Budget Direct Travel Insurance
The terms
- Budget Direct Travel Insurance PDS effective 7 December 2025
- Budget Direct Travel Insurance Target Market Determination effective 25 March 2026
A travel premium is priced from the trip, so for a price ask Budget Direct Travel Insurance — through budgetdirect.com.au/travel-insurance.html, by phone, or through whoever sells it.
Plans
International
Every limit for one plan: Comprehensive · Essential · Basic
| Benefit | Comprehensive | Essential | Basic | Excess |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas medical expenses (including emergency repatriation/evacuation) | $Unlimited~ | $Unlimited~ | $Unlimited~ | yes |
| Overseas dental expenses | $2,000 | $1,000 | $500 | yes |
| Additional Expenses | $Unlimited# | $Unlimited# | $Unlimited# | yes |
| Amendment or Cancellation Costs | $10,000^ (or cover chosen) | $5,000^ (or cover chosen) | $Nil | yes |
| Luggage and Personal Effects | $10,000 | $5,000 | $2,000 | |
| Phone or smart watch - limit per item | $1,500• | $1,000• | $750• | |
| Camera or video camera - limit per item | $4,000• | $2,000• | $1,000• | |
| Laptop computer - limit per item | $3,000• | $2,000• | $1,000• | |
| Tablet computer - limit per item | $3,000• | $2,000• | $1,000• | yes |
| Drone (with or without camera) - limit per item | $1,000• | $1,000• | $750• | |
| Artificial limb, removable dental appliance, dentures or medical device | $1,000• | $1,000• | $750• | |
| Jewellery, watch or any other item - limit per item | $1,000• | $1,000• | $750• | |
| Delayed Luggage Allowance | $1,000 | $800 | $600 | yes |
| Money | $400 | $250 | $Nil | no |
| Rental Vehicle Insurance Excess | $10,000 | $4,000 | $Nil | no |
| Travel Delay | $2,000 | $1,000 | $Nil | no |
| Resumption of Journey | $3,000 | $Nil | $Nil | yes |
| Missed Connections | $3,000 | $Nil | $Nil | yes |
| Special Events | $5,000 | $Nil | $Nil | yes |
| Hospital Incidentals | $5,000 | $2,000 | $Nil | no |
| Hijacking | $5,000 | $Nil | $Nil | no |
| Loss of Income | $45,000† | $25,000† | $Nil | no |
| Accidental Death | $30,000† | $20,000† | $Nil | no |
| Personal Liability | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | no |
Getting a quote
- The age of every traveller to be covered, not just the eldest.
- Destination, and whether the trip includes a cruise or snow sports, which are often priced or excluded separately.
- Departure and return dates, and for an annual policy the longest single trip.
- The trip cost already paid and non-refundable, which is what a cancellation limit has to cover.
- Any pre-existing medical condition, which is assessed inside the quote and can change the price or the cover.
- Whether they already hold travel cover through a credit card or health fund.
Who this product is designed for, in the insurer’s own words:
The product is designed for travellers who want the flexibility to choose options to vary their cover
Who stands behind it
Who carries the risk decides who pays a claim and nothing else: it does not set the price and it does not change what the plans above cover. It is here because a brand’s own site mostly does not say it, and because several of these brands turn out to share one insurer.
| Insurer | Zurich Australian Insurance Limited
ABN 13 000 296 640, AFSL 232507 |
| Register | on APRA’s register and authorised to write new business |
| Sold by | Travel Insurance Partners Pty Limited
agent of insurer |
| Cooling off | 21 days |
The insurer of this product is Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL), ABN 13 000 296 640, AFSL 232507
Data
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