Originally Posted by
sdix
Chase requires ZERO effort to claim. Spend and it's credited.
Amex you need to choose an airline and then go to extra effort to get the GC's. If you want to just use for airline charges then you are screwed if your carrier of choice changes.
I can assure you moderator
mia is very familiar with the travel credits on both cards. After all, he did state "doesn't require much effort" about the Amex credit.
I believe
mia was questioning if that effort is not worth the $200 credit for
shoelessj.