Direct Line Travel Insurance Versus Essential Travel
Direct Line began selling car insurance in 1985 and since then have expanded to provide a wide range of insurance products including Direct Line Travel insurance, Business Insurance and Pet Insurance. We compare their travel insurance with ours to help you make an informed decision.

Policy Includes
From only
£7.50 per week
- Up to £10 million medical expenses including repatriation
- Up to £1500 baggage and personal belongings cover
- Kids go FREE on Family Policies
- Travel more than once a year? Check out our Annual Insurance for huge savings
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Direct Line Holiday Insurance
Essential Travel are a specialist travel extras company and since 2002 have been providing low cost travel insurance, airport parking and airport hotels to 5 million customers. They were named the 'The UK's favourite travel provider' by the Daily Telegraph in 2009.
We compete with Direct Line travel insurance on the following key features:
| Essential Travel | Direct Line Travel insurance | |
| Medical Cover | £10 million | £5 million |
| Personal Belongings | £1500 | £1500 |
| Cancellation and Curtailment | £3000 | £5000 |
Below is a price comparison table comparing Direct Line travel insurance with Essential Travel insurance based on online prices from July 2011.
| Single Person (UNDER30) | Family (2 adults + 2 Children) |
Single Person (UNDER30) | Family (2 adults + 2 Children) |
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| Europe | £8.91 | £17.81 | £28.25 | £55.67 |
| Worldwide | £24.27 | £48.54 | £40.08 | £78.97 |
Don't forget that you can check the most Up-to-Date prices for Essential Travel by using the quick quote form above, and you can visit the Direct Line travel insurance website at any time on: www.directline.com/travel/welcome.htm
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