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  • Award Winning Travel Insurance Single Trip from just £2.59

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  • Annual cover from £29.99 Plus Kids go free

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  • Family cover prices cut by up 25% compared to last year

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  • Over 100 sports and activities covered FREE, including scuba diving and bungee jumping

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  • Free travel concierge service with every policy

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  • No wonder more than
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About Columbus Direct Travel Insurance

Buy online - Save 10%

We always put customers first and whenever we can save money we try to pass that saving on to you. So, if you buy online rather than through our call centre you will save 10%!

An amazing 99% of the customers we have surveyed this year say they would recommend Columbus. Isn't it time that you took Columbus on holiday with you?

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Why choose Columbus Direct?

Columbus is one of the UK's leading Travel Insurance providers. Established in 1988, we were the first company to sell travel insurance direct to the consumer, cutting out the middle man and saving our customers up to 60% in the process. Over 20 years later we have covered over 15 million travellers all around the world with quality travel insurance.

We have a reputation for putting customers first and have won multiple awards for our cover and customer service, including over 10 Which? Best Buy awards in the last 5 years.

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Volcanic Ash Cover from £8

Don't let another Icelandic volcano spoil your holiday, get up to £7,500 of protection by including our new Volcanic Ash Cover with your policy.

Everyone on your policy can be covered for Travel Delay, Trip Abandonment and Missed Departure as a result of volcanic ash, all from just £8 per policy.

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Contact Us Contact Us

To contact or Sales Agents and  Customer Service teams:

Tel: 0845 888 8893      
Email: admin@columbusdirect.com

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Make a Claim Make a Claim

Making a claim can sometimes appear complicated and even daunting, which is why we provide a full guide to help you validate your claim and help us deal with your claim quickly and fairly.

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FAQs FAQs

We've complied a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions to help you find the answer to all your travel insurance questions.

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