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Post Office Travel Insurance Versus Essential Travel

With 360 years of service under its belt, the Post Office is something of a British institution. They have a long standing reputation for being a one stop shop for everyday requirements including Post Office Travel Insurance. We put the prices and cover levels side-by-side for you to make an informed decision.
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Essential Travel Travel Insurance

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From only
£7.50 per week

  • Up to £10 million medical cover, £3,000 cancellation
  • Essential Travel proves to be cheaper than the Post Office
  • Kids go FREE on Essential Travel Single Trip policies
  • Travel more than once a year? Check out our Annual Insurance
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Post Office Or Essential Travel Holiday Insurance?

Essential Travel is one of the UK's leading travel insurance providers and since 2002 has provided 5 million customers with fully comprehensive, low cost travel insurance. If you've been shopping around for your travel insurance you will no doubt have come across the Post Office travel insurance.

We compete with the Post Office on the following key features:

Essential Travel Post Office Travel Insurance
Medical Expenses £10 million £10 million
Personal Belongings and Baggage £1,500 £1,500
Personal Liability £2 million £2 million

Our travel insurance is similar to the Post Office travel insurance; the only difference is we can do it for cheaper. Kids travel free on ALL our family policies which means even greater savings for you.

Below is a price comparison table comparing the Post Office Travel Insurance with Essential Travel insurance based on online prices from July 2011.

Essential Travel
Post Office Travel Insurance
Single Person (UNDER30) Family
(2 adults + 2 Children)
Single Person (UNDER30) Family
(2 adults + 2 Children)
Single Trip Travel Insurance (1 Week)
Europe £8.91 £17.81 £16.10 (4 - 5 days) £32.20 (4 - 5 days)
Worldwide £24.27 £48.54 £27.06 (4 - 5 days) £54.12 (4 - 5 days)
Annual Travel Insurance (1 Year)
Europe £42.75 £50.88 £55.14 £87.84
Worldwide £52.84 £68.50 £81.70 £120.50



Essential Travel are proud to offer you a great value product similar to Post Office Travel Insurance but for a cheaper price! Why not take 15 seconds to get a quick quotation from Essential Travel or take a look at the Post Office Holiday Insurance website; www.postoffice.co.uk to see the savings Essential Travel can help you make.

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