Who is covered by credit card travel insurance?

No matter how carefully you plan your vacation, bad weather or mechanical delays can throw your trip off track without warning. That's why it's important to consider getting travel insurance to protect your trip.Thankfully, many of the top travel rewards cards on the market include various travel protections automatically when you use your card to pay for your trip.What is credit card travel insurance?Credit card travel insurance can come to the rescue when your carefully planned trip goes sideways. And as most travelers eventually learn, things don't always go according to plan.Depending on the card, coverage can kick in for illness, bad weather and other emergencies outside your control.PIXDELUXE/GETTY IMAGESHere's a list of common travel protections included with many travel credit cards:Baggage delay coverageCar rental coverage/auto collision damage waiverEmergency medical and dental insuranceLost and damaged baggage coverageTravel accident insuranceTravel and emergency assistanceTrip cancellation and interruption coverageTrip delay coverageRelated: What's covered by credit card travel accident and emergency evacuation insurance?Which credit cards include travel insurance?Not a...