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Old Apr 18th 2012, 11:43 am
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Hi

Can anyone please advise me about cheap family travel insurance please one way to Asia for 4 weeks and then back to the UK.

Not sure which is the best travel insurance to go with any help would be appreciated.

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Old Apr 18th 2012, 12:43 pm
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We used travelinsurancedirect.com.au for last trip to Indo. Had to make a claim, took a while but ok in the end. Excess wasn't nothing though - maybe $100-150.
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It's around $109 each adult for one way to the UK, but the kids are free!
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Originally Posted by littleblossom
Hi

Can anyone please advise me about cheap family travel insurance please one way to Asia for 4 weeks and then back to the UK.

Not sure which is the best travel insurance to go with any help would be appreciated.

Cheers
We used columbusdirect which we found provided the best cover. It was $226 for 2 of us for 2 weeks to travel to the US. then onto London, back to Singapore and down to Sydney.
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Old Apr 19th 2012, 5:52 am
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Read the fine print. The travel insurance my bank offers stipulate that you must be australian resident so if you are emigrating back to the uk and don't have return flights your policy will be invalid. Of course there are probably insurers who cover people immigrating.
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Read the fine print. The travel insurance my bank offers stipulate that you must be australian resident so if you are emigrating back to the uk and don't have return flights your policy will be invalid. Of course there are probably insurers who cover people immigrating.
I don't think anyone said anything about emigrating?
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Originally Posted by PENNY45
We used travelinsurancedirect.com.au for last trip to Indo. Had to make a claim, took a while but ok in the end. Excess wasn't nothing though - maybe $100-150.
I like these guys too...the coverage was a lot better than many more expensive options. Use promo code 'TIDTHANKS' for 10% discount.
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Originally Posted by sassie
I don't think anyone said anything about emigrating?
oops I may have read their post wrong. It said they were travelling one way so I assumed they were emigrating.
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Hi littleblossom

You might also consider getting a credit card which has complimentary travel insurance if you pay for the trip on the card. The cover is usually as good as ordinary travel insurance and although you may have to pay a fee for the card, it will be cheaper if you do a couple of trips a year than to buy travel insurance separately (and easier to organise).
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