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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7 Reasons for Trip Interruption Coverage 9 July 2012

7 Reasons for Trip Interruption Coverage

Let’s start by explaining what a trip interruption is, shall we? In travel insurance terms, a trip...

Avoiding Norovirus on Vacation: It’s Not Just a Cruise Ship Problem 5 July 2012

Avoiding Norovirus on Vacation: It’s Not Just a Cruise Ship Problem

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that often gets big headlines when there are outbreaks on...

Packing Smart: Best Tips from Travel Experts 29 June 2012

Packing Smart: Best Tips from Travel Experts

As airlines increase fees for every checked bag and the TSA makes liquids difficult to pack,...

Your Personal Computer Travel Safety Guidelines Checklist 23 June 2012

Your Personal Computer Travel Safety Guidelines Checklist

A recent traveler warning by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center highlights the fact that now,...

Clever Uses for Extra Passport Photos 16 June 2012

Clever Uses for Extra Passport Photos

These days, the sheer effort of getting safely through airport security with all our belongings intact...

A Traveler’s Vaccination Checklist 9 June 2012

A Traveler’s Vaccination Checklist

Most people, at least in the U.S. and other Westernized countries, get their vaccinations on a...

15 Expert Tips to Securing Your Home Before a Trip 1 June 2012

15 Expert Tips to Securing Your Home Before a Trip

Whether you’re traveling for a two-day business conference or a two-week vacation, you’re going to want...

3 Steps to Preventing Passport Theft and 5 Steps to Replace It 25 May 2012

3 Steps to Preventing Passport Theft and 5 Steps to Replace It

If you’re traveling outside the country, your passport is a critical item on your packing list....

8 Travel Safety Tips for Public Transportation 17 May 2012

8 Travel Safety Tips for Public Transportation

Using the public transportation system can be a great way for a traveler to save money...

The Number 1 Way to Avoid Getting Arrested Overseas 12 May 2012

The Number 1 Way to Avoid Getting Arrested Overseas

According to the U.S. Department of State, more than 2,500 Americans are arrested abroad every year...