Govt travel insurance campaign

[Hvr]

Looks like an appropriate campaign given the holiday season is about to start. Hopefully, we all have TI here given our propensity to travel a lot.

Bungy-jumping over Victoria Falls seemed like a "great idea at the time" to Erin Langworthy when she headed to Zambia with mates last summer.
But what should have been a quick thrill left the young Australian seriously hurt after her bungy cord snapped, and she racked up $50,000 in medical bills.
Langworthy has lent her story to a $2.6 million government campaign urging Australians to buy travel insurance before heading overseas.


Read more: Victoria Falls | Bungy jump accident | Travel insurance warning
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Of course you should buy TI as soon as you purchase the ticket but I guess baby steps first.

 

[harvyk]

TI is one of those things I almost feel they shouldn't let you onto the plane without... Considering that even when travelling to a relatively expensive for TI purposes country (eg the US) even a single trip TI can be brought for basically the cost of 1 beer per day.

Another way to look at it, my alcohol budget far exceeded my TI budget on my last trip, and I suspect I'm not the first person to say that...