Journeywise.co.uk

Advantages: quick online facility, tailor your insurance to your needs, efficient back up
Disadvantages: not much

In these ‘war-torn’ and terrorist threatened times, it’s more important than ever to ensure you have Insurance when travelling abroad. OK So maybe the days are behind us when you had to take out the Travel Agents recommended (and stipulated) Insurance in order to get that great deal on a holiday, but plenty of companies charge way too much for cover. I’ve been going on holiday abroad for well over 20 years now. I’ve ...
...– never once! So why do we have to have them? Peace of mind, of course, because as sure as eggs are eggs, the one time you travel ‘uninsured’ that’s when you’ll have an accident, or fall seriously ill, or lose all your valuables and luggage…or of course, worse. I used to work in a Bank many years ago and would take the Staff discount and go with the Bank’s own brand policy. Then after various companies taken ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, cheap, quick and delivers a great product at a great price
Disadvantages: Some people may be suspicious of online insurance policies

I would thoroughly recommend Journeywise if you need travel insurance in a hurry. You can easily obtain an instant quotation for an individual, couple or family by going to their website www.journeywise.co.uk . There is no obligation to purchase and quotes can be easily re-worked using the ‘Back’ button on the web browser to enable comparison of various options. Journeywise provide both single trip and multiple trip insurance cover, for ...
...as well. Initially I was a bit confused by the difference between ‘Supercover’ and ‘Economy Cover’ but this is actually quite well explained on the website. Basically, Supercover provides more cash benefits in the event of a claim, for example £10 million for medical expenses as opposed to £1 million for Economy Cover, £1 million rather than £500,000 for repatriation, £2 million for personal liability rather than £1 million ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: none that I can see

Now some of you might be aware that I'm finally going to get to meet a very dear online friend when I attend her wedding in Pittsburgh this May. Flights have been booked and next in line was that all important travel insurance. The bargain hunter in me wanted some thing very cheap but not stingy on the cover. Especially not on that miss departure cover - the eternal pessimist in me has this phobia about missing planes,trains and other forms of transportation. ...
...if I'm not sitting waiting at the Station some 30 minutes before departure. For anyone who has to use Kings Cross Station the cappuccino in the pub isn't too bad! After hunting on Google, I got quotes for the 11 days varying from £63 to £24,with some great cover and some laughable cover. I was nearly going to give up when I thought one last click and went to take a look at www.journeywise.co.uk. Journeywise is a UK based company, trading under ... Read review