Single Trip Travel Insurance

Single Trip Travel Insurance

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Best for that one off trip
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Policy Information

Single Trip Travel Insurance

A Postcard single trip policy is great for anyone going on a one-off trip. Whether you’re going somewhere nice and hot, or somewhere nice and cold, or somewhere nice and in between.

Two levels of cover to choose from:

For trips that last three days, to trips that last three months.
No excesses, No jargon. No surprises hidden in small print.
Cancellation, personal possession cover, personal liability and £10m of medical expenses all covered as standard.
Convenient 24/7 access to a UK-based GP at any time during your trip
Special discount if you’re covered with someone else - as family, couple or group.

Cover Levels

Postcard Travel Insurance offers customers two levels of cover to suit whatever type of trip you are planning to take. Whether you choose the Classic or Premier policy, you can view all of the levels of cover we offer below.

What's Included

Classic

Policy excess

£0

COVID Cover

Included - please click here for more information

If you are unable to go on your trip

Your chosen amount

If your end supplier fails before you leave home

£3,000

If your arrival at your trip destination is delayed

£300

If you miss your departure

£1,000

If you miss your connection

£1,000

If you decide to abandon your travel plans

Your chosen amount

If you need emergency medical treatment abroad

£10,000,000

If you incur additional emergency expenses abroad

£2,500

If you need to be brought home

£500,000

If you are buried or cremated abroad

£5,000

If you need to replace your prescribed medication

£500

If you are in a public hospital or confined to your trip accommodation

£1,000

If you need family support

£2,000

If you need emergency treatment in your home country

£2,000

If you have to cut your trip short

Your chosen amount

If your checked-in baggage is delayed

£250

If your valuables are lost or stolen

£1,000

If your electrical items & accessories are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£1,000

If your gadgets are lost or stolen

£1,000

If your gadgets are accidentally damaged

£1,000

If your accessories are accidentally lost or stolen at the same time as your gadget

£250

If your other possessions are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£250

If your cash is lost or stolen

£3,000

If you need emergency travel documents

£250

If you are held legally liable for injury or damage

£250

If you are killed, injured or disabled following an accident

£1,000,000

If you are the victim of a criminal assault during your trip

£15,000

If you need legal advice

£2,500

If a force majeure event occurs while you are away

£25,000

If you incur additional costs because your return to your home country is delayed

£2,000

If your end supplier fails whilst you are on your trip

£1,000

What's Included

Premier

Policy excess

£0

COVID Cover

Included - please click here for more information

If you are unable to go on your trip

Your chosen amount

If your end supplier fails before you leave home

£7,500

If your arrival at your trip destination is delayed

£600

If you miss your departure

£1,500

If you miss your connection

£1,500

If you decide to abandon your travel plans

Your chosen amount

If you need emergency medical treatment abroad

£10,000,000

If you incur additional emergency expenses abroad

£5,000

If you need to be brought home

£500,000

If you are buried or cremated abroad

£5,000

If you need to replace your prescribed medication

£500

If you are in a public hospital or confined to your trip accommodation

£1,000

If you need family support

£2,000

If you need emergency treatment in your home country

£2,000

If you have to cut your trip short

Your chosen amount

If your checked-in baggage is delayed

£500

If your valuables are lost or stolen

£2,000

If your electrical items & accessories are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£2,000

If your gadgets are lost or stolen

£2,000

If your gadgets are accidentally damaged

£2,000

If your accessories are accidentally lost or stolen at the same time as your gadget

£500

If your other possessions are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£500

If your cash is lost or stolen

£5,000

If you need emergency travel documents

£750

If you are held legally liable for injury or damage

£500

If you are killed, injured or disabled following an accident

£5,000,000

If you are the victim of a criminal assault during your trip

£25,000

If you need legal advice

£5,000

If a force majeure event occurs while you are away

£50,000

If you incur additional costs because your return to your home country is delayed

£2,000

If your end supplier fails whilst you are on your trip

£2,000

What's Included

Another Cover

Policy excess

£1,000

COVID Cover

£1,000

If you are unable to go on your trip

If your end supplier fails before you leave home

If your arrival at your trip destination is delayed

If you miss your departure

If you miss your connection

If you decide to abandon your travel plans

If you need emergency medical treatment abroad

If you incur additional emergency expenses abroad

If you need to be brought home

If you are buried or cremated abroad

If you need to replace your prescribed medication

If you are in a public hospital or confined to your trip accommodation

If you need family support

If you need emergency treatment in your home country

If you have to cut your trip short

If your checked-in baggage is delayed

If your valuables are lost or stolen

If your electrical items & accessories are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

If your gadgets are lost or stolen

If your gadgets are accidentally damaged

If your accessories are accidentally lost or stolen at the same time as your gadget

If your other possessions are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

If your cash is lost or stolen

If you need emergency travel documents

If you are held legally liable for injury or damage

If you are killed, injured or disabled following an accident

If you are the victim of a criminal assault during your trip

If you need legal advice

If a force majeure event occurs while you are away

If you incur additional costs because your return to your home country is delayed

If your end supplier fails whilst you are on your trip

Activity Packs

Single Trip Travel Insurance

Below you can find an extensive list of the activities we provide cover for free of charge (listed under Standard Activities), plus the activities which will require payment of an additional premium (Options 2- 8). Please note, we also offer a winter sports extension and a sports equipment extension which offer additional cover for sports trips.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide cover for any activity if:

you do not hold the appropriate license or certificate
it involves manual labour
it is a professional event

Please Note: Whilst we can cover most activities, you will not be covered under the ‘If you are held legally liable for injury or damage’ section of the policy wording for any activity:

where you are in control of a motorised vehicle;
involving the use of a weapon;
involving a contact sport.

