Single Trip Travel Insurance

Depending on how often you travel, you should decide between taking out a Single Trip or Annual insurance policy. Single Trip holiday insurance is the best form of cover if you only plan on going away once in the near future.

But if you’re thinking of going away twice or more in a calendar year, it may be worth choosing an Annual travel insurance policy. You’ll need insurance each time you go away, and it can be cheaper and less time consuming to take out one Annual policy, rather than multiple Single Trip policies.

When you take out Single Trip travel insurance, you can travel to multiple destinations, as long as your trip does not last longer than 180 days. Whether you’re looking for Single Trip worldwide travel insurance or Single Trip travel insurance for multiple countries in Europe, we have you covered. You can tailor our policies to suit your plans by selecting just the countries you are travelling to. 

Please note that you will not be covered if you travel to a country or region that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has advised against all travel or against all but essential travel. 

If you’re heading on holiday to Europe, Single Trip travel insurance is still important. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or the new Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) give you some basic medical cover, but you’ll need Single Trip holiday insurance too. Although both your EHIC or GHIC entitle you to either free or reduced medical costs (depending on how the health care system works in a particular country), it won’t cover you for everything. For example, if you have to be treated in a private hospital or need to be flown back to the UK in an emergency, you won’t be covered with an EHIC or GHIC card.

If you fall ill and need to pay for any medical care whilst you’re away, it could cost you thousands of pounds. But, Single Trip travel insurance will help cover these costs. 

Despite the UK leaving the EU in January 2021, the EHIC remains valid for UK holders until the expiry date of their card. However, once your EHIC has expired you will have to apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). The GHIC will take place of the EHIC and can be applied for and ordered now if you don't already own an EHIC.

• From 5th May 2021, we will no longer be able to offertravel insurance policies to cover people's pre-existing medical conditions. This is only a temporary measure while we make improvements to the booking engine of our website. Please keep an eye on the Allianz Assistance website in the future so you are aware when we are able to offer this additional cover again. Policies purchased before 5th May 2021 aren't affected and your cover won't change.