4 times your credit card's travel insurance can help with summer travel woes, and 7 times it...

LTC Eugene Chu
"Travel is more unpredictable than ever this summer. I’ve been lucky that none of my summer trips so far have been incredibly affected by delays or cancellations. But, air travel is a total nightmare right now, and staffing is still an issue for many travel providers — so it’s likely only a matter of time.

Other TPG staffers have recently experienced issues. For example, TPG’s Sean Cudahy got caught in last week’s travel mess, while TPG’s Nick Ewen spent time in New Jersey instead of Greece due to weather-related delays.

If you’ve been reading TPG for a while, you may already know that some credit cards provide travel insurance when you use your card to book your flights (or pay the taxes and fees on award flights). And you may even be using one of these cards to book your trips. But you may not know what is and isn’t covered by these benefits when your travel doesn’t go smoothly.

In this guide, I’ll give a high-level overview of some scenarios where you can — and can’t — expect your credit card’s travel insurance benefits to assist."...