Allianz Global Assistance updates travel app

Travel insurance provider Allianz Global Assistance has launched Version 2.0 of its smartphone app for travellers. 

The TravelSmart mobile app now provides travelers with real time flight information, important medical resources, international emergency numbers, access to travel insurance information and one touch dialing to reach travel assistance and customer service.

The updated app also includes a database that allows travelers to find the closest Allianz-reviewed healthcare provider and view the phone number, address and website. The database includes 2,000 hospitals in 129 countries. 

Also included is a country information database that includes three digit emergency phone numbers for 200 foreign destinations, a medication dictionary, a First Aid terms translation function, and a TravelSmart Hotline button on the home screen, which allows travellers to reach Allianz Global Assistance medical assistance or customer service from anywhere in the world.  

The TravelSmart app is free to download and can be accessed here.