Are you more likely to get a good travel insurance deal online or on the high street? How do the well-known operators compare price-wise against using a site such as Confused.com? Well, we’ve gathered some prices, which you can see below – accurate as at 22 July 2010. We think the results speak for themselves:
Single Trip
| Journey type |
1 Adult between 18-54 travelling to Europe for 1 week |
Family of 4 travelling to Europe for 1 week |
Family of 4 travelling to USA for 2 weeks |
| Confused.com price |
£6.99 |
£15.95 |
£31.05 |
| Thomas Cook (Economy) |
£18.99 |
£35.99 |
£93.99 |
| Trail Finders Price |
£19.00 |
£57.00 |
£180.00 |
| STA Travel (GOLD - Standard) |
£18.00 |
£72.00 |
£264.00 |
| Largest potential saving |
£12.01 |
£56.05 |
£232.95 |
Annual Trip
| Journey Type |
1 Adult between 18-54 travelling to Europe |
Family of 4 travelling to Europe |
Family of 4 travelling to USA |
| Confused.com Price |
£27.89 |
£35.80 |
£49.90 |
| Thomas Cook (Traveller) |
£49.99 |
£74.99 |
£129.99 |
| Trail Finders Price |
£95.00 |
£144.00 |
£144.00 |
| STA Travel (GOLD - Standard) |
£82.00 |
£328.00 |
£508.00 |
| Largest potential saving |
£67.11 |
£292.20 |
£458.10 |
Details of Quotes through Confused.com, accurate as at 22 July 2010
Single Trip
1 Adult between 18-54 travelling to Europe for 1 week.
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Provided by: Multitrip.com
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical expenses £3,000,000, cancellation £2000, baggage total £750, excess £150
Family of 4 travelling to Europe for 1 week.
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Provided by: TopDog Insurance
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical expenses £10,000,000, cancellation £1250, baggage total £500, excess £150 (£50 medical excess, £50 cancellation excess, £50 baggage excess)
Family of 4 travelling to the USA for 2 weeks.
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Provided by - Your Travel Cover
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical expenses £5,000,000, cancellation £3000, baggage total £1500, excess £75
Annual Trip
1 Adult between 18-54 travelling to Europe.
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Provided by: Multitrip.com
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical expenses £3,000,000, cancellation £2000, baggage total £750, excess £150
Family of 4 travelling to Europe.
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Provided by: TopDog Insurance
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical expenses £10,000,000, cancellation £1250, baggage total £500, excess £150 (£50 medical excess, £50 cancellation excess, £50 baggage excess)
Family of 4 travelling to the USA.
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Provided by: TopDog Insurance
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Key Policy Benefits: Medical Expenses £10,000,000, cancellation £1250, baggage total £500, excess £150 (£50 medical excess, £50 cancellation excess, £50 baggage excess)
Key Policy Benefits through other travel operators
Thomas Cook prices accurate as at 22 July 2010 and are available on their website.
Economy: Medical expenses £3,000,000, cancellation £2,000, baggage total £500, excess £100
Traveller: Medical expenses £5,000,000, cancellation £5,000, baggage total £1500, excess £75
Trailfinders prices are accurate as at 22 July 2010 and can be found on their website.
Single Trip: Medical expenses £5,000,000, cancellation £5,000, personal effects £2,000
Annual Silver: Medical expenses £5,000,000, cancellation £2,000, personal effects £1,250
STA Travel prices are accurate at 22 July 2010 and can be found on their website.
Gold Standard: Medical expenses £2,000,000 cancellation £2,000, baggage £1,000, excess £100
