The Offer
- Earn a total of 10% Cash Back on up to $2,500 in combined hotel and car rental purchases made through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal
This offer is available to all Freedom or Freedom Unlimited cardholders. It’s not 10% extra, only 8.5% or 9% extra, on top of the standard 1% or 1.5% cash back earnings on all purchases.
The Fine Print
- Offer valid for bookings made from March 1 to March 31, 2017
- Offer valid when using your Freedom or Freedom Unlimited card and booking through Ultimate Rewards portal
- 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
Our Verdict
Note the terms indicate that you must pay with your Freedom or Freedom Unlimited card. You have to book during March, but you can book out into the future.
You will be losing out on the portal rewards by booking through Ultimate Rewards instead of an OTA. You could use your CSR, for example, and get 3x on travel when booking through a different OTA. Looking at it that way, it’s just 7x bonus. And you also might be losing out on hotel loyalty points, so keep that in mind.
Still 7x bonus UR is pretty good, and assuming the prices are comparable it could make sense in a lot of cases.
