Travel Insurance

Our view has always been that you should not leave Australia without travel insurance. There are all sorts of costs if something goes wrong overseas – lost baggage and cash, forfeited pre-paid accommodation and flights, and...

What is a pandemic? A pandemic refers to the worldwide spread of a new disease, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Pandemic comes from the Greek word ‘pandemos’, which means everybody,” Dr Michael Ryan, Executive...

The coronavirus has dominated news headlines since early 2020. Thankfully, the number of confirmed cases in Australia is relatively low - a far cry from the situation in China where more than 80,000 cases have been...

The mysterious coronavirus that causes pneumonia-like illness sent the Chinese city of Wuhan - considered the epicentre of the virus - into lockdown in mid-January, and has now spread to multiple countries, including Australia. The World Health Organization...

Whether you’re going backpacking, spending a gap year working abroad or packing up and moving to another country - if you’ve booked a one-way ticket out of town, can you still get travel insurance? What is...

Thousands of Aussie travellers have been left to renegotiate flights, after Virgin Australia announced it was cancelling all flights in and out of Hong Kong, after a "comprehensive review of the route". The airline had previously...

As the number of novel coronavirus infections rises across the world, people are reaching for hand sanitisers to try and prevent its spread. The World Health Organisation (WHO) – which recently declared the virus an international...

The government has performed an about-face on charging $1,000 to Australians evacuated from Wuhan, and analysis by Canstar shows emergency evacuations such as this would unlikely have been covered by most travel insurance policies. The Morrison...

Here I break down some of our top tips for travelling safely with your camera gear. 1. Consider insuring your camera While travelling can offer priceless experiences and memories, it can also bring a risk of your...

You look in your travel pouch. It’s not there. You check the pockets of your daypack. Also, not there. You rummage through your entire bag, throwing clothes all over the room. Not there either. Panic sets...