Purchase of Airline Gift Cards

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by Ben Schlappig Guest September 24, 2016, 6:57 am

Purchase of Airline Gift Cards

Anonymous Guest
September 24, 2016, 6:57 am

Im new to this so this question might seem simple – but does the purchase of an airline gift card count as minimum spend on credit cards like the Chase Reserve Card?

Thanks

Dan
Anonymous Guest
September 24, 2016, 11:02 am

Yep!
MidSouthSkier Community Ambassador
September 24, 2016, 4:37 pm

As long as you purchase the gift card through the airline itself. If you buy it at a grocery store or office supply store it won’t count. You probably knew that but thought it might not hurt to state the obvious.
Dan Allen Member
September 25, 2016, 12:04 pm

Thanks! Actually I didn’t know that buying the cards at a store would not count – but it never occurred to me to buy them in that manner. I would just buy them directly through the airline.
Anonymous Guest
September 26, 2016, 2:33 am

[USER=2357]@Dan Allen[/USER] — to clarify what [USER=184]@MidSouth Skier[/USER] was saying, they will count as “spend” if you buy them at the grocery store, but won’t code as “travel”.

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Purchase of Airline Gift Cards