Travel essentials

Looking to travel before or after your J1? Great for solo travellers, couples or mates – Contiki are the ultimate group travel experience for 18-35s.

What Contiki say Incredible trips. In incredible places. With incredible people. All taken care of for you by travel experts so you just need to show up (and have fun!). We’ve explored the world with over 2 million happy travellers since 1962. Travel OGs? That’s us.

Whether it’s exploring the Rocky Mountains in Canada, an ultimate USA Road Trip, or Island hopping in Asia, we’ve got bucket list adventures for everyone.

USIT travellers get 10% off all trips – check your online account for a discount code when you book!

Wherever your travels take you, make sure you're covered with travel insurance that’s built to back you up when things don’t go to plan.

What World Nomads say Since 2002, World Nomads have been protecting, connecting and inspiring independent travellers. We offer simple and flexible travel insurance and safety advice to help you travel. Because we believe in giving back to the places we travel to, World Nomads also enables you to make a difference with a micro-donation when you buy a policy. And we'll help you plan your trip with free downloadable guides, travel tips, responsible travel insights and recommendations from our global community.

We don’t represent World Nomads, we receive a fee from quotes using this link. This is not a recommendation to buy travel insurance

Two things we're hard-wired to love. 1. Savings. 2. Trip planners (decision-paralysis is real). From must-see icons to local loves, this is our go-to whenever we land in a new city.

What Go City say Go City work with thousands of attractions in 25+ cities globally – including Chicago, Boston, San Diego, NYC, San Francisco, New Orleans, Sydney + more. And offer savings of up to 50% vs booking single attraction tickets. Choose from Explorer Passes to Day Passes, depending on your budget and what you want to see.

Once booked, you can upload your Pass to the app and make reservations where required or just rock up to your chosen attractions and scan in via QR code. 

Plus, USIT travellers get an extra 5% off using promo code USIT at checkout!

Sure, Liam's couch looks perfectly comfy. But does it have sundown socials, killer rooftops, and 11 locations in all the backpacker hotspots across Oz + New Zealand – including Bondi + Byron Bay?

What Drifter say Drifter Hostels-Hostels was born out of a simple idea: that travel should be as much about the people you meet as the places you go. Our communal spaces are at the heart of what we do. From wellness studios and co-working lounges to cinema rooms, social bars, and quiet libraries – each space is thoughtfully curated to bring people together and spark new stories. From the moment you arrive, our friendly team is here to make your stay unforgettable.

True Traveller Insurance is a specialist travel insurer designed for backpackers, adventurers and long-term explorers.

What True Traveller say Established in 2010, we are rated  Excellent on Reviews.io and offer flexible policies to suit a wide range of trips. As standard, True Traveller policies include cover for 92 activities, with the option to add extra activities where needed – making it easy to tailor your cover to your plans.

True Traveller can provide cover for up to 24 months in one policy, including Worldwide cover with USA and Canada. This is suitable for travellers who need to meet the insurance requirements for the Canadian working holiday (IEC) visa.

If money could talk, it might say: "Get a Wise card before you travel to avoid getting stung with overseas bank charges."

What Wise say 'The most international debit card on the planet' with the Wise card, you never have to worry about exchange rate markups, or high transaction fees when you spend abroad. Withdraw cash from ATMs for free (up to a certain amount) and pay in stores and online in over 40 currencies and 160 countries. Plus, for extra peace of mind on the road, you can freeze and unfreeze your card instantly.

Global spending made simple – order your card today.