comparethemarket.com Achieves Growth in Travel Insurance Quotes

LONDON, June 16, 2011 -

One of the UK’s leading price comparison websites, href="www.comparethemarket.com/travel-insurance/">comparethe
market.com has reported a 44% uplift in the number of
people receiving travel insurance quotes in Q1 2011.*

Despite continued fears of an economic downturn
comparethemarket.com has seen quarter on quarter
rises in the number of people sourcing a travel insurance quote
over the past year.   The first quarter of 2011 also saw a 33%
increase in visitors to comparethemarket.com’s travel
insurance pages, indicating that more and more people are turning
to comparethemarket.com to the find the right product
at the right price for their insurance requirements.  

With the holiday season almost in full swing, the need to find
the right level of travel insurance cover has never been more
important. Whether it’s lost or stolen luggage, illness or an
accident abroad, travel insurance will provide that extra peace of
mind.

comparethemarket.com is the ideal one stop shop
for those wanting to get a better deal on their travel
insurance.

comparethemarket.com works with leading travel
insurance providers including Insure and Go, The AA, and American
Express in order to give their customers highly competitive quotes
on single trip, multi trip or annual cover for individuals,
families or businesses.

An improved quote journey introduced at Easter has also made it
even easier for consumers to compare and find the right deal.

Specialising in more than just car insurance,
comparethemarket.com has over 400 insurers offering a
range of competitive products, ranging from life insurance right
through to pet insurance and if that wasn’t enough,
comparethemarket.com will even assist you in reducing
your href="www.comparethemarket.com/utilities/">utility
bills.

Jeremy Moll, Commercial Director at
comparethemarket.com said: “Our priority is to ensure
our customers can find the right product for them. It’s never been
more important to ensure that you have the right level of cover
when travelling. At comparethemarket.com we make it
easy to compare travel insurance prices and packages to take the
hassle out of shopping for insurance - we are really pleased to see
a significant  increase in the number of people benefitting
and getting quotes.”

* Uplift of 44% is based on Q1 2010 and comparable to Q1
2011

For further press information please contact Vienn Chan at Good Relations, Tel: +44(0)20-7861-3108, Email: vchan at goodrelations.co.uk