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.
22 December 2023
5 Things Missing from Your Travel Abroad Checklist
A steady stream of natural disasters and war news is a tough reality check for travelers...
14 December 2023
What can you learn from international travel advisories?
Cautious US travelers are cognizant of and check the US State Department’s travel advisory system before...
9 December 2023
How to Travel Safely and Solo with Kids
For decades, the number of US children living with a single parent has been rising, accompanied by declining...
24 November 2023
List of Favorite Travel Gear
This list of favorite things is focused on unique travel items that help guarantee your travel safety,...
17 November 2023
How to get on a flight when you lost your ID
Your stomach drops, your scalp itches, your palms sweat, and normal breathing stops. Oh crap! You’ve...
9 November 2023
How to use AI to plan your next trip
It’s the early days of planning a trip, when you’re not sure where you want to...
2 November 2023
5 Steps to avoid bed bugs when you travel
When the deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, recently announced “No one is safe” on French...
26 October 2023
6 Winter Travel Mistakes You Can Avoid
Whether this summer was travel misery or not depends on who you talk to ... like...
19 October 2023
How to Calculate the Perfect Layover Time
We’ve all been there. Dashing through the airport, suitcase wheels screeching, coat flying. Arriving sweaty and...
12 October 2023
How do you know what documents you need for a trip abroad?
I was shocked to recently learn that over 60,000 travelers are turned back at destination points...