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App-only bank Monzo has launched a premium service, with the option to pay more for features such as travel insurance and extra fee-free cash withdrawals while abroad – but is it any good?
25 April 2019
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Nationwide is to lower the maximum age covered by its packaged bank account travel insurance from 75 to 70, while raising the surcharge paid by older customers from £50 to £65. 
3 October 2018
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Some travel insurers hiked premiums by up to 2000% for those who have severe mental health problems, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed.
22 August 2018
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More than 15 million people with pre-existing medical conditions such as cancer feel "poorly served" when it comes to travel insurance, the financial regulator has said.
25 June 2018
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Almost three million people let their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) run out in 2017, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal - and in total almost nine million cards have expired since the end of 2014. If you're due to travel in other European countries, check now if yours is still in date.
13 March 2018
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Travel to and from the Caribbean and Florida is currently severely disrupted in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Irma. If you're planning to travel to the region, here's what you need to know.
8 September 2017
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Budget airline Ryanair has announced that passengers will only be able to take a single smaller piece of hand luggage into the cabin from November unless they've paid more for priority boarding, as part of a series of changes to its baggage policy designed to "ease delays".
6 September 2017
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Summer holidays are looming, budgie smugglers and bikinis are being dusted off, but dreams of sun could turn to financial nightmares if you don't spot the loopholes in your travel insurance.
8 June 2017

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