Gap year grandparents ‘taking over the globe’
January 26, 2010 |13:33 | GrandParents By : Team X
Taking a gap year abroad is no longer something that school and university-leavers alone are famed for doing, it appears.
Rather, increasing numbers of older Brits are taking sabbaticals and leaving it all behind to enjoy a spot of adventuring on a gap year overseas, according to the figures of one insurance company.
Age Concern Enterprises claimed that it witnessed a surge in the number of annual worldwide travel insurance products it sold last year.
The fastest-growing policies were those for people aged 65 to 74 and 75 to 87, the company added, suggesting that many Brits could be jetting off to exotic climes only to bump into their grandparents while they are there.
Joe Young, a representative from Age Concern Insurance Services, explained: "Over-65s are as likely to be travelling.
The world as younger generations as they search for ways to bring excitement to retirement." Last month, a poll conducted by Staysure.co.uk found that toothbrushes and underpants are the top two items that travellers over the age of 50 cannot sacrifice during a gap year abroad.
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