Safe travelling on long trips

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If you are planning to go backpacking, travelling the world, or are simply going on holiday for a longer period, make sure you pack travel insurance that offers you great value cover along with valuable protection when you need whilst on your longer trip. Columbus Direct travel insurance provides cover for trips up to 365 days, at great prices

More information on long stay international travel insurance

If you are travelling overseas on an extended trip you will need to ensure you have adequate travel insurance. Some insurers choose to have a separate “long stay” or “backpacker” policy with reduced cover levels, but Columbus offers a full range of benefits with up to 365 days worth of cover per year so you can enjoy excellent protection throughout your holiday.

Our policy also covers a wide range of sports and activities as standard, including surfing, hiking, kite surfing, water skiing and many more sports.

• Professional 24h multilingual assistance / emergency services
• 14 Million € cover for medical costs
• 7,500 € cancellation cover
• 3,750 € baggage cover
• Travel delay & delayed baggage cover
• Legal expenses cover
• Cover for 33 sports included as standard

To see how competitively priced our long stay travel insurance is, fill out the details on the form above and click ‘show price'.

Description of all benefits and cover levels

The paragraphs below explain what benefits our international single travel insurance policy offers and displays the cover levels available for the respective benefits.

Once you have given us some basic information about your requirements, we will then provide you with a quote, which will show details of the products that we can offer you. This will include a benefits table and price information so you can easily compare cost and cover and choose the insurance that’s right for you.

These are the benefits offered by Columbus:

Should you require emergency medical treatment or repatriation, our policies provide you with access to a 24hr multilingual staffed medical emergency company.

Whether its injury or illness, our policies cover you for both emergency in-patient and out-patient treatment, which includes non-routine prescription charges, consultations and even emergency dental treatment. If it becomes medically necessary to repatriate you back to your home country, then this is covered too.

We will compensate you for any unused accommodation and travel expenses which you lose or incur as a result of having to cancel / curtail your holiday due to certain reasons.

We cover the loss and theft of and damage to your baggage & personal belongings. We also provide you with an allowance to purchase essential replacement items in the event that your checked-in baggage is delayed for a certain period of time.

Valuables limit: 450 €

We cover the loss, theft and damage to your valuable objects

Cash limit: 525 €

We cover the loss and theft of your money

We cover the cost of replacing your personal documents

If you fail to reach your international departure point on time due to failure of public transport services or due to a mechanical breakdown of the vehicle in which you are travelling to your international departure point, we'll pay for the expenses that you need to make to reach your destination.

In the event of accidental injury, disablement or death, a lump sum payment will be issued to you or the persons chosen by you.

We will offer you financial compensation if your trip is delayed more than 12 hours

We cover accidental damage to third parties (person or property) inflicted by the insured while travelling.

If you suffer personal injury, we cover the cost for a juridical procedure / legal advice

If you have to abandon your trip due to an accident or mechanical breakdown en route to your departure point, we’ll cover the cost of your holiday.

If your means of transport gets hijacked, we’ll offer you financial compensation

All benefits are subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions and limitations of the policy, all of which can be found in our policy wording. You can also view our Policy Summary document which includes a summary of the key features and significant exclusions and limitations of the policy, together with other useful information about your policy.

Click the link below to view the policy wording: Policy Wording