TRAVEL INSURANCE

Make Travel Insurance Your Priority!

Travel Insurance is arguably one of the most important arrangements that you’ll make for your trip, which is why we’ve made Travel Insurance a mandatory requirement for anyone participating in one of our programmes.

We’ve teamed up with Endsleigh to offer our travellers great travel insurance at affordable prices, with a policy specifically designed to cater to our travellers needs whilst taking part in one of our programmes.

Travellers Worldwide is an appointed representative of Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. This can be checked on the FSA register by visiting its website at: www.fsa.gov.uk

GAP YEAR POLICY

The Gap Year Policy has three options to choose from:  

  1. Activity – for travellers who will be participating in various sports & activities.

  2. Volunteer – for our travellers who will be working as volunteers.

  3. Work Abroad – for our travellers who will be working.

Benefits of the Gap Year Policy...

  • Comes with over 90 activities covered as standard!
  • Allows you to add still more cover for more adventurous activities, such as…White Water Rafting (up to grade 4), Trekking (up to 6,000m), Scuba Diving (up to 40m) and many many more.
  • Covers you for cancellation or curtailment charges, personal accident, emergency medical expenses, overseas legal expenses, personal money, passport and documents, baggage and personal liability.

This is only a summary of the cover provided. The full policy document can be read in full on Endsleigh’s website, which can be accessed by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

The Gap Year Policy is available to anyone who is:

  • Aged between 16 – 65 years of age*

  • Resident in the UK or EU

FOR INSURANCE CLICK ON THE RELEVANT LINK BELOW:

UK Residents – Click Here! 

EU Residents – Click Here!

ARE YOU AGED BETWEEN EITHER 16-18 OR 55-65?

If you are aged between either 16-18 or 55-65 – please click here to read important advice before applying for your insurance.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:

  • You are solely responsible for ensuring that the insurance policy is right for you and that it meets all your needs.

  • It is advisable to take out your travel insurance at the time of booking your trip as cover will commence for pre-departure cancellation from the policy issue date. This will, therefore, provide cover should you have to cancel your trip for an insured reason such illness or serious accident preventing you from travelling.

  • Check that the cover provided in your travel insurance policy is appropriate for your TWW Programme, for your wider travel itinerary, and for any other requirements as might be applicable.

  • Take time to familiarise yourself with the policy wording - paying particular attention to any limitations, exclusions, and the section on ‘how to make a claim’.

  • Keep your insurance details with you at all times.

  • Travel Insurance is a mandatory requirement for participation in a TWW Programme.

  • As part of the application process, you are required to provide us with the following information:

  1. the name of the insurance company

  2. the policy number

  3. the period of cover (i.e. the policy start & finish dates)

  4. the 24 hour medical emergency telephone number

  • Where TWW has provided information and/or assistance on travel insurance it is provided for general guidance only and must not be seen to constitute advice or recommendation. For up-to-date expert advice & guidance we recommend that you check direct with the insurer.

  • TWW cannot be held responsible for, nor accept any liability for, any failure whatsoever in relation to travel insurance, or lack of.



 

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