April 2010 Entries
New Zealand is a well known backpacker’s destination, with spectacular views, outdoor activities and cheap accommodation. Our travellers tips will give you some great ideas for your next trip.
Getting there and getting around
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas, Pacific Blue and Emirates are the major airlines flying between Australia and New Zealand.
Buses and taxis run in every major town in New Zealand.
You can also hire a car or campervan to get around, and you don't have to have car insurance, even if you hire a car. However, if you do have an accident you'll probably be liable for any damage....
The following questions and answers relate to the travel insurance cover that policies, purchased before 16 April 2010, are providing to Australians affected by flights disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.
Q: If I am stranded in London and unable to board my flight to Australia will Worldcare cover the cost of additional accommodation/hotel expenses while I wait for a flight home? What if this continues for weeks, is there a limit to the support you will give me?
A: We will cover the cost of reasonable accommodation expenses while you wait for your flight home. We want to help...
The married couple
Alison and Manny are a married couple in their mid 30s, who took frequent trips to New Zealand, where they were building an investment property with plans to move there to have a family (Manny’s family were based in Wellington). As well as flying about four times a year from Melbourne to Wellington, they also enjoyed weekend shopping trips to Sydney and a once a year holiday skiing in Italy. Alison was also a chronic asthmatic.
The family
Steve and Leanne Porter are married with two young girls aged 7 and 9. They both loved island holidays and would head...
You’re lying in an Emergency Ward in a Croatian hospital, with a high fever and rasping cough. It’s been like this for three days and you’re too weak to move. People are rushing around you but you can’t understand anything that’s being said – they don’t speak English and you can only say a few words of Croatian. Ordering a beer or asking for directions is not what’s needed right now. You know your condition is serious by your partner’s worried expression and silence.
Over 1200 Australians are hospitalised while travelling overseas each year (source: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/travel_insurance.html)
Your son is headed...