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CHOICE travel insurance buying guide

We partner with CHOICE to give you an easy-to-read guide on how to choose the best travel insurance for your trip. Download a printable copy of the guide or read it online below. 
 

Who is CHOICE? Set up by consumers for consumers, CHOICE is the independent consumer advocate that provides Australians with information and advice, free from commercial bias. Visit choice.com.au.

Download the guide

Read the CHOICE travel insurance cheatsheet in another language: اللغة العربية , 中文简体, 中文繁體, 日本語, 한국어, Tiếng Việt, ภาษาไทย.

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Travel insurance buying guide

CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
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Why get travel insurance?

If you’re leaving Australia, travel insurance is just as essential as a passport.

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Buying travel insurance

The where, how, when and what of getting travel insurance.

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Before you buy travel insurance

Before you commit to a policy, make sure you've thought about these 5 things.

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How to save money on travel insurance

It’s important to compare policies for cost and cover.

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About that fine print

Always check the fine print before you buy. Here's how.

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What are you covered for?

And what are the conditions in your policy?

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Credit card travel insurance

Credit card policies differ from standalone policies, so it’s essential you check the fine print.

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How to make a complaint

Have you been knocked back on an insurance claim and want to dispute it?

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  • The essentials checklist
    • قائمة التحقّق قبل السفر (Arabic)
    • 渡航前チェックリスト (Japanese)
    • 출발 전 체크리스트 (Korean)
    • รายการสิ่งที่ควรทำก่อนเดินทาง (Thai)
    • Trước khi lên đường danh sách kiểm tra (Vietnamese)
    • 出行之前不忘检查确认 (Chinese Simplified)
    • 出發前檢查清單 (Chinese Traditional)
  • Travel insurance
    • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
      • Why get travel insurance?
      • Buying travel insurance
      • Before you buy
      • How to save money on travel insurance
      • About that fine print
      • What are you covered for?
      • Credit card travel insurance
      • How to make a complaint
  • Getting a foreign visa
    • Travelling to Europe and the Schengen Area
  • Travel health
    • Healthcare agreements
    • Infectious diseases
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    • Organ transplant tourism
    • Pregnancy
    • Urgent medical care
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    • Arrested or jailed
    • Carrying or using drugs
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    • Female Genital Mutilation
    • Modern slavery
  • Australia's biosecurity and border controls
  • Travelling safely overseas (Easy Read)

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For how we can help you overseas see the Consular Services Charter.

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      • قائمة التحقّق قبل السفر (Arabic)
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      • รายการสิ่งที่ควรทำก่อนเดินทาง (Thai)
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    • Travel insurance
      • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
        • Why get travel insurance?
        • Buying travel insurance
        • Before you buy
        • How to save money on travel insurance
        • About that fine print
        • What are you covered for?
        • Credit card travel insurance
        • How to make a complaint
    • Getting a foreign visa
      • Travelling to Europe and the Schengen Area
    • Travel health
      • Healthcare agreements
      • Infectious diseases
      • Medical tourism
      • Medicine and medical devices
      • Mental health
      • Organ transplant tourism
      • Pregnancy
      • Urgent medical care
      • What happens if you die overseas
    • Following the law
      • Arrested or jailed
      • Carrying or using drugs
      • Child sex offences
      • Female Genital Mutilation
      • Modern slavery
    • Australia's biosecurity and border controls
    • Travelling safely overseas (Easy Read)
  • Planning a trip
    • Advice for different types of traveller
      • Academics
      • Colour, race, ethnicity, or religion
      • Dual nationals
      • Journalists
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Older travellers
      • Schoolies
      • Travelling with children
      • Travelling with a disability
      • Travelling with pets
      • Women
    • Advice for your planned activities
      • Adoption
      • Antarctica and the Arctic
      • Backpacking
      • Business
      • Living, working or studying overseas
      • Marriage
      • Partying safely
      • Retiring overseas
      • Sports and adventure
      • Surrogacy
      • Volunteering
    • Going overseas for a major event
      • Cultural events
        • Anzac Day
      • Religious events
        • Ramadan
        • Hajj
      • Sporting events
    • Getting around safely
      • Air travel
      • Boat travel
      • Going on a cruise
      • Public transport
      • Road safety
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    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
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  • While overseas
    • Conflict and unrest
      • Armed conflict
      • Protests and civil unrest
      • Terrorism
    • Personal emergencies
      • Lost or damaged property
      • Money problems
      • When someone is missing
    • Protecting yourself from crime
      • Assault
      • Cyber security
      • Kidnapping
      • Piracy
      • Scams
      • Sexual assault and harassment
      • Theft and robbery
    • Extreme weather and natural disasters
      • Bushfires
      • Cyclones
      • Earthquakes and tsunamis
      • Floods
      • Landslides, mudslides and avalanches
      • Severe hot and cold weather
      • Tornadoes
      • Volcanic eruption
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      • Nuclear incident
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      • Partnerships
      • Social media
    • Consular State of Play
      • Data
      • Case studies
      • Images
      • Videos
      • Audio
      • Historical data
    • Consular Services Charter
      • ميثاق الخدمات القنصلية (Arabic)
      • 领事服务章程 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 領事服務章程 (Chinese Traditional)
      • Panduan Layanan Konsuler (Indonesian)
      • 領事サービス憲章 (Japanese)
      • 영사 서비스 헌장 (Korean)
      • กฎบัตรว่าด้วยบริการต่าง ๆ ของกงสุล (Thai)
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      • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
      • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
      • Filipino community
      • Indian community
    • How we write our travel advice
    • What our travel advice levels mean
    • News and updates
    • Notarial services
      • Documents we can legalise
      • Documents in Australia
      • Documents overseas
      • Certificate of No Impediment
      • Notarial forms
    • Our subscription service
    • Passport services
    • Resources
      • Insurance Council of Australia reports
    • Voting overseas
    • What we do in a crisis