Author: Damian Tysdal

Damian Tysdal is the founder of CoverTrip, and is a licensed agent for travel insurance (MA 1883287). He believes travel insurance should be easier to understand, and started the first travel insurance blog in 2006.

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Canceled or Delayed Due to Snow – Now What? 5 December 2025

Canceled or Delayed Due to Snow – Now What?

Winter weather doesn't just inconvenience travelers; it can completely derail carefully planned trips, leaving thousands stranded...

Non-refundable Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does 28 November 2025

Non-refundable Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Travel prices remain stubbornly high, and we're heading into one of the most unpredictable travel seasons...

How to Score Real Holiday Travel Deals 21 November 2025

How to Score Real Holiday Travel Deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become major events in the travel industry, with airlines, hotels,...

Smart Travelers Never Pay these Travel Fees 14 November 2025

Smart Travelers Never Pay these Travel Fees

If you've ever booked a flight for $200 only to pay $350 after bags, seats, and...

Your 7-Day Thanksgiving Travel Countdown 7 November 2025

Your 7-Day Thanksgiving Travel Countdown

According to recent warnings from the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated: "With the Thanksgiving...

How to effectively ask for compensation when your trip falls short of expectations 31 October 2025

How to effectively ask for compensation when your trip falls short of expectations

Imagine you’re ready to board your flight with your carry-on, but the gate agent announces the...

What travel insurance coverage is worth buying and what you can skip! 24 October 2025

What travel insurance coverage is worth buying and what you can skip!

I know, I know – last week we talked about booking holiday travel, and now I'm...

How (and when) to Book Holiday Travel in 2025 17 October 2025

How (and when) to Book Holiday Travel in 2025

The government shutdown is now in its third week, and if you're planning holiday travel, you're...

Flying During the Shutdown? 10 October 2025

Flying During the Shutdown?

In case you haven’t heard, the US federal government has shut down. If you have flights...

How to Handle Travel Disruptions Like a Pro 3 October 2025

How to Handle Travel Disruptions Like a Pro

The federal government has shut down, and while TSA agents and air traffic controllers are classified...