Budget Travel Insurance Australia
Budget travel insurance is only a few clicks away for Australian backpackers and travellers with Downunder Insurance Online. Our policies are available online to anyone residing in Australia and aged 65 years or under on the date of purchase. Our policies not only offer you 24/7 medical emergency cover, but additional inclusive extras like 50 sport and leisure activities and working holiday cover as standard.
Budget Travel Insurance - Do I need it?
In a word, yes! In the past a high number of young travellers, backpackers especially, left home without any travel insurance hoping that they wouldn't come undone whilst on the road. However, with the way the world is today you are better to be safe than sorry. Travel insurance is not a luxury but a necessity, so as the saying goes, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel (refer to: Smart Traveller).
The most important type of cover you should have before leaving home is medical emergency, preferably that which covers you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. After all, if you are injured or really ill requiring medical assistance on the other side of the world, the last thing you will want to do is have to wait for the 'right' time to call for help. Medical cover is an extremely important aspect of your budget travel insurance policy as medical costs can escalate over a very short period of time, particularly in countries such as Japan and the USA. If you are sick or injured on the other side of the world, the last thing you want to do is work out how you are going to pay for massive medical bills
It is also important that you get personal liability and legal expenses cover. These aspects of insurance cover you should you cause damage or bodily injury to somebody's property or person and they choose to sue you for that damage. This type of cover comes standard with all our policies.
Downunder Insurance - Why Us?
Downunder Insurance have been one of the world's leaders in budget travel insurance for over 12 years. As Aussie, Kiwi and UK backpackers and travellers our staff know what kind of cover budget travellers needs. As well as offering inexpensive prices, we offer a mass of other benefits when you purchase a budget travel insurance policy from us. These include:
- 24 hour medical emergency assistance worldwide
- Been in business for more than 12 years - we will be here when you need us
- 14 day money back guarantee
- 50 sport and leisure activities covered including bunjee jumping, surfing, white water rafting (grades1-4) & scuba diving (up to 30m)
- You can view and cancel your policy online as you travel, making it a 'living' document
- 'No Excess Advantage' means you can pay an additional 10% of your policy premium to waive the excess should you need to claim
- Automatic working holiday cover
Secure Purchasing Online: Some people are nervous about purchasing over the internet. However, the Downunder Insurance website is completely safe and secure. Any information exchanged with any address beginning with https (you will see this on our payment pages) is encrypted before transmission. This means that no-one can intercept your credit card or personal information on its way to be processed.
Information on our Australian Budget Travel Insurance Policies?
Have you got a question or query that isn't covered in our FAQ section and would like an answer? You can either Email Us and we will endeavour to get back to you within 48 hours, or alternatively you can call us on 1800 148 766 (business hours) and we will be happy to help.
If you would like more information on our budget travel insurance policies, the types and levels of cover they provide and the prices for each policy duration, please click on one of the links below:
Backpacker Policy or Comprehensive Policy
Downunder Worldwide Travel Insurance products offered on this website are issued and underwritten by Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850 AFS Licence 234708 (Allianz).
BUDGET TRAVEL INSURANCE ONLINE
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