Daniel K.

Configo team

Daniel works at Configo LTD and writes AfterLanding’s practical travel guides: card and ATM fees abroad, EES and ETIAS, a lost passport, moving abroad, packing, travel apps, and finding cheap flights and hotels. Daniel also writes the hotel booking and flight search comparisons.

Rules and fees in these guides come from the official source wherever one exists, and each guide lists the sources it was checked against.

Guides by Daniel K.

  • A Passkontrolle passport control sign at an airport

    EES and ETIAS explained

    What the EU Entry/Exit System means at the border, who it covers, how the 90/180-day rule works, and where ETIAS stands as of October 2026.

    Travel tips7 min read

  • A building with an ATM sign lit up at night

    How to avoid card and ATM fees abroad

    Check your card's foreign fees, pay in the local currency, read the ATM fee screen and keep your phone reachable so a blocked card does not strand you.

    Travel tips9 min read

  • A modern hotel lobby with wood-slatted walls, armchairs and potted plants

    How to book hotels without overpaying

    Free cancellation or non-refundable, booking site or hotel direct, and the fees, reviews and checks that decide what you really pay.

    Travel tips8 min read

  • A man sitting on airport seats with his feet on his luggage, looking out at a plane

    How to find cheap flights

    Use flexible dates and price alerts, compare on a flight search site, book direct, count the bag fees and know your rights if the flight is cancelled.

    Travel tips7 min read

  • A room filled with stacked cardboard moving boxes and potted plants

    Moving abroad: the practical checklist

    Visas, documents, banking, health insurance, keeping your home number for bank codes, staying online, calling home and taxes when you move abroad.

    Living abroad7 min read

  • A white passenger jet facing the camera on an airport apron in front of a glass terminal

    The 5 best flight search sites

    Google Flights, Skyscanner, Kayak, momondo and Kiwi.com ranked on price alerts, flexible date search, anywhere search and how you book.

    Flight search site comparison4 min read

  • A modern bedroom with a blue upholstered headboard, bedside lamps and dark wooden blinds

    The 5 best hotel booking sites

    Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Hotels.com and Trip.com ranked on cancellation filters, pay later options, loyalty programs and price matching.

    Hotel booking site comparison4 min read

  • A person holding a smartphone showing a GPS map in New York

    The best travel apps

    Apps for international trips: offline maps, translation, rides and trains, currency, flights and hotels, data, calling home and official travel advice.

    Travel tips6 min read

  • An open black suitcase packed with clothes and travel essentials

    The travel packing checklist

    What to sort and pack before an international trip: passport and visa checks, money, phone and data, chargers, carry-on liquids rules and medicines.

    Travel tips8 min read

  • A passport booklet on top of white paper

    What to do if you lose your passport abroad

    The steps to take when your passport is lost or stolen abroad, with what official US, UK and EU sources say about emergency travel documents.

    Travel tips7 min read