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Travelling with a Medical Condition

How to travel with diabetes: A complete guide

How to travel with diabetes: A complete guide

Travelling with diabetes is entirely manageable with the right preparation. We share simple tips to help you stay safe, organised, and confident on your trip.

Travelling with cancer? Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence shares her expert advice

Travelling with cancer? Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence shares her expert advice

The idea of travelling with cancer can spark both excitement and uncertainty. We sat down with Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence...

Hidden challenges: how to travel safely with an invisible illness

Hidden challenges: how to travel safely with an invisible illness

Travelling with an invisible illness like ME, chronic fatigue syndrome, or fibromyalgia can be rewarding – but it comes with unique challenges.

Flying with High Blood Pressure

Flying with High Blood Pressure

Can I fly with high blood pressure? Read this guide for up-to-date information and top tips for travelling with high-pressure.

Travelling after a stroke

Travelling after a stroke

Are you a stroke survivor? Find out more about flying after a stroke and where to find Stroke Travel Insurance that you can trust.

Which medical conditions affect Travel Insurance?

Which medical conditions affect Travel Insurance?

Discover which medical conditions affect travel insurance and how to find Specialist Medical Travel Insurance.

Does having a heart attack affect Travel Insurance?

Does having a heart attack affect Travel Insurance?

We've answered some of the most common questions you may have about how a heart attack affects your Travel Insurance.

Your travel medicine bag

Your travel medicine bag

Do you know which medical supplies you should bring on holiday? Read our guide to find out what you should keep in your travel medicine bag.

How much medical cover do you need for Travel Insurance?

How much medical cover do you need for Travel Insurance?

Wondering how much medical cover do you need for travel insurance? Read our guide to to find out the level you need for your trip.

Flying after hip replacement surgery

Flying after hip replacement surgery

Flying after hip replacement surgery? Discover our top tips on travelling and how to get travel insurance for hip replacement

Travelling with cancer

Travelling with cancer

Travelling can still be an incredible experience, but it requires just a bit more preparation. Here are the most important things I've learned when planning a trip as a cancer patient: 

The Best UK Airports for Accessibility and Assisted Travel

The Best UK Airports for Accessibility and Assisted Travel

For those who require special assistance while at the airport, it is important to be able to plan and access information in advance of a trip.

Advice for flying and travelling with epilepsy

Advice for flying and travelling with epilepsy

What are your top tips for managing epilepsy while flying or travelling, especially on long journeys?

Exploring the World with MS: Expert tips for travelling with Multiple Sclerosis

Exploring the World with MS: Expert tips for travelling with Multiple Sclerosis

If you or someone you are travelling with has Multiple Sclerosis, there are some unique challenges you may face. At...

Martin Lewis talks specialist Travel Insurance

Martin Lewis talks specialist Travel Insurance

“You have a pre-existing condition… You’ll be looking at some form of specialist insurance policy to get the price down, places...

What happens if you don’t declare medical conditions for travel insurance?

What happens if you don’t declare medical conditions for travel insurance?

Not all health conditions are long term. Consequently, many people are not aware that they need to declare their pre-existing medical condition when buying Travel Insurance. Failure to disclose a pre-existing medical condition could have a devastating impact.

Top tips for those travelling with hearing loss

Top tips for those travelling with hearing loss

Did you that there are around 11 million people across the UK with hearing loss? The greatest amount of hearing...

Travelling with High Cholesterol

Travelling with High Cholesterol

COVID-19 travel regulations for those with high cholesterol If you have high cholesterol and wish to go on holiday, you...

Medical conditions that prevent flying and finding alternative methods

Medical conditions that prevent flying and finding alternative methods

Medical Conditions That Prevent Flying For many holidaymakers, health plays a huge role in planning a trip. Medical conditions that...

Travelling with metal implants

Travelling with metal implants

Travelling with metal implants It can seem daunting to stay up to date with the new measures, particularly when travelling...

Preparing for a holiday with a Medical Condition

Preparing for a holiday with a Medical Condition

COVID-19 Travel Regulations for those with a Medical Condition Going on holiday is exciting! But if you’re one the many...

