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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Best Travel Insurance for Europe in 2026 4 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Europe in 2026

Planning a trip to Paris, Rome, Barcelona, or anywhere else in Europe? You already know the...

New Rules for Securing Your Credit Card 3 April 2026

New Rules for Securing Your Credit Card

For years, we’ve told our fellow travelers to watch out for pickpockets in crowded plazas and...

How to File a Travel Insurance Claim (Step-by-Step Guide) 31 March 2026

How to File a Travel Insurance Claim (Step-by-Step Guide)

You bought travel insurance. Something went wrong. Now what? Filing a travel insurance claim sounds straightforward...

Airports are in Meltdown: Let’s Pivot to Trains 27 March 2026

Airports are in Meltdown: Let’s Pivot to Trains

The current travel landscape in 2026 feels like a perfect storm. We are in the fifth...

Planning a Summer Trip in Uncertain Times 20 March 2026

Planning a Summer Trip in Uncertain Times

This year, the relaxing summer vacation may feel like it’s impossible. With the expansion of the...

How to vet a destination (beyond the headlines) 13 March 2026

How to vet a destination (beyond the headlines)

When you see a Level 3: Reconsider Travel warning pop up for a country you’ve been...

How to Navigate Travel During Global Instability 6 March 2026

How to Navigate Travel During Global Instability

We travel to expand our horizons, but sometimes the world changes fast - even faster than...

5 Steps to Digital Safety When You Travel 27 February 2026

5 Steps to Digital Safety When You Travel

When we think of travel safety, we used to think of money belts and hotel safes....

The Rise of the Micro-Retirement 20 February 2026

The Rise of the Micro-Retirement

For years, the gold standard of travel was the "grand tour"—a whirlwind of packing, unpacking, and...

The Anti-Spring Break Blueprint for Savvy Travelers 13 February 2026

The Anti-Spring Break Blueprint for Savvy Travelers

If you’re like me, you’ve been staring at the last of the February slush and counting...