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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 8:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Bulldog83
Looking at my Chase Club benefits guide (effective 11/13), you may be eligible for the "Trip Delay Reimbursement" benefit which covers up to $500 where your trip is delayed by over 12 hours or requires an overnight stay.

You are covered for "reasonable additional expenses, including but not limited to meals, lodging, toiletries, medication, and other reasonable expenses...as long as services were not provided free of charge." Looks like you'd have to rely on the catchall "reasonable additional expenses" language though, so you may get shot down.
That's the same language on my Chase card. The reasonable expenses are to take care of you during the delay, not to acquire a replacement ticket.
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