Top Tips for Travelling with COPD

Top Tips for Travelling with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people around the world, including 1.17 million people in the UK. If you...

Travelling With A Disability – Disabled Holiday Ideas & Tips

Travelling With A Disability – Disabled Holiday Ideas & Tips

If you are holidaying with a disability, you may need some extra planning and a few new ideas… That’s why...

AllClear Team Member, Lydia, Shares Her Story About Travelling with Epilepsy

AllClear Team Member, Lydia, Shares Her Story About Travelling with Epilepsy

The trip I’d never forget. I had never been to Lanzarote before and was excited to be going away with...

Travelling with Breast Cancer Guide

Travelling with Breast Cancer Guide

Did you know breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK?  Around 55,000 women and 370 men are diagnosed with breast...

How to Ease Joint Pain While Flying

How to Ease Joint Pain While Flying

It can be a challenge for all of us, even at the best of times, to get and more importantly...

Top Tips for Flying with a Visual Impairment

Top Tips for Flying with a Visual Impairment

Did you know that at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment or blindness? There are now...

Top Travel Tips for Travelling With Epilepsy

Top Travel Tips for Travelling With Epilepsy

Travelling with Epilepsy  Does having epilepsy prevent you from travelling? No, absolutely not!  Do you need to do a bit...

Understanding, Treating and Travelling with Eczema

Understanding, Treating and Travelling with Eczema

One in five children develop eczema, and over 1.5 million adults in the UK live with eczema today. It’s a...

Living with a Stroke

Living with a Stroke

Living with a stroke isn’t easy, but with the right information and support, things can start to feel better soon....

10 tips for Travelling with Someone who needs Full Time Care

10 tips for Travelling with Someone who needs Full Time Care

Travelling can be one of the best gifts you can give to the person you care for. You can both...

Travelling with a mental health condition

Travelling with a mental health condition

How to manage your mental health condition on holiday Travel is an opportunity for new experiences, relaxation, and a re-charge...

New Group to Support Access to Travel Insurance for Vulnerable Customers

New Group to Support Access to Travel Insurance for Vulnerable Customers

A new working group comprising leading medical charities, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and AllClear Travel Insurance, has been...

Find out how 55 year old Catherine enjoys fabulous holidays after cancer

Find out how 55 year old Catherine enjoys fabulous holidays after cancer

Our customers are more adventurous than ever! We’re proud to see many of them still getting round to those trips...

Travelling with medications: How to pack your hand luggage

Travelling with medications: How to pack your hand luggage

A missing tablet can be a lot worse than forgetting a towel! So packing takes on a whole new priority...

Finding Happiness After Cancer

Finding Happiness After Cancer

Friend of AllClear, Avril, was previously diagnosed with cancer. After overcoming active treatment and her fears for the future, she...

Can you fly with a blood clot?

Can you fly with a blood clot?

Before you fly with a blood clot – understand what a blood clot is Blood clots are vital to our...

Venturing the globe with heart conditions: Customer’s inspiring story

Venturing the globe with heart conditions: Customer’s inspiring story

  The diagnosis Lynne Joseph has always loved to travel. Now in her late 60s, Lynne and her husband James...

12 tips for travelling with someone who has dementia

12 tips for travelling with someone who has dementia

We all complain about it – but travelling to our holiday destination can actually be quite fun. It’s not just...

When can you fly after DVT?

When can you fly after DVT?

Can you fly after DVT? Up to one in every 1000 people are affected by Deep Vein Thrombosis in the...

Travelling the world when you have rheumatoid arthritis

Travelling the world when you have rheumatoid arthritis

This blog tells the inspirational travel story of an AllClear Customer, Patricia Senior. The obstacle of getting travel insurance for...

Flying with diabetes

Flying with diabetes

Holidays are a time to relax and forget about your worries. For those flying with diabetes, your travels should be...

Do you consider the level of healthcare in a destination before you choose to go on holiday there?

Do you consider the level of healthcare in a destination before you choose to go on holiday there?

The weather, the culture, sightseeing, the food, a friend’s recommendation and how long it takes to get there may all be...