10x Freedom and Freedom Unlimited offer for hotel bookings, February 2019.
Mar 5, 2019, 9:47 am
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During the promotional period of March 1 to March 31, 2019 11:59 p.m. E.T., earn an extra 9% cash back on up to $2,500 in combined hotel purchases made through Chase Ultimate Rewards® using your Chase Freedom card. The bonus cash back earned is in addition to the 1% cash back you earn on all purchases for a total of 10% cash back, which means you can earn up to $250 total cash back ($25 cash back plus your $225 bonus cash back). Bonus cash back will post to your account within a week of the transaction posting, and will appear on your monthly credit card billing statement and be available for use within 1-2 billing cycles. To qualify for this promotional offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This promotional offer is non-transferable. For more information about your rewards program, see your Rewards Program Agreement.
Mar 5, 2019, 12:55 pm
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And keep in mind that since you have to book through the portal, it is likely to be treated as a third-party booking by the hotel and thus if it's chain hotel with a loyalty program you may not get points, night credit, elite benefits if any, etc. So it's great if you're booking indie hotels or hotels where you don't belong to the program anyway, it's not so great if you usually book hotels in programs where you want to earn stuff and get stuff for your stays through the hotel program.
Mar 7, 2019, 12:30 pm
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And keep in mind that since you have to book through the portal, it is likely to be treated as a third-party booking by the hotel and thus if it's chain hotel with a loyalty program you may not get points, night credit, elite benefits if any, etc. So it's great if you're booking indie hotels or hotels where you don't belong to the program anyway, it's not so great if you usually book hotels in programs where you want to earn stuff and get stuff for your stays through the hotel program.
Mar 8, 2019, 12:10 am
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Mar 12, 2019, 4:22 am
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And keep in mind that since you have to book through the portal, it is likely to be treated as a third-party booking by the hotel and thus if it's chain hotel with a loyalty program you may not get points, night credit, elite benefits if any, etc. So it's great if you're booking indie hotels or hotels where you don't belong to the program anyway, it's not so great if you usually book hotels in programs where you want to earn stuff and get stuff for your stays through the hotel program.
Mar 12, 2019, 6:53 am
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The answer depends on each chain's policy -and- the individual property's process. Your best source of information will be the chain's forum rather than here, but see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...-problems.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...-problems.html
Mar 13, 2019, 8:49 pm
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Yes, I made 3 bookings for tiny hotels in Japan and got my 10x pending on my next statement.
Mar 16, 2019, 6:29 pm
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Call in and perhaps Chase will act on the issue if they hear about it from a lot of people
Mar 29, 2019, 2:46 pm
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Since my post above, I checked again and saw this too. Bonus points are pending only for one night. Called Chase and they said I would get a call back in 5 to 7 biz days regarding the issue.
Call in and perhaps Chase will act on the issue if they hear about it from a lot of people
Call in and perhaps Chase will act on the issue if they hear about it from a lot of people
Mar 30, 2019, 11:00 am
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Since my post above, I checked again and saw this too. Bonus points are pending only for one night. Called Chase and they said I would get a call back in 5 to 7 biz days regarding the issue.
Call in and perhaps Chase will act on the issue if they hear about it from a lot of people
Call in and perhaps Chase will act on the issue if they hear about it from a lot of people
"We aware of some customers not earning full amount bonus
points for hotel transactions and a resolution is in
place. The bonus points will post within the next one to
two billing statements."