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• Travel Safe This Holiday Season

  22 December, 2015

  

  Travel Safe this Christmas Holiday...Whether you are just going to the corner shop or half way around the world, do your best to stay out of harms' way.

  But, if you need Help! - Policy holders can call QBE Assist 24/7

  Have to lodg

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• Complaints Department

  29 May, 2015

  

  Apparently these 19 customer complaints from Thomas Cook customers are real....

  1. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."

  2. "They should not all

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• Gap Year Anyone?

  7 February, 2015

  

  We all know more students than ever are taking a Gap Year; but nowadays students are not alone as people from all age groups, professions and all walks of life are jumping on the band wagon, declaring "This year I am taking my Gap Year!"

  S

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• I Love To Go Home

  14 October, 2014

  

  I love travelling but the best part about travelling is going home!
  
  It is easy to see why people love to travel, the education, the exhilaration, the excitement and the enlightenment… but if you are honest with yourself the highl

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• Crowded Skies

  2 September, 2014

  

  In light of recent tragic events in the civilian aviation industry here at Easy Travel Insurance we are increasingly being asked the inevitable question “Is air travel safe?”

  Of course we could respond with the old cliché

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• Polar Challenge Ride For Leukaemia

  11 August, 2014

  

  Easy Travel Insurance are proud to be the exclusive travel insurance suppliers and sponsors of the Outer Edge, Polar Challenge Ride For Leukaemia.

  Starting out in November 2014 the goals are clear:

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• Canal Boats

  27 June, 2014

  

  Thinking about a holiday on the English canals? Your questions answered by a lifelong boater

  Holidays on the canals are booming with good reason. You can enjoy the peace of the countryside, the sightseein

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• Senior Jet Setters

  31 October, 2013

  

  While Christmas and New Year celebrations start a little later in the year for some of us, thoughts of travelling to Australia for a Christmas in the sun may already be foremost in the minds of relatives with family and those with friends living t

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• Travel Like Bond

  9 September, 2013

  

  The name's Bond, James Bond....

  We all like to fantasise about the lifestyle this lucky individual leads, jetting between cities across all the points of the compass, at the drop of a hat. The reality is that most of us spend weeks and m

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• Predicting the Future

  17 August, 2013

  

  If we could see into the future we wouldn't need travel insurance.

  Sadly many travellers fail to "Expect The Unexpected" and find out the hard way that having adequate travel insurance is not just about having cover for a lost camera or

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• Folder or Scruncher?!

  2 May, 2013

  

  Packing bags for travel poses many questions about what to take and what not to take; certainly the one thing you leave at home will, without doubt, be the very thing you will end up needing the most while away. There are of course many different

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• Smart Locks for Travellers

  7 January, 2013

  

  When backpacking across multiple continents where protocols and languages may change at every border control, travelling internationally or domestically for business or to visit family and friends, especially if your trip takes you through the USA

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• Masters Games 2012

  16 November, 2012

  

  Easy Travel Insurance are extremely proud to announce the Aussie Warriors took home the Gold in the Mens 30's Touch Footy tournament. Well done to you all!

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• Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer 2012

  23 August, 2012

  

  Hi Everyone,

  I thought I would send out a quick note letting everyone know how the ride went last weekend.(18th & 19th August 2012)

  We left the University of Queensland, St Lucia, on Saturday morning at around 7am and made our way

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• Airtime

  11 July, 2012

  

  Assuming you had enough carry-on baggage allowance for the first commercially available 1kg brick back in 1983, it has been drummed into us that to fly with your mobile telephone switched on, or heaven forbid, to use it in-flight would send your p

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• Schengen Convention

  4 October, 2013

  

  The Schengen Convention first signed near the Luxemburg town of Schengen in 1985 permits 'Borderless travel' in certain EU countries, allowing vehicles carrying EU citizens and other exempt travellers to cross borders without stopping. Certain o

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• Around the World in 80 Days and the Crazy Laws Along the Way

  2 October, 2013

  

  Phileas Fog and his newly appointed French assistant Jean Passepartou accept the challenge and prepare to set off the very next day, Wednesday 2nd October 1872 at 8.45pm from London’s Reform Club on their legendary circumnavigation of the gl

