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About Essential Travel Ltd

Essential Travel is a specialist travel insurance company. We have been established for 7 years and now insure over 350,000 people per year traveling to hundreds of worldwide destinations.

Essential Travel is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Essential Travel Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 4331342 Registered Office: Essential Travel Ltd, Thomas Cook Business Park, Coningsby Road, Peterborough, PE3 8SB

Arranging your travel insurance with Essential Travel is quick and easy, whether it's worldwide holiday insurance or European winter sports travel insurance. Our web site has been carefully designed to make the booking process quick, simple and to provide you with the information you need to buy the right policy.

Why book Travel Insurance with EssentialTravel.co.uk?

• We cover you for medical expenses, personal liability, legal assistance, scheduled airline failure, redundancy cover, holiday cancellation, lost luggage and much, much more.
• Choose from Single Trip Travel Insurance, Annual Travel Insurance, Ski Insurance, Backpackers Travel Insurance policies as well as Over 55s Travel Insurance, Family Travel Insurance and our brand new Superior Travel Insurance giving you higher cover, lower excesses and holiday protection if the airline you"re travelling with goes bust!
• Our comprehensive online medical screening ensures you get the perfect level of protection for your individual health requirements.
• 24/7 access to your Policy Wording via My Account - our secure automated customer services centre - in case you need to make any changes!
• Instant policy confirmation sent via email and the option to request confirmation by SMS or post in our booking process.
• Fully encrypted secure online payment system.
• Our fully comprehensive policies are safe, secure, and underwritten by White Horse Insurance Ireland Ltd.

Making a Travel Insurance Booking

Book online in 3 easy steps for instant cover even if you are travelling the same day. If you are not happy with your policy we will give you a full refund within 14 days of receipt of the policy (providing the policy start date has not yet been reached and there are no pending claims).

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