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Travel insurance

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCore term

In travel & airport english, travel insurance means: Insurance that pays for problems on a trip, such as medical treatment abroad, cancelled trips or lost and stolen belongings, depending on the policy.

In Turkish: seyahat sigortası, seyahat sağlık sigortası

How it is used

People take out or buy travel insurance; the document is the policy, and asking the insurer to pay is making a claim. Schengen visa applications require travel medical insurance with at least 30,000 euros of cover. Insurers usually ask for a police report for theft and receipts for medical costs.

Example sentences

  1. Does your travel insurance cover skiing?

  2. My travel insurance paid for the doctor and the medicine.

Common collocations

  • take out travel insurance
  • travel insurance policy
  • make a claim
  • medical cover
  • Schengen visaA short-stay visa for the Schengen Area, a group of European countries without regular border checks between them, valid for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • police reportAn official written record made by the police after you report a crime, such as a theft, or an accident.
  • pharmacyA shop where trained pharmacists sell medicines, with and without a prescription, and give basic health information.
  • emergency numberA short phone number you call to get the police, an ambulance or the fire service in an emergency, such as 112 in Europe.

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