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In this video we are looking at Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance and also Trip Delay Reimbursement. These are both types of travel insurance available on most mid to high tier travel credit cards and can really save you when your flight is cancelled or delayed like due to the winter storms we had this week.
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These credit card features can be crucial! I had a pair of Gucci sandals and a bottle of Creed Cologne stolen out of my luggage by Mexico Customs at the Cancun airport. I booked everything for my trip on my Chase Sapphire Preferred. Luckily, I saved the original purchase receipts for both items. Chase literally refunded me the amount for both items at full retail! I was super impressed with how Chase handled the whole situation. 👍
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Great informative video. Aahhh just over the 8min mark 😉 Thanks Ben as always!
Any reason in particular you blurred out the AMEX logo?
I admire the fact that Ben, despite the snow breaking through his roof and snowing on him as he made the video, continued to report on how we can get the most value out of our credit cards.
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Eh. It's a reimbursement. I don't work for the credit card company.
So let's say you used the CSP to book the plane ticket that was interrupted. And as a result, you had to book hotel rooms.
Would you also need to book the rooms on the CSP in order for them to be reimbursed? Or could you book the room on a different (better) credit card from a different bank and still get the refund with just a receipt from the hotel?
Someone should make a comprehensive table of all cards that have this benefit, including amount of coverage, qualifying reasons, time requirements, etc.
Its funny that I be hoping for that delayed flight at the 6 hour point when I'm traveling back home so I can take advantage of the insurance through my Ritz Carlton Card. I'm near retirement so I'm never in any rush to get back home from a vacation!!! I've came close twice though!
Haha I literally thought about someone making this video when I heard about all the cancellations
If you book a flight with points through the csr travel portal would you still get these travel insurances?
Oh wow great video lots of information thanks for sharing, I do have a question when it comes to total spend to get your intro bonus if I use any of the credits like Global entry $100 does that count towards the total spend? Looking for clarification. Thanks and keep up the good work and content
So with Venture X…you have up to $500 to spend on meals, lodging, and toiletries? Would clothes count ? Im thinking a new wardrobe would be possible with this feature at PDX.
CHASE is the best CC for this IMO.
Why you blur out the amex logo👀?
Airlines never cancel on me.
These are a couple of those benefits that a lot of us overlook when we apply for new cards. But in times like these, they could really come in handy! This is just another reason that using a credit card rather than a debit card can be so beneficial if you use them responsibly. Thanks for sharing Ben!
Great video! Just thinking about this with the Southwest issues going on these past few days!
Does trip cancellation insurance only work if you booked through their portal though or just with the card period?
First time here…big like and new subscriber…thank you for a great video…as you might guess I got stuck in the southwest mess with my Citi custom cash card…which as you mentioned at the end not so good…I am looking at Chase Sapphire Preferred and wonder if you or anyone here has experience with the Bilt Mastercard? On the surface seems like it gives rewards on paying rent and has some travel insurance and no annual fee…taking opinions or thoughts 🙂 thank you again great content..now on to more of your videos 🙂
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@Ben Hedges or anyone that knows… Would this still apply if I purchased my ticket by transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Southwest and using those points to purchase the ticket? I did use my CSP to pay the tax when booking the flight since you cannot use points to pay for taxes. Thanks to anyone in advance!
I'm going to be curious to see if the various card issuers "revisit" these particular benefits if this most recent storm causes a large amount of claims by cardholders.
Ship that snow to the high sierras
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Ben, or any other person interested in helping, I have a huge car repair coming up, that's going to cost me $2900 (ouch). My plan is to use 4x new credit cards, which have sign up bonuses, to reduce my bill to $2100. I have the cash to cover the repair, however, I'm a frugal person, and like to figure out ways to reduce my cost. Credit score fluctuates between 800 & 820. Do you, or anyone else, see any flaws in this plan, or have any suggestions as to how I can improve it? Appreciate any feedback you have to offer.
Ben be beefing with Amex @ 7:30 lol