Originally Posted by asandrs

I'm probably answering my own question here but I wondered if any one had used a Chase Freedom card to buy Marriott gift cards ?. One of the 5% cash back categories this quarter is 'on hotel rooms purchased directly with the hotel'. They then go on to explain that this definition means they exclude expedia etc but I wasn't sure if as long as they saw the purchase was directly from Marriott (albeit not immediately for a room) if that fits the category. I didn't see any wording either that excluded gift card purchases from earning rewards.

I'm guessing that a gift card purchase will not qualify for the 5% cashback but being as the TCB 5% is not combinable with the Southwest offer I was just wondering if this was a useable alternative.