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Age is just a number – travel with confidence on your next holiday with award-winning over 70s travel insurance. With policies designed to protect you, it’s time for your next adventure.
- Cover for most pre-existing medical conditions
- Up to unlimited medical expenses
- 24 hour emergency helpline
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Why do I need over 70s travel insurance?
Travel insurance can cover you for things outside of your control, like unexpected medical bills, holiday cancellations or lost luggage.
Some insurance providers have age limits on their policies, so it can be harder to find the right cover if you’re over 70. But there’s no upper age limit on our policies – you can enjoy your well-earned break knowing we’re there if you need a helping hand.
Planning a longer trip? Long stay travel insurance covers you for up to 366 days*, so there’s no need to cut your trip short.
If you live with a medical condition, tailor your policy to suit your needs. Our guide to buying travel insurance explains what else you need to know when taking out a policy.
Take out your policy as soon as you book your trip so you can be covered for:
- Cancelling or cutting your holiday short
- Emergency medical expenses – with 24-hour support
- Travel delays and disruptions
- Lost or stolen baggage
- Lost or stolen cash
- COVID-19 Cover
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Why Choose Staysure?
Up to unlimited medical emergency expenses
Generous cancellation cover up to £10,000
We’ve given over 10m people peace of mind
Data covers Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Most pre-existing medical conditions covered
You’ll need to let us know about any pre-existing medical conditions when taking out travel insurance.
This is so you can travel with confidence, knowing that you have the right cover in place.
Stay in control of your account with My Staysure
You can make changes to your policy, online and in your own time with My Staysure.
We know you don’t always want to wait in call queues. So if you need to make changes, like updating traveller details or renewing a policy that isn’t changing, visit your My Staysure account.
You can also find some handy travel tips on our lifestyle page.
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- No upper age limit
- Best Company for Travel Insurance 2016-2022*
- Simple online quote process
- Flexible cover options to suit your needs
What's Covered?
| Basic | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Up to £5m |
| Cancellation | Up to £500 |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £500 |
| Baggage | Up to £300 |
| Travel delay | Up to £300 |
| Money and passport | Up to £300 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £129 |
| Comprehensive | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £5k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £5k |
| Baggage | Up to £2.5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £99 |
| Signature | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £10k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £10k |
| Baggage | Up to £5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £0 |
| Basic | Comprehensive | Signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Up to £5m | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £500 | Up to £5k | Up to £10k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £500 | Up to £5k | Up to £10k |
| Baggage | Up to £300 | Up to £2.5k | Up to £5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £300 | Up to £1.5k | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £300 | Up to £500 | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |||
| Excess | £129 | £99 | £0 |
These are just a few of the things our policy covers. For the ins and the outs, take a look at our policy wording.
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Optional extras
Cruise Plus Cover
- Add cover to your Comprehensive or Signature policy
Off on a cruise? This covers extras like not being able to dock at a scheduled port due to bad weather and cabin confinement.
Excess Waiver
- Cover included on a Signature policy
- Add cover to your Comprehensive policy
Add Excess Waiver to your policy and there’s no excess to pay for any claims you make. This can’t be added retrospectively and does not apply to Gadget cover or Car Hire Excess Waiver.
Gadget Cover
- Cover included on a Signature policy
- Add cover to your Comprehensive policy
Protect your gadgets (phones, tablets, cameras, e-readers, etc.) for up to £2,000 per person when you’re on holiday. Cover against accidental loss, damage, theft, and unauthorised usage.
Travel Disruption Cover
- Add cover to any policy
Additional cover for cancelling or cutting your trip short if the FCDO advises against all or all but essential travel to your destination due to an unforeseen event such as earthquake, fire, flood, or hurricane.
Winter Sports
- Cover included on Comprehensive and Signature Annual policies
- Add cover to your Comprehensive or Signature Single Trip policy
Cover for winter sports holidays. Cover your ski equipment against accidental damage or loss, and claim back the costs of any unused ski passes. Plus compensation for piste closures and avalanches.
