{"id":23744,"date":"2024-07-19T23:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=23744"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:59:51","slug":"trip-cancellation-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/trip-cancellation-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Credit Cards for Trip Interruption and Trip Cancellation Insurance [2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Department of Transportation says just 1.2% of flights were canceled last year. That sounds pretty small, but with 16.3 million flights in the U.S. last year, that's still over 195,000 flights. That's a big number. And the relatively small percentage provides little consolation when it's your <\/em>flight that was affected.<\/p>\n

You can purchase travel insurance to avoid the headaches and extra costs associated with last-minute plan changes. However, one issue with travel insurance is that it can be prohibitively expensive, with third-party insurance plans increasing the cost of travel by as much as 10%.<\/p>\n

If you carry a rewards credit card in your wallet, chances are you already have access to some form of travel insurance through your credit card<\/a>, with many cards featuring a variety of travel protection policies that have your back when something goes wrong. And the cost of this coverage? For the majority of providers, the policy is free of charge \u2014 so long as you use that card to pay for your trip and keep the account in good standing.<\/p>\n

Enter 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.<\/p>\n

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