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Backpacker travel insurance

Year long cover for travelling and working abroad

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Our Gold level of travel insurance gives you:
  • Up to 365 days of cover.
  • Emergency assistance available 24/7, 365 days a year.
  • Personal accident cover up to £10,000.
  • Emergency medical expenses up to £15,000,000.
  • Cancellation cover up to £5,000 per person.
  • Free access to an English speaking doctor while abroad.

And unlike some backpacker policies, our travel insurance allows you 3 return trips home for up to 31 days without voiding your policy or charging you extra.
Plus you're covered for casual jobs abroad, including bar work and fruit picking subject to adding the relevant additional sports and activity pack to your policy, so you can earn some extra money.
You can add cover for existing medical conditions when you enter your details.
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Star rated travel insurance

  • Fairer Finance Travel Insurance 5 stars
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Fairer Finance has awarded AA Travel Insurance a 5 Star Rating for the Silver and Gold cover levels. Fairer Finance is a research and ratings agency that looks to help consumers make more informed decisions, and which encourages financial services businesses to compete on more than price. The Star Ratings are designed to give customers an idea of the quality of a product they're thinking about buying.

AA Travel Insurance, a brand name of Automobile Association Insurance Services Limited (AAIS), is sold, administered and underwritten by AXA Insurance UK plc. Registered office: 5 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1AD. Registered in England number 78950. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 202312. Calls may be monitored and recorded.

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