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Your insurance at a glance

We hope that you have a holiday to remember - for all the right reasons! But just in case anything does go wrong, Virgin Travel Insurance gives you top notch cover backed up by our excellent 24/7 service. The cover is offered through Virgin Money and provided by UK Insurance Limited.

It covers all the usual things you’d expect, like personal possessions, emergency medical and travel expenses abroad, legal help, and compensation if your holiday is cancelled or cut short.

Premiums

Premium Table
Adults
(18-65)
Seniors
(66+)
Infants*
(0-2)
Children*
(3-17)
Standard Single Trip Insurance
Up to 5 days £37.00 £72.00 FREE £23.00
Up to 9 days £40.00 £78.00 FREE £26.00
Up to 17 days £45.00 £90.00 FREE £27.00
Up to 25 days £59.00 £115.00 FREE £39.00

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

Premiums - Adventurous activities single trip cover

Premium Table
Adults
(18-65)
Seniors
(66+)
Children*
(6-17)
Standard Single Trip Insurance
Up to 5 days £67.00 £102.00 £53.00
Up to 9 days £70.00 £108.00 £56.00
Up to 17 days £75.00 £120.00 £57.00
Up to 25 days £89.00 £145.00 £69.00

For details of the Adventurous Activities Cover, please contact our Reservations Team on 0844 573 0088.

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

Please note that quad biking over 125ccs is NOT included in this cover. Winter Sports cover is also available, if you would like to add this to your booking, please contact our Reservations Team on 0844 573 0088.

Optional Cover

For prices and to add this to your booking please contact our reservations team.

Par for the course

Our optional golf cover includes damaged, lost or stolen golf equipment and loss of green fees. Plus there’s a special hole-in-one insurance covering the cost of a round of celebration drinks at the 19th hole if you do have a stroke of luck off the tee! - Cost: £10 per person supplement

On the Piste

If you're skiing, snowboarding or the like, you can choose to include our winter sports cover. This includes things like damaged, lost or stolen equipment, piste closure and medical expenses. Cost: £20 per person supplement

Getting hitched without the hitches

If you’re jetting off to get married, you can add this to your travel insurance for extra peace of mind. It covers things like loss, theft or damage to your wedding clothes, and loss of rings, gifts, photos and video footage of your big day. Cost: £15 per couple supplement

If any of these features sound right for you, please complete your booking and then email our reservations team so they can add this to your holiday.

Your Insurance Summary


Cover
Excess
Standard
Gold
Section A
Personal Possessions up to £1,500 per insured person
£35
Nil
Single article limit £250
Valuables limit £400
Section B
Replacing your personal possessions in an emergency up to £150 per insured person
Nil
Nil
Section C
Personal money up to £500 per insured person
£35
Nil
Emergency cash advance up to £100 per insured Adult
Nil
Nil
Cash or bank notes up to £250 per insured person
£35
Nil
Section D
Emergency medical and travel expenses abroad up to £10,000,000 per insured person
£35 out-patient treatment claims
Nil
Hospital benefit £20 per day, up to £600
Nil
Nil
Section E
Cancellation of a journey up to £5,000 per insured person
£35
Nil
Section F
Curtailment of a journey up to £5,000 per insured person
£35
Nil
Catastrophe cover up to £500
Nil
Nil
Section G
Personal accident  
Nil
Nil
Benefit one £30,000
Benefit two £30,000
Section H
Personal liability up to £2,000,000
£35
Nil
Section I
Delayed or missed departure  
Delayed departure/arrival up to £100 per insured person (£25, 8 hours)
Nil
Nil
Abandonment up to £5,000 per insured person
£35
Nil
If you miss your departure up to £600 Europe (£1,000 worldwide)
Nil
Nil
Section J
Loss of passport / driving licence up to £250 per insured person
Nil
Nil
Section K
Legal assistance up to £25,000 per insured person (£50,000 max)
Nil
Nil
Section L
Hi-jack and mugging benefit  
Nil
Nil
Hi-jack up to £1,000 per insured person
Mugging £50 per insured person
Section M
Pet-Care up to £250
Nil
Nil
Section N
Home-Care up to £250
Nil
Nil

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


Cover
Excess
Standard
Gold
Section O
Golf equipment optional up to £1,500 per insured person
£35
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
Section P
Wedding cover optional  
£35
Nil
Wedding attire up to £1,000 per couple
Wedding rings up to £500 per couple (£250 each)
Wedding valuables up to £750 per couple
Section Q
Winter sports equipment optional up to £400 per person
£35
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 above sections of cover are subject to the terms and conditions of the policy wording. It is important to read your policy wording carefully it 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. If in doubt, please call the Medical Screening Line on 0870 240 5148.

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, after 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 under the policy.

Virgin Travel Insurance is underwritten by UK Insurance Limited, The Wharf, Neville Street, Leeds, LSI 4AZ which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Conditions apply


To view the the travel insurance document in full, please click here

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