Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
yup, that’s my reading as well.
Is there any major airline that allows canceling a Chase Travel booking for travel/wallet credit? Or do they all require going through the travel agent for changes/cancellations, and does that also apply to last minute (under airport control) cancels?
On UA you can get UA to take over the ticket (sometimes they charge sometimes they don't) and get a credit. I have done this before but it is a pain in the .... But Chase says you have to fly the segment which makes me believe they get data back from the airline of what happens to the ticket after it is issued and the airline takes over.
Originally Posted by
ZenFlyer
I, too, prefer to book flights directly with the airline and usually avoid booking flights through portals. But I have a couple of short, straightforward trips coming up that might be suitable and that I would be willing to book through the Chase portal in return for the UR payout.
This is a sign of a good promotional offer imho, in that it is persuading me to change my normal behavior. It would be great to see substantial bonus offers like this continue. By contrast, the $5 off $100 worth of utility charges that I've received on a couple of non-UR cards is such a small payout that it's almost insulting . . .
I got $10 off $150 as I can split payments on my electric bill to charge exactly $150 and I can't beat a 7.5% return on any card. But they got me to switch for one thing but not ongoing.
Amex does better "bills" promotions as it is usually 10% back up to $30, so you don't have to hit a minimum to get cash back like this chase offer.