Any charges
coded as travel on your credit card statement can be redeemed for with Arrival miles.
Now, it looks like while the charges are still
coding as travel for many, the travel credits are not processing which means this could be the end of the loophole.
It offers a $ 300 annual statement credit that automatically kicks in to cover
charges coded as travel, such as hotels and airfare.
I've also had random excursions like scuba
diving code as travel so you never know how broad this category might be.
You can use your miles for anything that is
coded as travel on your credit card statement.
Capital One doesn't have direct hotel partners, but you can redeem your points toward hotel stays at any hotel booked through Capital One's travel portal, or receive statement credits to cover the cost if the stay
codes as a travel purchase.
The way it works is you use the card for tickets on any airline or for any other travel expenses like hotels, car rentals, tours, excursions, even subway and taxi rides, and as long as your
expenses code as travel, you can redeem the miles for a statement credit within 180 days.
You can pretty much always expect purchases on things like airlines, hotels, and rail lines to
properly code as travel but things get a little less clear when when you try to redeem on things like campground purchases or excursions, so sometimes you might have to do a little bit of research to see how a merchant codes a purchase.
Capital One doesn't have direct hotel partners, but you can redeem your points toward hotel stays at any hotel booked through Capital One's travel portal, or receive statement credits to cover the cost if the
stay codes as a travel purchase.
«I was thrilled when it
did code as a travel expense, and I could use those miles to offset those ticket purchases,» Barrett says.
It is applied to any purchase that
codes as travel making it way easier to use than credits from American Express and Citi that limit it to airline expenses.
Now down to business — what is Plastiq and how can purchases
coding as travel mean you make money on monthly bills?
You can always message Cap One after the fact if it wasn't
originally coded as travel and explain to them that it was in fact for travel, etc..
You'll not only earn 2 miles per $ 1 but, according to this Flyertalk thread, Uber is
coded as a travel merchant and thus you'll be able to redeem Arrival miles at a rate of 1.1 cents per point.
As a general rule, try making a small test payment first to verify that the purchase will
code as travel with your credit card.
You can pretty much always expect purchases on things like airlines, hotels, and rail lines to
properly code as travel but things get a little less clear when
Another question, what other sites are out there that are
coded as travel agencies such as Undercover Tourist (Apart from the obvious such as expedia).
A couple weeks ago I wrote about how a Plastiq mortgage payment could
code as travel on the Sapphire Reserve and how I was looking... Read more
The way it works is you use the card for tickets on any airline or for any other travel expenses like hotels, car rentals, tours, excursions, even subway and taxi rides, and as long as your
expenses code as travel, you can redeem the miles for a statement credit within 180 days.
Purchases made directly through the theme park itself won't be
coded as travel, but most Orlando hotels will sell tickets.
In order to redeem your points at 1 cpp, you must redeem a minimum of 10,000 miles against a charge that
codes as travel and is at least $ 100.
We purchased our tickets from Undercover Tourist (more on ticket purchases below), which was
coded as a travel purchase by Capital One.
Anything that
codes as travel will work.
Purchases made directly through the theme park itself won't be
coded as travel, but most Orlando hotels will sell tickets.
In order to count for 3x points, a rideshare company needs to be
coded as a travel purchase.
The Startpoints purchase isn't going to
code as travel and she's bound to get frustrated [rightfully] even with the simplest of travel rewards credit cards.
Anything that
codes as travel will work.
This travel credit is an enormous benefit because unlike other travel credits like those issued by American Express and Citi credit cards (which are less than $ 300), this credit can be used on any purchase that
codes as travel.
There are also many other eligible purchases that you might not expect to
code as travel.
But, I'll talk through the details more below and the test I'm going to run to see if I can pay just a 2 % transaction fee and still have
it code as travel!
A couple weeks ago I wrote about how a Plastiq mortgage payment could
code as travel on the Sapphire Reserve and how I was looking for a Plastiq referral code (thanks, Mike!).
Non-travel charges are eligible for redemption at travel rates if they are
coded as travel, such as buses, subways, hotels, Uber rides, ferries, and taxis.
Instead of having a bunch of airline or hotel partners, you can redeem the rewards you earn on any purchase
coded as travel.