Tips and answers to the questions travellers ask most about travel insurance.

Travel insurance companies will usually allow customers to make changes to their travel insurance policy after they have purchased, and Globelink is no exception. Some companies can be picky about what they will allow you to change after you have made your purchase, whereas we at Globelink will be happy to help wherever we can.

Older travellers are more organised with their trips and take travel security and health seriously. Learn more about how your age affects travel insurance.

Some countries require evidence of certain vaccinations before they will allow entry into their borders, so if you don’t check beforehand, your holiday of a lifetime could end up being over before it gets started.

Travel insurance is a must-have if you are travelling, especially if you have a pre-existing medical condition. It’s all too easy to think that your medical condition is well controlled and won’t cause you a problem while you are away. But the simple truth is that a change in climate, environment, food and drink, or even the heightened excitement, or stress of travelling, could all contribute to a change in your medical condition while you are away.

If you can answer more than 3 of the questions correctly, you can consider yourself a travel insurance expert among your fellow travel insurance purchasers.

When planning a holiday, we think of sun, sea and good times, not lying in a hospital or clinic with a whopping six-figure medical bill to contend with. We all like to think that it won’t happen to us, but would you know what to do with your medical bills if you fell ill while travelling?

There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn’t ignore a pre-existing medical condition when arranging your travel insurance, not least of all because it could be the single most eye-wateringly expensive mistake you’ll ever make.

If something goes wrong with your holiday plans either before your travel, or during your trip, and you need to make a claim on your travel insurance, you want the process to be as stress free and straightforward as possible. The last thing you need is unnecessary hassle and a travel insurance claim denied at the end of it.

Did you know that a large share of travellers who take an overseas holiday do not have the right cover, or worse still, decide not to buy insurance at all?

Finding the right cover however, is easier said than done because of the mind-boggling choice available. If you’re on the lookout for travel insurance, here are 9 essential questions to ask before you buy.

It’s the best time to buy annual travel insurance as winter is the most popular season of the year for advanced holiday bookings.

It’s worth knowing how to claim successfully on your travel insurance and the do’s and don’ts of claiming. It could save you a lot of time, money and anguish in the event that you need to make a travel insurance claim.