UK. EssentialTravel.co.uk, a leading holiday add-ons company owned by Thomas Cook, has teamed up with Manchester Airport to offer travel insurance through the airport’s online Travel Extras Store at www.manchesterairport.co.uk.
The new partnership will allow holidaymakers to purchase fully comprehensive travel insurance quickly and easily with policies ranging from single and multi-trip to winter sports and backpacker cover. Consumers can also purchase insurance on the day of travel for last-minute trips.
Commenting on the deal, Manchester Airport Commercial Director Beth Brewster said: “We are extremely delighted to announce our partnership with EssentialTravel.co.uk. We believe that the company’s product and high levels of customer service are a suitable match for our operation and our passengers, but we also want to keep extending the service that’s available from The Travel Extras Store. It will enable us to strengthen the already strong commitment we make to our customers and to provide them with the best possible service and an unbeatable travelling experience.”
Manchester Airport launched The Travel Extras Store in April 2010, which offers extras such as access to the airport’s Escape lounges, car parking, private jet hire, luggage tracking, overseas assistance in an emergency, car rental, hotel booking, flights, holidays and a ‘park, stay and fly’ option that includes a hotel stay and car parking the night before travel.
Brewster continued: “Our online Travel Extras Store has been broadened with the addition of Essential Travel’s insurance, allowing us to give our customers a full range of holiday add-ons that many may not have thought about or forgotten to buy prior to going away.”
Enhancing the airport experience
Commenting on the partnership, Stuart Bensusan, Director of EssentialTravel.co.uk, said: “Manchester Airport is a very popular and respected gateway so we are privileged to be working with such a famous name. The airport is known for delivering high standards and our product will enhance that experience.
“More than 60 airlines operate from the airport and nearly 20 million passengers pass through it every year so it has a huge amount of traffic, which represents a great opportunity for our business,” he continued.
EssentialTravel.co.uk is one of the UK’s leading online travel essentials companies, providing services such as fully comprehensive travel insurance and airport car parking.
The company, which offers a travel extras hub to Monarch Airlines, AXA, Swiftcover and Towergate, intends to expand further and will be offering a white-label solution to any businesses hoping to offer ancillary travel insurance products.
About EssentialTravel.co.uk
Established in 2001, EssentialTravel.co.uk is one of the UK’s leading online travel essentials companies. The core products offered include competitively priced, fully comprehensive travel insurance; airport car parking; airport lounge access; airport hotels; car hire; and car hire excess insurance.
Essential Travel is part of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland. Visit www.essentialtravel.co.uk
