Insurers are being urged to scrap “unfair” penalties for healthy over-70s buying holiday cover.
Research by consumer watchdog Which? found underwriting a fortnight in Europe can cost them £60 compared to £30 for a 64-year-old and £23 for those in the thirties.
And fit 80-year-olds can pay £355 for an annual policy, six times more than those in their fifties.
Older holidaymakers also pay more for car insurance abroad, even though statistically they are safer than young drivers.
One firm in Alicante, Spain, charged over-70s an extra £17 a day.
Which? analysed policies from 139 insurers and found those from specialists Age Co and Saga more expensive for those in their late 60s and 70s.
It is now calling for an end to discrimination against older people in good health.
Which? Travel editor Rory Boland said: “While many 70-year-olds might accept they would have to pay more than someone who is 25, perfectly healthy older people are missing out on travelling due to spiralling premiums.
“The industry must urgently address this problem and stop penalising older generations who are more active and more determined than ever.”
