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title: "Southern Cross Travel Insurance vs World Nomads: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Southern Cross Travel Insurance or World Nomads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the travel insurers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Southern Cross Travel Insurance vs World Nomads: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Southern Cross Travel Insurance or World Nomads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the travel insurers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Southern Cross Travel Insurance and World Nomads
- **Competitive set**: travel insurers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Southern Cross Travel Insurance Share of Search**: 15.2%
- **World Nomads Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Which is more popular in search, Southern Cross Travel Insurance or World Nomads?

- In August 2026, Southern Cross Travel Insurance had more branded searches than World Nomads among travel insurers in New Zealand. Southern Cross Travel Insurance was estimated to have 37K branded searches compared to World Nomads’ 1K, and held a 15.2% Share of Search versus World Nomads’ 0.42%.
- Southern Cross Travel Insurance was ahead of World Nomads in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Southern Cross Travel Insurance’s estimated Share of Search among travel insurers in New Zealand moved from 13.7% to 15.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30.5K to 37K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, World Nomads’ estimated Share of Search among travel insurers in New Zealand moved from 0.38% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 860 to 1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand travel insurers in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Southern Cross Travel Insurance in New Zealand rose 21.3% over 11 measured months, from 30.5K to 37K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for World Nomads in New Zealand rose 19.8% over 11 measured months, from 860 to 1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Southern Cross Travel Insurance estimated searches | Southern Cross Travel Insurance Share of Search | Southern Cross Travel Insurance rank | World Nomads estimated searches | World Nomads Share of Search | World Nomads rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30.5K | 13.7% | 4 | 860 | 0.38% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 30.8K | 13.2% | 4 | 1K | 0.43% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 30.4K | 13.3% | 4 | 990 | 0.43% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 36.9K | 14.5% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.49% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 30.6K | 13.1% | 4 | 1.2K | 0.52% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 45.6K | 15.8% | 4 | 1.7K | 0.6% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 30.7K | 13.2% | 4 | 1.4K | 0.59% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 36.9K | 15.4% | 4 | 1.1K | 0.48% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 37K | 15.2% | 4 | 1.2K | 0.48% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 37K | 15.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.43% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 37K | 15.2% | 4 | 1K | 0.42% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Southern Cross Travel Insurance’s and World Nomads’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Southern Cross Travel Insurance**: Measured on the search terms “SCTI”, “scti nz”, “scti travel insurance”, “southern cross domestic travel insurance”, “southern cross insurance travel”, “southern cross international travel insurance”, “southern cross nz travel insurance”, “southern cross travel”, “Southern Cross Travel Insurance”, “southern cross travel insurance domestic”, “southern cross travel insurance nz”, “travel insurance southern cross” and “travel insurance southern cross nz”, summed into one figure.
- **World Nomads**: Measured on the search terms “nomads world”, “travel insurance world nomads”, “World Nomads”, “world nomads insurance”, “world nomads nz”, “world nomads travel insurance”, “world nomads travel insurance nz” and “worldnomads”, summed into one figure.

- [Southern Cross Travel Insurance profile](/demand/nz/brands/southern-cross-travel-insurance)
- [World Nomads profile](/demand/nz/brands/world-nomads)
- [All travel insurers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-travel-insurers): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Southern Cross Travel Insurance or World Nomads?

In August 2026, Southern Cross Travel Insurance had more branded searches than World Nomads among travel insurers in New Zealand. Southern Cross Travel Insurance was estimated to have 37K branded searches compared to World Nomads’ 1K, and held a 15.2% Share of Search versus World Nomads’ 0.42%.

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