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The Best Credit Cards for Trip Interruption and Trip Cancellation Insurance [2024]

The Best Credit Cards for Trip Interruption and Trip Cancellation Insurance [2024]
Ryan SmithJess Farley
by Ryan Smith and Jess Farley
April 12, 2025
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Wondering if you should purchase trip insurance to cover trip cancelations or interruptions? Enter credit card trip interruption and cancellation insurance, which can cover you for extra expenses when you must end a trip early (interruption insurance) or cancel it (cancellation insurance) for covered reasons. Which cards provide the best policies? Here's a closer look.

Why the Chase Ink Preferred Is My Primary Travel Card

Why the Chase Ink Preferred Is My Primary Travel Card
JT Genter
by JT Genter
May 2, 2025
3

Thanks to broad 3X earning categories, travel protections, and a reasonable $95 annual fee, the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card earns its spot in my wallet as my primary card for travel purchases. And now is an excellent time to get this card. Chase just made the 90,000-point bonus much more achievable by nearly halving the spending requirement. Here's my take on why now might be an excellent time to add this card to your wallet.

Here’s What You Need To Do After Your New Amex Business Platinum Card Arrives

Here’s What You Need To Do After Your New Amex Business Platinum Card Arrives
Ian Snyder
by Ian Snyder
June 2, 2025
0

If you've been approved for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and received your new card, congratulations! Your first task is understanding how to take advantage of the card's numerous benefits and devising a plan to claim its valuable welcome offer. In this article, we'll walk through the first steps you should take after receiving your brand-new Business Platinum Card.

How To Earn, Use, and Maximize a Delta Companion Certificate

How To Earn, Use, and Maximize a Delta Companion Certificate
Ross Denkin
by Ross Denkin
June 18, 2024
3

Not all companion certificates are created equal. Some require considerable credit card spending to earn, and others only reduce the ticket cost to $99 rather than $0. Thankfully, Delta's companion certificates involve neither of those stipulations, making them much easier for travelers to use and enjoy. Plus, Delta makes using these certificates incredibly easy, giving travelers endless redemption possibilities. Here's how to earn, use, and maximize them.

How Many Rewards Points or Miles Does My Credit Card Earn?

How Many Rewards Points or Miles Does My Credit Card Earn?
Jess Farley
by Jess Farley
May 29, 2025
57

Knowing which credit card to swipe when making a purchase is key to maximising the points and miles earned for award travel. If you hold an array of rewards cards in your wallet, the decision is complicated by each card’s earn rate and bonus categories, and whether the rewards earned are fixed-value points, some form of cash back, airline-specific miles, or flexible points that transfer to travel partners.

All You Need To Know About the Amex Platinum $200 Airline Fee Credit

All You Need To Know About the Amex Platinum $200 Airline Fee Credit
Ian SnyderTyler Glatt
by Ian Snyder and Tyler Glatt
May 31, 2024
56

The Platinum Card® from American Express has a hefty annual fee. That much is for sure. But baked into that annual fee is a lot of value — think hundreds of dollars worth of credits and other perks that can easily offset the steep price tag if you maximize them. One of those perks that helps justify the annual fee is the Amex Platinum's $200 airline fee credit. Here's what you need to know about the airline fee credit — what it covers and what it doesn't — plus how to get full value from it every year.

New Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards Are Here. These Are the Details.

New Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards Are Here. These Are the Details.
Tyler Glatt
by Tyler Glatt
May 21, 2024
0

Barely three weeks ago, Avianca announced that it was bringing back LifeMiles-earning credit cards for U.S.-based applicants. We at AwardWallet love LifeMiles, so the news about Avianca partnering with Cardless to introduce two new credit cards was a big deal. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait long for the announcement to come to fruition. The Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Elite Card and the Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Card are here and now open for applications. And yes, they're worth your attention.

Applying for the Venture X Business Card? You’ve Got One Less Benefit Now

Applying for the Venture X Business Card? You’ve Got One Less Benefit Now
Ryan Smith
by Ryan Smith
May 9, 2024
1

In "news you might've overlooked," Capital One recently announced one card moving from Visa to Mastercard and another moving from Mastercard to Visa. Mostly, that news doesn't matter for the average person. However, we wondered if some of the benefits might change, given that benefits are often tied to the type of card you're carrying (ex: Visa Infinite or World Elite Mastercard). We reached out to Capital One and now can confirm that this change will result in the loss of a benefit. It comes by way of Priority Pass restaurant access for Capital One Venture X Business applicants.