Backpacker Travel Insurance
Backpackers Travel Insurance is ideal for young travellers looking to cover an extended trip abroad when the budget is tight. Travel Insurance Direct Ireland's Discovery policy is a comprehensive policy offering students and young
people a cheap travel insurance policy for trips of up to 18 months.
What does this insurance cover?
- Emergency Medical Expenses
including Emergency Assistance Services, Medical Emergency Repatriation*.
- Baggage Cover
When included, covers clothes, bags and other personal belongings including specified
valuables. This includes cover for baggage delay and emergency passport
and passport replacement cover.
- Cancellation / Curtailment
Covers you if you have to cancel or cut your holiday short due to the death or
serious illness or injury of a close member of the family or travelling
companion.
- Exam Failure Insurance
Additional specified expenses if you have to return home to retake
a failed exam.
- Holiday Abandonment or Delayed Departure
If you have to abandon your holiday, or if miss your departure due
to an unannounced strike, adverse weather or breakdown in public
transport.
- Winter Sports - On or Off Piste.
Optional cover for medical expenses due to winter sports accidents and cover for ski and snowboard equipment,
piste closure, etc.
See Ski Season Insurance.
Plus more...
Full details of what is and what is not covered for can be found in the policy wording.
* Claims in respect of you possessing return travel tickets are not covered which may affect medical emergency repatriation.
