School Travel Forum, the travel association for overseas educational visits, has launched a travel insurance product in partnership with Abta and insurance firm AXA Partners.
Called STF Travel Sure, it aims to give schools and youth groups confidence when booking their overseas educational visits.
Gill Harvey, chief executive of School Travel Forum, said: “The Department for Education has relaxed its guidance for educational visits and schools in England can now, once again, book and travel overseas.
“To give teachers and group leaders confidence to do so, we know they need access to a comprehensive travel insurance product that would protect them and their group in any eventuality.
“Working with Abta, which has 70 years’ experience in the travel industry and is strongly associated with safety, confidence, reassurance, reliability and support, and AXA, the UK’s leading insurance provider, we have developed this bespoke product for schools and youth groups.”
Along with Covid cover, STF Travel Sure offers group leaders access to a dedicated customer service team and a travel companion app which includes a medical translator, hospital locator, emergency numbers and medical assistance.
Ian Hall, head of travel insurance at Abta, added: “Insurance has a vital role to play in helping people book and travel with confidence, so this comprehensive product has been designed to be easily accessible for all STF members, giving extra confidence to travel for their overseas school and group bookings this academic year.”
STF Travel Sure is available to schools and youth groups booking trips with STF members.
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