Holiday Rescue aims to resolve your claim within 2 business days.
Holiday Rescue ditches the insurance jargon where possible, making it easy to find answers to any questions you might have.
Cons
Personal liability is only covered up to $1 million, while some providers offer up to $10 million.
Pregnancy isn't covered after the 20th week. That was the shortest time frame covered of the 21 brands we compared.
Holiday Rescue Travel Insurance is not currently available via Finder. You can head to the Holiday Rescue website or compare alternative options available below.
Summary of Holiday Rescue International Comprehensive policy
Overseas Medical and Hospital Expenses
Unlimited
Cancellation and Amendment Fees
$50,000
Luggage and Personal Effects
$5,000
Table updated October 2023
How does Holiday Rescue Travel Insurance cover COVID-19?
Holiday Rescue offers some cover for claims related to COVID-19. Here's what you can expect:
Overseas emergency medical costs if you need treatment for COVID-19
Funeral costs or repatriation costs if you die overseas
There are lots of scenarios that are not covered by Holiday Rescue including cancellation or amendment costs related to COVID-19.
Also, if you were diagnosed with COVID-19 before heading on your trip but you went anyway, you won't be covered for any COVID-related overseas medical expenses.
What policies does Holiday Rescue offer?
Holiday Rescues offers three insurance policies to travellers. Comprehensive, Essentials and Domestic.
Comprehensive
Essentials
Domestic
The insurer of this product is The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd. It comes with a cooling-off period of 14 days and choice of $100 standard excess for international plans.
Here's a breakdown of Holiday Rescue Travel Insurance features
These are some of the main insured events that Holiday Recue will cover. Some of these benefits may only apply to the International Comprehensive policy.
Overseas medical treatment
Lost, damaged or stolen property
Trip cancellation or amendment
Additional accommodation and transport
Theft of cash and bank cards
Luggage and travel delay
Rental vehicle insurance excess
Personal liability
Accidental death
Optional add-ons
Holiday Rescue offers the option to add cruise cover to its travel insurance.
Cruise Cover Extends your insurance policy to cover cruises, including medical treatment on-board.
Exclusions
Unfortunately, travel insurance doesn't cover everything. Generally, Holiday Rescue will not pay your claim if it relates to:
Unlawful, wreckless or unreasonably unsafe behaviour by you
Behaviour while you were drunk or under the influence of drugs
Expenses related to a pre-existing medical condition not listed on your policy
Self-inflicted injury or illness, suicide or attempted suicide
This is not an exhaustive list. Make sure you review the Holiday Rescue PDS for a detailed breakdown of what won't be covered, found under its list of general exclusions.
How to make a Holiday Rescue Travel Insurance claim
You can lodge a claim online, by filling in Holiday Rescue's online claim form.
Here's the bottom line about Holiday Rescue Travel Insurance
Holiday Rescue positions itself a simple, easy-to-understand travel insurance provider without any of the complicated insurance jargon.
However, we found it was missing key benefits that might be important to some travellers. For example, there's no option to add a snow sports pack, so any claims related to skiing or snowboarding are excluded.
Further, there's no option to add an activity pack, meaning many adventure activities that travellers participate in on holiday aren't covered. This includes indoor or outdoor rock climbing, bungee jumping or parachuting, and riding a motorbike as a driver or passenger - even if you have the appropriate licence.
Unfortunately, no. Holiday Rescue doesn't offer any cover for riding a motorbike either as the driver or the passenger, even if you have a licence to do so. However, cover for riding a moped is included, as long as you meet the requirements listed in the PDS.
Holiday Rescue does not state that there is any age limit on its policies..
You have a 14-day cooling off period. If you change your mind within these two weeks, you'll receive a full refund.
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Nicola Middlemiss is a contributing writer at Finder, with a special interest in personal finance and insurance. Formerly a business and finance journalist, Nicola has written thousands of articles helping Australians better understand insurance and grow their personal wealth. She has contributed to a wide range of publications, including Domain, the Educator, Financy, Fundraising and Philanthropy, Insurance Business, MoneyMag, Mortgage Professional, Yahoo Finance, Your Investment Property, and Wealth Professional. Nicola has a Tier 1 General Insurance (General Advice) certification and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds. See full bio
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