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The Offer
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Chase is offering the following special on the Freedom cards:
- Earn 5% cash back on up to $2,500 in total hotel purchases made through Chase Ultimate Rewards using your Chase Freedom/Freedom Unlimited card during March.
This is for 5% total, so it’s 3.5% + 1.5% on the Freedom Unlimited, and 4% + 1% on the Freedom.
The Fine Print
- During the promotional period of March 1 to March 31, 2020 11:59 p.m. E.T., earn an extra 3.5% cash back on up to $2,500 in hotel purchases made through Chase Ultimate Rewards® using your Chase Freedom Unlimited card.
- The bonus cash back earned is in addition to the 1.5% cash back you earn on all purchases for a total of 5% cash back, which means you can earn up to $125 total cash back ($37.50 cash back plus your $87.50 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.
Our Verdict
I only have the Freedom card, and it’s showing me terms for the Freedom Unlimited which is odd. They’ve run this offer multiple times before, though previously it was for 10x and now it’s down to 5x. 🙁 In previous years it showed on Sapphire cards too; I’m not entirely sure which cards are eligible, but I’d guess/assume that if it shows in the login on a certain card it should work on that card. Looks like the offer is public, but again I’m not 100% sure.
- You need to book the travel now in March in order to take advantage of this offer, but you can book out for hotel stays at later dates.
- You need to pay cash, it won’t work if you pay with your Ultimate Rewards points.
- No registration required.
- If you have Freedom and Freedom Unlimited, you should probably be able to book $2,500 with each card separately and get the bonus twice.
The fact that you need to use the Chase Ultimate Rewards booking portal is obviously a downside, and a lot of people will find other stacks elsewhere, but some may find it useful.
Hat tip to my friend Micah
