Holiday Extras

Holiday Extras is a UK-based online company specialising in travel insurance and travel insurance add-ons. This includes standard add-ons such as winter sports and wedding cover, and more niche add-ons such as gadget insurance, extreme sports cover, car hire excess cover, and increased cancellation cover.

Their single and annual travel insurance policies are underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE, however their gadget insurance is underwritten by AmTrust, and their vehicle car hire excess cover is underwritten by Allianz.

Their headquarters are based in Kent, UK and they have been selling travel insurance for over 25 years.

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Ranked 36th of 45 providers reviewed.

Customer happiness score 48.46%
Customer trust score 39.87%
Complaints performance 59.98%
Transparency rating 55.61%
Fairer Finance score
Reviewed Autumn 2023
51%

Motor Excess Cover

Annual Car Hire Excess Insurance

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Annual Worldwide Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

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Annual European Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

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Annual Worldwide (excluding US and Americas) Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

Single Trip Car Hire Excess Insurance

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Single Trip Worldwide Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Key protection per claim limit i £500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

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Single Trip Worldwide (excluding US and Americas) Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Key protection per claim limit i £500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

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Single Trip European Car Hire Excess Insurance

2 stars
Excess cover per claim i £7,500.00
Key protection per claim limit i £500.00
Administration fees cover i £7,500.00
Family cover / dual lead driver i Optional

Travel insurance

Annual multi-trip insurance

4 stars
Medical excess i £50.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,000.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £15,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £750.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £350.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 45 days

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Gold Cruise

4 stars
Medical excess i £50.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £15,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £750.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £300.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 31 days
3 stars
Medical excess i £99.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £250.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 31 days

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Silver Cruise

3 stars
Medical excess i £99.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £250.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £2,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 31 days

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Bronze Cruise

2 stars
Medical excess i £150.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £300.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £150.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 22 days
2 stars
Medical excess i £150.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £300.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £150.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 22 days

Single trip insurance

4 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Medical excess i £50.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,000.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £5,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £1,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £15,000,000.00
Personal money i £750.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £350.00

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Gold Cruise

4 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Medical excess i £50.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £5,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £1,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £15,000,000.00
Personal money i £750.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £300.00
3 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,500.00
Medical excess i £99.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £2,500.00
Missed departure cover limit i £500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £250.00

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Silver Cruise

3 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,000.00
Medical excess i £99.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £2,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £250.00
2 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,000.00
Medical excess i £150.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £1,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Personal money i £300.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £150.00

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Bronze Cruise

2 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,000.00
Medical excess i £150.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £1,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £250.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Personal money i £300.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £150.00

Travel insurance add-on: cruise cover

1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £1,000.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i £150.00
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £0.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00
1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £1,500.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £750.00
Missed port departure excess i £100.00
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £0.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00
1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £2,000.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £1,000.00
Missed port departure excess i £50.00
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £0.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00

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Bronze Cruise

1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £1,000.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00

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Gold Cruise

1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £1,000.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £2,000.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00

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Silver Cruise

1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £0.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £750.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £1,500.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00

Travel insurance add-on: winter sports

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Gold Cruise

4 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £400.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £500.00
Piste closure cover limit i £500.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £50.00
Ski equipment hired i £450.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £450.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00
4 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £400.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £500.00
Piste closure cover limit i £400.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £50.00
Ski equipment hired i £450.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £450.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00

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Silver Cruise

3 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £200.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £400.00
Piste closure cover limit i £400.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £99.00
Ski equipment hired i £450.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £450.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00
3 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £200.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £400.00
Piste closure cover limit i £400.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £150.00
Ski equipment hired i £300.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £300.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00
3 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £200.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £400.00
Piste closure cover limit i £400.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £99.00
Ski equipment hired i £450.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £450.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00

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Bronze Cruise

3 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £350.00
Single owned item cover limit i £350.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £200.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £400.00
Piste closure cover limit i £400.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £150.00
Ski equipment hired i £300.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £300.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £300.00