, right? - 24-hour emergency helpline
You can call us to make a claim from wherever you are. You can also claim online 24/7 too. - Travel insurance with coronavirus cover
If you test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), we'll cover your medical and repatriation costs. Find out what's covered with our coronavirus cover - All pre-existing medical conditions considered
Just make sure you let us know about them when you set up your policy
Our Defaqto 5 Star rated Premier policy includes all of the above plus all of this:
- Cover for delays and cancellations after 24 hours
From bad weather to terrorism, ash clouds to strikes... basically, all the things we can’t control - Up to £1,000 if you miss your pre-booked transport
Things like missing your flight because of a delayed train... it happens, but we'll sort it - Up to £10,000 cancellation cover
This covers you if you have to cancel your holiday, cut it short or cancel any activities or excursions for a reason completely out of your hands (like illness)