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• Flying Cats and Dogs

  4 April, 2013

  

  Man’s best friend is often not man’s best travelling companion when airports are involved, as there are so many do’s & don’ts and ifs, buts and maybes, but it doesn’t need to be overly difficult to take your pet a

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• Chart Topping Destinations

  3 March, 2012

  

  The jury is in, and the most popular World Wide destinations for outbound tourists from Australia in 2011 have been published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Not surprisingly the top of this list features "The Famous Five" for Australian

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• Australias' #1 Destination of Choice

  2 March, 2012

  

  New Zealand

  So much more to offer than given credit for, New Zealand, has long been identified as one of the most popular destinations for travellers, but the appeal of these rugged islands is certainly not a new fad, with

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• Australias' #2 Destination of Choice

  1 March, 2012

  

  Indonesia

  When the waves of the Indian Ocean swept through Indonesian islands, villages and resorts, on Boxing Day 2004, perhaps the most destructive tsunami in history left more than 150,000 people dead or missing and mil

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• Australias' #3 Destination of Choice

  29 February, 2012

  

  United States of America

  It’s true that the weak US dollar is a huge draw card for travellers, and is surely one of the most significant reasons for a surge in visitors to North America. With improved air services from air

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• Australias' #4 Destination of Choice

  28 February, 2012

  

  Thailand

  Such an obvious Top 5 destination, Thailand has everything to offer travellers who are looking for unrivalled value for money. Being home to an infinitely interesting mix of architecture and cultural heritage that

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• Australias' #5 Destination of Choice

  27 February, 2012

  

  United Kingdom

  England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales! The United Kingdom has long been a mecca for tourists, a source of migration to Australia, and a tonic for homesick ex-pats; streaming back and forth, following

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• Choose the Right Profile

  26 January, 2012

  

  Choose the Right Profile... Nowadays that’s settings on smart phones, mobiles, pcs and macs; but it’s still about real life too. 

  Before boarding a jet plane and speeding halfway round the globe, and back again for good me

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• Travel Scammers

  12 October, 2011

  

  We all like to think that we are the savviest of all travellers and the scams we hear about seem glaringly obvious. True, when you are sitting in the comfort of your own home it’s easy to believe that only a “Right Mug” would get caught by them.

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• Cheap European Travel - Interrailing

  27 August, 2011

  

  Largely unadvertised and seldom discussed is the phenomenon of Interrailing – in the good ‘ole days it was a disgustingly cheap way to travel through Europe on a shoestring, allowing me and my mates (and some others!) an opportunity to sample our

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• The Importance of Travel Insurance

  29 October, 2013

  

  And so she said...."When I am on my holidays I often travel to distant places with my family and my partner travels often for business purposes but we are not really aware of what travel insurance is, what it can do for us in our moment of nee

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• Spring Cleaning For Travellers

  30 September, 2013

  

  Rummaging through the wardrobe looking for summer wear to replace the winter woollies on my clothes hangers I stumbled on my trusty suitcases. Like a set of Russian dolls with ever decreasing sized suitcases within, I smiled at the tourist souveni

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• How to Void Your Travel Insurance.

  22 July, 2013

  

  It’s no surprise that many insurance companies won’t cover you for activities you freely undertake that put yourself at risk such as the Spanish tourism favourite, Running with the Bulls – but did you know there are other ways yo

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• Jargon Explained

  29 April, 2012

  

  Many people are baffled and befuddled by the terms and phrases employed by insurers the world over when requesting information or explaining their products. Sometimes this confusion can put some prospective customers off buying travel insurance, l

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• Expect the Unexpected

  10 December, 2011

  

  Travelling is such a popular pastime these days, seen by many as our best way to widen the divide between cultures, to broaden our minds (and that of our friends, at dinner parties everywhere!) and it is arguably one of the best ways to live a ful

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• Top 10 Reasons To Buy Travel Insurance

  13 July, 2011

  

  Ranging from a lost bag to an emergency medical evacuation, there are many reasons that could leave you needing the help of Easy Travel Insurance and QBE. Hopefully you will never need our help to return home unexpectedly or provide emergency cash

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