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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Foolproof Ways to Avoid Pickpocketing 4 October 2024

Foolproof Ways to Avoid Pickpocketing

Petty crimes like pickpocketing are a growing problem for travelers. Although there are no reliable statistics...

Google Flights Secrets for Savvy Travelers 27 September 2024

Google Flights Secrets for Savvy Travelers

Google Flights is a powerful tool that's revolutionized how we search for and book air travel. But...

How to Avoid Culinary Catastrophies 13 September 2024

How to Avoid Culinary Catastrophies

Without a doubt, one of the best and most talked-about parts of any trip is the...

How to stay connected with an eSIM 6 September 2024

How to stay connected with an eSIM

Goodness gracious, technology moves quickly, doesn’t it? The last few years really advanced our abilities to...

How not to get hacked at your hotel 31 August 2024

How not to get hacked at your hotel

From checking emails to streaming shows, hotel guests can rely on the internet for various needs,...

Top 5 Vacation Rental Mistakes 16 August 2024

Top 5 Vacation Rental Mistakes

Planning your dream trip at a vacation rental? Hold up! Before you click "Book Now" on...

5 things to do immediately after a long flight 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:...

Smart Tips for Handling Flight Delays and Cancellations 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...

How to Avoid Hotel Junk Fees 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...

Essential Tips for Handling a Lost or Broken Phone While Traveling 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...