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.Recent Posts
5 TSA Changes for 2025
17 January
9 Tips for Safe Travel in 2025
10 January
How to spot fake travel reviews
27 December
23 August 2024
How mindful travelers can make a difference with overtourism
In addition to navigating strikes, travelers this summer have had to be cautious of mass tourism...
16 August 2024
Top 5 Vacation Rental Mistakes
Planning your dream trip at a vacation rental? Hold up! Before you click "Book Now" on...
9 August 2024
5 things to do immediately after a long flight
Ever taken one of the longest flights in the world? Here are some of the longest:...
2 August 2024
Smart Tips for Handling Flight Delays and Cancellations
Last week was simply awful for air travelers. The combination of Microsoft’s CrowdStrike global IT outage (the largest...
27 July 2024
How to Avoid Hotel Junk Fees
Last month, the US House of Representatives passed the No Hidden Fees Act, which targets what the travel...
20 July 2024
Essential Tips for Handling a Lost or Broken Phone While Traveling
Our phones are central to travel planning and coordination. They hold our itineraries, tickets, reservations, emergency...
5 July 2024
What can you do about pesky airline luggage fees?
Since the start of 2024, airlines have quietly been raising their baggage fees to the point that it...
29 June 2024
5 Tips to Skip being Profiled as an American abroad
Have you ever been abroad, walked into a restaurant, carefully greeted staff in the local language,...
21 June 2024
What should you do if you get sick abroad?
US citizens are highly aware of the need for medical insurance and what can happen if...
7 June 2024
You can apply the 80/20 rule to packing—here’s how
There’s an art to traveling light and so many reasons to do it. You can move...