Originally Posted by
stan1162
I booked a rental deposit (Hilton Head) thru VRBO, the rental agency is billing on the card I used for the deposit as The Vacation Company. Any guesses if this will bill as travel 3 X??? I will use the CSR for the rest of the fee.
and its coded as 6513 which I think does not earn 3X. I got a great price for the rental, so I'm happy. Just would have been nice.
You've probably already gotten your answer by now, but FWIW... In January, I booked a rental and the deposit coded as "travel" on CSR. It actually used my annual travel credit as well. I was looking for its MCC before we go so I know which card to use to pay the balance. It's 6513. It sounds like it varies by issuer if they count it as travel.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/cred...define-travel/
<<<Real estate agents (MCC 6513). Mastercard’s rules define this as “fees charged by merchants engaged in the rental and management of residential and commercial properties, such as real estate agents, brokers, and managers, and apartment rental services.” This includes fees to rent rooms through Vacation Rental By Owner and its parent company, HomeAway. Airbnb, however, generally counts as a hotel or motel.>>>
I called Citi to clarify and she said it would not count as travel, but I might test this in a few weeks if I can.