Backpacker Travel Insurance News Blog

Thousands of school leavers will be about to embark on the what’s becoming an almost mandatory gap-year experience. It is estimated that young travellers will have to fork out between £3,000 and £4,000 to cover the average cost of a gap year, but careful preparation is the key to curbing expenditure.

One of the most important financial purchases will be travel insurance, to protect against the costs of falling ill in a foreign country and losing possessions. “The biggest concern is that 25 per cent of those who travel are either uninsured or underinsured,” says Tom Griffiths, the founder of Gapyear.com.

Insurance for gap-year travel is offered as a separate policy and will often be referred to as backpacker cover. Although annual travel policies are designed to provide a year’s worth of travel cover, there is a limit (usually 30 days) on how long each trip can last. A specialised backpacker policy, on the other hand, will cover the holder for a set period of continuous travel, whether three, six, 12 or 18 months.

A British backpacker has been killed on a beach in Australia after the vehicle he was travelling in swerved to avoid an incoming wave and rolled 160 feet.

Ian Davy, 22, from West Yorkshire, along with an Italian woman died in the crash on Fraser Island in Queensland.

Eleven European tourists were in the Toyota Landcruiser when it lost control on 75 Mile beach.

Despite the financial woes of the World currently, budget travellers are still out there and spending money, albeit less than many other types of tourist.

However tourists that spend a little is better than ones that dont spend at all, particularly in poor countries like Indonesia.

Many Expats these days are living in places like Southeast with only very basic travel insurance or no insurance at all and there is a demand for affordable medical cover.

World Nomads have announced that they are going to provide a product that is aimed at the expat market more than their traditional backpacker market.

When we have further news we will report on it here.

Downunder Insurance offer Cheap Insurance to residents and citizens of the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

You must be 55 years of age or under at the time of departure to purchase a Downunder Insurance Policy.

Downunder Insurance have been in business for more than 15 years, and are a name you can trust.

Link to Downunder Insurance > 

World Nomads are about to release new health insurance aimed at long term travellers and expats. The insurance could be called working nomads.

World nomads are one of the most competitive travel insurers out there and offer many different types of policy!

If you are looking for no nonsense travel insurance for backpackers then look no further than Worldnomads!

WorldNomads travel insurance review

There are a number of travel insurance websites that we would like to tell you about.

Travel Insurance for the Over 80s - this site is for the UK pensioner and lists many travel insurance providers.

Travel Insurance Finder - Find travel insurance from students to over 65s

Travel Insurance over 70 - over70.co.uk

If you are looking for cover that goes that little extra then you may want to check out STA.

They have a nice little add-on whereby they will fly you home and then back to your destination in case of emergency which is pretty neat.

This is particularly useful if you have an older loved one who is not very well.

STA TRAVEL INSURANCE 

Adventure Travel Insurance - World Nomads
Adventure Travel is becoming more and more popular as people turn away from traditional package holidays in search of more adventure.

There are a number of adventure travel insurance providers that we recommend but one stands out from the pack for having excellent adventure travel insurance coverage.

If you want to know more about World Nomads Adventure Travel insurance then follow the link below.

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