Golf Cover
- Add cover to your Comprehensive or Signature policy
Cover for your golf equipment, emergency equipment hire fees, non-refundable golfing fees, and hole-in-ones when playing for leisure.
by Lorna Soutter
"I was unexpectedly diagnosed with an illness that was thankfully cured by surgery. I travel a lot and was unsure how this would affect travel insurance. I phoned Staysure and was given clear and helpful information, asked quite detailed health questions and was finally given a very competitive quote for an annual policy with the option to pay monthly. Very efficient service, great company to deal with."
by Evelyn
"Excellent service on phone when buying travel insurance. We have used Staysure before and had to make a claim from Singapore in an emergency situation. It was handled well, and all financial payments were dealt with efficiently and speedily. Would highly recommend!"
by Patrick Carlin
"Quick and easy to navigate the site and great prices, we always use this company and won't be changing, great value"
People also asked
Is there an upper age limit to travel insurance? 
Your age shouldn’t be a barrier to having a great holiday and exploring the world, which is why there’s no upper age limit on our policies:
• Over 50s Travel Insurance
• Over 60s Travel Insurance
• Over 65s Travel Insurance
• Over 75s Travel Insurance
• Over 80s Travel Insurance
• Over 85s Travel Insurance
You can even add over 70s winter sports cover to your policy, so you can really make the most of your trip.
How much is over 70s travel insurance?
There are a few things that can affect the cost of travel insurance. This includes where you’re travelling to or whether you have pre-existing conditions.
Travel insurance gets more expensive as you get older because the risk of getting ill is higher. This means you’re more likely to make a claim on holiday, or even before you go abroad. Medical bills abroad can cost thousands of pounds without insurance, so we think you’ll agree that travel insurance is worth it.
What can affect the cost of your policy?
- Your age
- Pre-existing medical conditions
- The length of your trip
- Where you're travelling to
- Your level of cover
For more detail, read our blog on what can affect the cost of travel insurance.
What's not covered by your policy?
Your travel insurance is there to help you out when things don't go quite to plan. But there are still some types of claims that won't be covered by your policy.
Before you leave for your trip, it's important to read your policy documents. This will help you understand what you're covered for, and what you're not.
Read more about what you need to declare on your travel insurance in our handy guide.
Your Staysure policy won’t cover these types of claims:
Incidents relating to alcohol or controlled substances
Travelling if your doctor has advised you not to
A pre-existing medical condition you haven’t told us about
Strike action which was common knowledge when you booked
Travel for medical procedures
Do I need over 70s travel insurance if I have a EHIC or GHIC card?
It’s always a good idea to take out travel insurance even if you have a GHIC card. Your GHIC won’t cover the cost of emergency healthcare if you’re travelling outside the EU.
Your GHIC also won’t cover things like lost luggage or passports, delays and cancellations, so it’s important to have both for your holiday.
You can find out more about the GHIC and how it has replaced the EHIC in our blog.
Do I need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to be covered?
If you want to be covered for COVID on your holiday, you need to have had all recommended vaccinations, including any booster jabs.
You can also be covered if you haven’t had the vaccines due to medical exemption. Read more in our guide to Covid cover.
Will my medicine be covered by my policy?
Yes, with our Comprehensive and Signature policies, if you lose your medication, we’ll be able to help you replace these. So you don’t have to worry about any mishaps.
What destinations can I get cover for?
With no upper age limits to our policies, you can jet off for a weekend break in Europe, or travel around the world with worldwide cover. The choice is yours.
When should I buy my over 70s travel insurance?
It’s important to buy your travel insurance as soon as you book your holiday. This way you’ll be covered if you have to cancel your trip.
Going on a cruise? You can take out a single trip policy with cruise cover up to two years ahead of your trip. For annual travel insurance, make sure you have cruise cover added to your policy. So even if you're going away the following year, you’ll still be covered in case you need to cancel.
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* Up to 366 days for Regions 1 and 2 (Europe), up to 184 days for Region 3 (Worldwide excluding Bermuda, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand, Caribbean and the USA) and up to 123 days for Region 4 (Worldwide). Long stay travel insurance not available for ages 76+.
**Jan-Dec 2022. As provided by our underwriter.
