AS gift certificates code as travel?
Dec 18, 2017, 12:55 pm
#1
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AS gift certificates code as travel?
I have the amex offer to spend $250 on AS and earn bonus MR points.
Need to make a $700 purchase for 2 tickets. I want to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve to purchase $300 in gift certs, apply that to the ticket cost, and pay the balance with my amex card to get the MR bonus.
Of course this only works if AS counts as travel ( airline carrier direct ).
What do you guys think?
Need to make a $700 purchase for 2 tickets. I want to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve to purchase $300 in gift certs, apply that to the ticket cost, and pay the balance with my amex card to get the MR bonus.
Of course this only works if AS counts as travel ( airline carrier direct ).
What do you guys think?
Dec 18, 2017, 1:11 pm
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I haven't done it, but I would guess it does. CSR is pretty reasonable in defining travel, and this would come from the airline direct as AS.
Keep in mind GC's purchased from AS are not usable immediately. I forget if it's 24- or 72 hours, but there's a delay in effectiveness.
Why don't you just play it safe and buy one ticket on AMEX for the promo and the other on CSR for the rebate?
Keep in mind GC's purchased from AS are not usable immediately. I forget if it's 24- or 72 hours, but there's a delay in effectiveness.
Why don't you just play it safe and buy one ticket on AMEX for the promo and the other on CSR for the rebate?
Dec 18, 2017, 1:36 pm
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i would ask this in the CSR CC forum. there is probably some first hand experience there that will be more likely to find/respond to the thread in a useful way.
Dec 18, 2017, 1:45 pm
#4
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I have the amex offer to spend $250 on AS and earn bonus MR points.
Need to make a $700 purchase for 2 tickets. I want to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve to purchase $300 in gift certs, apply that to the ticket cost, and pay the balance with my amex card to get the MR bonus.
Of course this only works if AS counts as travel ( airline carrier direct ).
What do you guys think?
Need to make a $700 purchase for 2 tickets. I want to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve to purchase $300 in gift certs, apply that to the ticket cost, and pay the balance with my amex card to get the MR bonus.
Of course this only works if AS counts as travel ( airline carrier direct ).
What do you guys think?
Dec 18, 2017, 1:55 pm
#5
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 398
the part that complicates this is that we are using a companion pass for the ticket, otherwise i would just use one card for one ticket and the other for another ticket.
That's why it has to be under a single purchase. I was also unaware that gift certificates aren't usable right away either. It's a flight out of SNA and prices always change fast there.
I suppose the safe way to play it is just using my amex card. I will no doubt use the CSR $300 over the rest of next year anyways.
That's why it has to be under a single purchase. I was also unaware that gift certificates aren't usable right away either. It's a flight out of SNA and prices always change fast there.
I suppose the safe way to play it is just using my amex card. I will no doubt use the CSR $300 over the rest of next year anyways.