Originally Posted by
akr1970akr
The portal is less flexible in airlines, fares, and other aspects than outright booking cash. I'm not sure I'd be really willing to get 2.5c of 'value' for that method vs. 2c straight up, and booking travel directly.
The extra 0.5% adds up... Didn't realize it until I had a USAA Limtless card.
If one spends $35,000/year on the DC, that's an extra $175 in value. May not seem like a lot, but you're talking credit card rewards, which don't generate a sizable income unless you're spending hundreds of thousands per year on them.