Tourism
Aussie company launches inclusive travel insurance brand
We’re all about inclusivity here at Travel Weekly, so much so that we even let the office dog write some of our stories.
Destinations
Thailand eyes compulsory travel insurance for tourists
The insurance costs around $1 and covers you for almost $50,000 in case of accidental death, which seems like a bargain if you ask us.
News
Insurance Council responds to damning report of mental health discrimination against travellers
by Christian Fleetwood
The insurance industry has issued its response to an investigation that revealed widespread mental health discrimination against Aussie travellers.
Aviation
Travel Agents
“This doesn’t just happen overseas”: Local agency boss speaks out on Wow Air collapse
Missed the recent news about the collapse of Icelandic budget airline Wow Air? You might wanna take note of what this agency big wig has to say.
News
ASIC to place travel insurers under the microscope
by Christian Fleetwood
Travel insurance is said to come under scrutiny later this year, just like Travel Weekly’s editor and his unhealthy habit of wearing sandals in public.
Tourism
Travel insurance company issues warning after series of animal-related claims
Apparently, there’s been a ton of travel insurance claims over incidents with animals overseas, so think twice before you feed that cheeky monkey. Send the snacks our way instead.
Tourism
The travel insurance company kicking goals
Although that’s not to say they could teach you soccer. Not sure what we’re on about? Just read the damn article.
Tourism
The one mistake you don’t want to make on schoolies
New research from Smartraveller has shown that thousands of schoolies will head overseas without travel insurance this year. We just wish we were heading overseas in general, tbh.
Tourism
THANK GOD: More Aussies opting for travel insurance
Personally, we think the real crime here isn’t that the pictured traveller doesn’t have travel insurance but that they chose to wear those sandals out in public.
News
This travel insurance company misled clients for 6 years
The financial services royal commission revealed the company had been displaying misleading and incorrect information on their website from as early as 2012.
Tourism
Here’s how to avoid common travel insurance traps
We chatted with Finder.com.au’s insurance expert Richard Laycock to bring you some great tips and tricks about how to cut through jargon and decipher the fine print.
Destinations
“We sent people out to meet up with our customers” TravelCard CEO talks Lombok earthquakes
by Lauren Croft
This travel insurance company recently flew team members out to Lombok after the earthquakes, making them probably the best insurance company ever.