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Find Cheap Travel Insurance Quotes

Your tickets are paid for, passports have come in the mail and the last thing you have to do before you head off on your big adventure is to get the right travel insurance.

Luckily, travel cover is a highly competitive game these days, and it’s quick and simple to get a range of cheap travel insurance quotes almost immediately, so you can find the cheapest and most comprehensive cover for you.

What sort of Traveller are you?

We all have different needs when we escape into the unknown, and travel insurance takes this into account. Whether your idea of a good time is lazing around on a beach for two weeks, or jumping off bridges tied to a bungee cord, the key is finding the travel insurance that will cover you.


1Cover has possibly the most comprehensive insurance policy available for skiers and snowboarders. Designed in conjunction with Perisher Blue and Thredbo, it covers a much needed section of the market: those that injure themselves on the slopes and need to be airlifted to safety. It has unlimited medical and evacuation coverage, both overseas and within Australia, and may even cover you for ski pass or equipment theft. It may not cover you for the more extreme mountain runs though, so read the policy disclosure book carefully.


Refining your policy needs

The key to finding the cheapest possible travel insurance is to make sure you’re not paying for things you won’t need. For instance, there’s no need choosing a worldwide policy if you’re only going to Asia, so some insurers save you money by providing more regional options. Sure Save has five major regions, including the Pacific, Asia and even the Arctic and Antarctic Circles included in one of their worldwide options. You can pay as little as $101 for a two week trip to Fiji, while two weeks worldwide will cost around $133.


Obviously for those who will not be on the ski slopes this summer, taking out insurance that covers sports you won’t be doing is another way to save money. Columbus Direct has a very economical annual policy that covers you for multiple trips within a 12 month period, offering up to $12.5 million in medical expenses and other benefits from just $250.


STA Travel is insurance with the student in mind. They provide three different policies: comprehensive, budget and domestic for those who are travelling within Australia. The budget plan covers an unlimited amount in medical expenses and is one of the only policies to offer unlimited emergency dental coverage in a budget policy, all for just over $640, worldwide, for one year. Other regions can be as little as $540 for the same time period.


Travel Insurance Direct has a very easy to navigate website and their policies not only cover an unlimited amount for medical expenses, but are very reasonably priced as well. If you are travelling with five or more people, you might want to look into their group bookings, which can save a lot of money on premiums. Their worldwide coverage for one year will cost around $1064, but because it is a comprehensive policy it will include other things budget insurance won’t, such as $10,000 for loss of income and $6,000 for out of pocket expenses.


All of the above insurers have made it simple for you to find what you need, and most quotes (except group bookings) will be given immediately online. All policy disclosure booklets also have to be supplied, so you can not only find the right price, but be sure you’re covered in the way you need to be.