Travel insurance
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Travel insurance
Having turned 67, wife 68, shocked at travel insurance. But I found Barclays travel plus pack. £18 a month for worldwide travel including winter sports and cruises, European RAC breakdown insurance AND airport lounge access 6 times a year. Now I value a lounge at £10 each and we use at least 6 a year so that’s £120. Say £30 for euro breakdown and that’s about £70 for the travel insurance. Worth opening a Barclays account and applying. IMHO!!.
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That sounds a good deal but I guess there won't be many of us expats that can open a Barclays account. There used to be a branch in Nerja but presumably they don't have a presence here now?
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Re: Travel insurance
I've a similar account with NatWest. £20/mth with £5 cash back each month. It doesn't have lounge access , but includes mobile insurance cover. Max stay is 31 days though but I can pay more to increase to 48 days and extra is required to cover pre existing conditions. The lounge access sounds good though with Barclays. Can you pre-book lounge access with Barclays? Sometimes the lounges get full and access can be denied with these kind of arrangements.
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They aren't many branches open in UK now. Next village Natwest closed but am also in Barclays. Now Barclays closed.
Insurance getting more expensive seems to go in age section whopping increase at 70. Then pre existing conditions can be a minefield. last year after much pricing I got ours through Post Office Travel saved about £200 on worldwide cover.
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I'm not sure a non-UK resident would get it either. We can no longer get the usual excess car hire insurance now that Brexit has taken place, although I still have found a company that does my landlord insurance for expats, but I think the choice is more limited.
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Have a Cousin living in France and they got Landlord insurance for UK properties.
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We use morethan for landlord insurance. Used them pre brexit so whether they will take on new clients i don't know
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Yes you can pre book from the app, which they recommend. You can pay extra for over 30 day trip. As for Barclays in Spain they sold the operation to Santander.Benal Pirate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:59 pm I've a similar account with NatWest. £20/mth with £5 cash back each month. It doesn't have lounge access , but includes mobile insurance cover. Max stay is 31 days though but I can pay more to increase to 48 days and extra is required to cover pre existing conditions. The lounge access sounds good though with Barclays. Can you pre-book lounge access with Barclays? Sometimes the lounges get full and access can be denied with these kind of arrangements.
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Read yesterday that barclays is stopping its cash back scheme.
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The Blue Awards scheme by Barclays is now simply a money swap, so a bit pointless.
But their Travel Policy is a cracking deal. I believe it's available to age 80.
But their Travel Policy is a cracking deal. I believe it's available to age 80.
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