travel insurance

Hey team, wow what an awesome community here... can't believe it's taken me this long to find AFF! The Trip: So I've booked a great little snow trip in Dec/Jan with some points I've built up... as expected it was impossible to get any business class award seats: 81,300 - MEL to LAX - Qantas -...

Any recommendations for a travel insurer for two seniors (one 81) for a single trip to Thailand using Qantas, Bangkok Air and Singapore (not on points this time). Have checked out the reviews for Covermore and they are often quite negative. Lots of others to consider but any recommendations...

Hiya, I am so confused by this covid travel insurance stuff. Myself, my 75 yr old mum and my husband are all off to visit family in New York next month. I have spent hours looking at travel insurance but i just don't know what the best one is. Some offer small covid cover, others are a bit...

I have just paid a large deposit ($15000) for a safari in August 2023. Its too early to book the flights to Nairobi, but the land content gets booked up quickly in peak times, hence my early booking. Am I able to purchase travel insurance for the dates involved which will include this deposit if...

NAB has sent an email advising that from 30 June 2022, cover for some COVID-19 instances will be included as part of existing 'free' credit card travel insurance. However it has yet to update the policy available online, as it's dated 31 March 2021. Today's email suggests referring to Part D...

We are traveling (2A, 2K) to Canada, UK and Rome with stop overs in Dubai and Singapore. Trip is a mix of paid and Qantas classic rewards in business class. Is Qantas travel insurance our best option to be covered? Or are there other policies that are better / would still cover us for the...

Just wondering if anyone could shed some light as to whether Amex Travel Insurance will be covering the following situation.... (The Amex/Chubb representative couldn't give me a definite answer) Overseas Reward flights to SE Asia booked via Velocity Points in both directions - co payment of...

I'm heading off overseas next week with a RTW ticket on points. I know there are a few policies out there covering Covid. Is anyone aware of one that would cover my itinerary coming to a halt if I missed a flight due to Covid?

Am finally getting to travel again and need to sort out an annual international multi-trip policy - has to include coverage for the U.S., but don't need coverage for the floating virus incubators (cruise ships), skiing, parachuting etc, and don't need coverage for domestic travel. Any suggestions?

We (family) are traveling to the USA in November. I need travel insurance that will cover cancellation expenses etc if one of us gets covid and can't board our cruise that we are taking from the USA or other covid related expenses. I am having a hard time finding, I've exhausted all my usual...

I am travelling to the US for a number of months and want a decent travel insurance policy that doesn't cost the earth. Any advise post COIVD? Cheers

Hi. Does anyone know if the travel insurance you get with a platinum Qantas credit card is valid if you buy award tickets and pay for the extra with your platinum card? Cheers

My 21 year old daughter needs insurance in the USA pre and post a stint as a camp America counsellor in June for 3 months. She will mainly be travelling in the USA, Europe, the UK and Turkey (and will be doing a cruise with me for a week in Italy). Many insurance companies don't cover cruises...

Hi AFF Members Can anyone recommend a real good comprehensive travel insurance policy that covers these items please? Evacuation insurance, Medical expenses, Loss of luggage, Cruise and land content, Airfare cancellation charges, Travel within your home state, including, local taxes and...

I'm planning to travel interstate (to NSW) for the first time in a long while. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for domestic travel insurance that would cover the costs of additional accommodation due to the need to isolate based on the local rules (e.g. if we test positive)? EDIT...

I am currently in Bangkok enroute to India . My original flight was a qantas classic award BKK - KUL -BOM .(MAS) My MAS departure flight from BKK was changed to later one requiring me to cancel and rebook my onward Indian domestic flight as I would arrive at a later time in BOM . This entire...

Received an email this morning from Amex about the travel insurance on my QF Ultimate card. For the most part, it seems like an improvement and clarifies what is and isn't covered for Covid related stuff. See American Express Insurance | AMEX Australia for details of the changes.

We have recently booked a Luxury Escapes package for Fiji in early 2022. Looking at the official fiji.travel government website there is a clear requirement for all international travellers coming in to have "medical travel insurance, with international coverage that covers COVID-19 before...

Hi All, What's everyone do or recommend for domestic travel insurance? Is it worth it? I've read a lot of mixed feelings about it. I have a 2 week holiday coming up in the New Year domestically and was wondering whether it would be worth getting. I'm looking at it more so to cover all the...

Hi, has anyone used or needed to use the travel insurance cover that comes automatically with westpac altitude platinum credit card? what policy number would you quote if you need to use it? Cheers