Chase Amazon Prime card now offering 5% cashback through "Chase Travel" (with caveats)
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Sorry if this is a repost. I did a search and couldn't find a similar thread.
I received a letter from Chase stating that starting 5/1/2023:
2% cashback at drug stores will be discontinued
Purchases made through Chase Travel with eligible Prime membership will be added as a new 5% cashback category
Local transit and commuting, including rideshares, will be added as a new 2% cashback category
Of course, 2% back on restaurants and gas is not going anywhere.
As someone who doesn't fly often and only has Amex Gold and Cap 1 Venture as my travel cards, I thought this was a nice change until I found out on Chase Travel that it's not available to me due to me not having a UR card.
So this doesn't sound entertaining at all. Why would I book travels with an Amazon Prime card if I already have a UR card?
I called card member services who transferred me to the travel department who then transferred me back to card member services who then transferred me to the benefits department who told me to contact card member services. But after an hour here's what I was able to confirm:
If you have the Amazon Prime card but not any UR card, you can only call Chase Travel to make a booking and earn the 5%.
So, "through Chase Travel" but not really through the Chase Travel website. Not sure how I feel about that lol.
Title essentially says it.
Background: There is a limited time offer with a $200 Amazon Giftcard due to Amazon Prime day. I only have quarterly rotating CCs (eg. CFF, Discover) that sometimes earn 5% back on my Amazon purchases. Since I purchase around 200-300$ per month on Amazon, getting a constant 5% rate back would be interesting.
However, I would love to have the flexibility of UR points for redemption.
Does anybody know about that?