New travel insurance package for mature gap year market

Thu, 08 Mar 2007

A new travel insurance product has been launched that targets people taking a career sabbatical, which may be of interest to older people planning an extended trip abroad.

The new travel insurance product, available to people aged between 36 and 45 years old on a career break, comes as an extenuation of Bupa Travel's existing Explorer insurance product, which is aimed at a younger clientele.

And the insurance package covers a range of potentially high-risk activities, such as bungee jumping, gorilla trekking and rafting excursions.

Nick Potter, head of Bupa Travel, explained the concept of the new travel insurance product.

"Bupa Explorer has proved a popular way for the younger gap year traveller to protect themselves during their travels," he said.

"We have now tailored this to meet the demands of a more mature market."

Recently, Barclays Travel Insurance revealed which locations have seen the largest year-on-year rise in visitor numbers from British holidaymakers.

The Australian city of Melbourne apparently received the largest hike in British tourists, with 140 per cent more arriving in December 2006 as opposed to the previous year - a fact attributed in part to the enduring popularity of the Ashes cricket competition.

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