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
Why Smart Travelers Travel Slow After 50
16 August
15 December 2011
What does ‘brace for impact’ really mean?
In the case of US Airways Flight 1549, now known as the “Miracle on the Hudson”,...
11 December 2011
Your Credit Card Doesn’t Deliver the Travel Protection You Think it Does
If you’ve heard that your credit card has travel protection, you may be right (depending on...
4 December 2011
Top 3 Reasons to See Your Doctor Before You Travel
Before you travel overseas, and sometimes when you travel within your own home country, it's recommended...
27 November 2011
Baggage Theft and 7 Steps to Prevent it
Unfortunately, items keep going missing from traveler's luggage and in a variety of scenarios. Bags are...
10 November 2011
Top 12 Hotel Safety Tips Travelers Should Never Ignore
How do you stay safe in a hotel? These days, travel is no Sunday picnic. When...
6 November 2011
Photograph the Contents of your Luggage
Whether you’re traveling for business, for family, or for pleasure, your luggage can pass through many...
29 October 2011
Safely Navigating a Flood when you Travel
As any traveler knows, you can’t always avoid travel disasters. The recent headlines on flooding in...
23 October 2011
Check Traveler’s Health Reports for your Destination
What happens if you arrive at a foreign destination and discover there’s an outbreak of bird...
19 October 2011
4 Reasons and 6 Steps to Travel Light
We've all seen those haggard travelers weighted down by too many bags. They are the ones...
11 October 2011
Make 2 Copies of your Passport ID Page
Photocopying your passport records If your passport is lost or stolen on a trip, you could...