backpackers
Insurance industry must do more to help young travellers get necessary cover
Reviewing our backpacker product recently, we found that the average cost of medical claims has increased from £370 to £750 in the last two...
New ash cloud prompts Qantas to extend flight ban
Australia's Qantas Airways extended its ban on flights to and from Europe for another 24 hours on Tuesday, as hopes of a quick resolution...
Ash cloud leaves European backpackers stuck in Australia
Hundreds of European backpackers remained stranded in Australia on Monday, many low on funds, as travel mayhem from the Iceland volcano extended right around...
Thai Backpackers top travel insurance claim list
Backpackers taking trips to Thailand top the list of those making travel insurance claims, it was revealed today.
Claims following Thailand visits account for 22%...
One in eight young backpackers has been a victim of theft
As recently-finished A-level and university students embark on their gap years, worrying new figures released today by InsureandGo, the travel insurance provider, reveal that...