Policy Wordings

If you would like to view our policy wordings, you are able to find them here. Simply choose the correct policy type and match this up to the date that you bought your policy.

If you have any questions about the cover offered, simply contact us and we will be happy to help.

Policy Wordings

01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021

Classic

Premier

Staycation Plus

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

Staycation Plus IPID

Terms of Business & How we use your Personal Information

24/09/2020 - 31/12/2020

Classic

Premier

Staycation Plus

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

Staycation Plus IPID

Terms of Business & How we use your Personal Information

13/08/2020 - 24/09/2020

Classic

Premier

Staycation Plus

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

Staycation Plus IPID

14/03/2020 - 12/08/2020

Classic

Premier

Staycation Plus

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

Staycation Plus IPID

01/01/2020 - 13/03/2020

Classic

Premier

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

06/10/2019 - 31/12/2019

Classic

Premier

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

01/05/2019 - 05/10/2019

Classic

Premier

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

01/01/2019 - 30/04/2019

Classic

Premier

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

02/01/2018 - 31/12/2018

Classic

Premier

Classic IPID

Premier IPID

01/02/2017 - 01/01/2018

Standard

Premier

Platinum

Single Trip Travel Insurance

A Postcard single trip policy is great for anyone going on a one-off trip. Whether you’re going somewhere nice and hot, or somewhere nice and cold, or somewhere nice and in between.

Two levels of cover to choose from:

For trips that last three days, to trips that last three months.
No excesses, No jargon. No surprises hidden in small print.
Cancellation, personal possession cover, personal liability and £10m of medical expenses all covered as standard.
Convenient 24/7 access to a UK-based GP at any time during your trip
Special discount if you’re covered with someone else - as family, couple or group.

Medical Conditions Covered

We’ll ask you about any medical conditions you might have…
…but we cover 5,000 of them, often for nothing extra to pay.
100% confidentiality – we’ll never speak about your medical conditions to anyone else unless you ask us to.
Our team are friendly, empathetic and expert.
We don’t like saying we can’t cover so if your conditions are more complex, you can talk directly to an underwriter.

Additional Cover

If our standard cover isn’t enough for your trip, you can upgrade to include additional bits, such as;

Simply add this additional cover on when you’re going through your quote.

Medical Conditions Covered
Additional Cover

Medical Conditions Covered

We’ll ask you about any medical conditions you might have…
…but we cover 5,000 of them, often for nothing extra to pay.
100% confidentiality – we’ll never speak about your medical conditions to anyone else unless you ask us to.
Our team are friendly, empathetic and expert.
We don’t like saying we can’t cover so if your conditions are more complex, you can talk directly to an underwriter.

Policy Enhancements

If our standard cover isn’t enough for your trip, you can upgrade to include additional bits, such as;

Simply add this additional cover on when you’re going through your quote.

Buying with Postcard

15% Online Discount

14 Day Cooling Off Period

Cover for Medical Conditions

24/7 Emergency Medical Assistance

UK Based Customer Service

Cover Levels

What's Included

Classic

Premier

Another Cover

Policy excess

£0

£1,000

COVID Cover

Included - please click here for more information

£1,000

If you are unable to go on your trip

Your chosen amount

If your end supplier fails before you leave home

£3,000

£7,500

If your arrival at your trip destination is delayed

£300

£600

If you miss your departure

£1,000

£1,500

If you miss your connection

£1,000

£1,500

If you decide to abandon your travel plans

Your chosen amount

If you need emergency medical treatment abroad

£10,000,000

If you incur additional emergency expenses abroad

£2,500

£5,000

If you need to be brought home

£500,000

If you are buried or cremated abroad

£5,000

If you need to replace your prescribed medication

£500

If you are in a public hospital or confined to your trip accommodation

£1,000

If you need family support

£2,000

If you need emergency treatment in your home country

£2,000

If you have to cut your trip short

Your chosen amount

If your checked-in baggage is delayed

£250

£500

If your valuables are lost or stolen

£1,000

£2,000

If your electrical items & accessories are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£1,000

£2,000

If your gadgets are lost or stolen

£1,000

£2,000

If your gadgets are accidentally damaged

£1,000

£2,000

If your accessories are accidentally lost or stolen at the same time as your gadget

£250

£500

If your other possessions are lost, stolen or accidentally damaged

£250

£500

If your cash is lost or stolen

£3,000

£5,000

If you need emergency travel documents

£250

£750

If you are held legally liable for injury or damage

£250

£500

If you are killed, injured or disabled following an accident

£1,000,000

£5,000,000

If you are the victim of a criminal assault during your trip

£15,000

£25,000

If you need legal advice

£2,500

£5,000

If a force majeure event occurs while you are away

£25,000

£50,000

If you incur additional costs because your return to your home country is delayed

£2,000

If your end supplier fails whilst you are on your trip

£1,000

£2,000