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“Travel insurance is much cheaper overseas than here in Australia,” says a Traveller reader. “Most of my family in Europe have a year-round/world-wide travel insurance policy and no age or health restrictions seem to apply. Are we being ripped off here in Oz?” It’s not hard to find other nationalities who pay less for travel insurance than we do, but ripped off, no. For a UK resident, for example, 43 years old and traveling solo, visiting Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand between April 1-30, 2024, a basic Allianz Bronze travel insurance […]

Holidays and trips abroad are fun and exciting, but accidents happen. While you are travelling, the European Health Insurance Card gives you access to necessary medical services in any EU country. What if I need a doctor when I am traveling abroad? With your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) you can receive treatment under the same conditions and at the same cost as for people insured […]