Travel purchased through Chase Travel Eligible travel purchases include airline tickets, hotels, car rentals, and cruises. Any items or charges not paid for on chasetravel.com or by calling the number on the back of your card will not qualify.

For Chase credit cards like the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred, the "travel" category is exceptionally broad, encompassing much more than just flights and hotels. In 2026, qualifying purchases include airline tickets, hotel stays, timeshares, car rentals, cruises, and travel agency bookings. It also extends to "commuter" expenses such as trains, buses, subways, ferries, tolls, and parking lots. Interestingly, even "rideshare" services like Uber and Lyft count as travel, as do bridge and tunnel fees. Many modern travel-adjacent services, such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and specialized "activities and tours" booked through portals like Chase Travel, also earn bonus points. It is important to note that while "dining" is its own separate high-earning category, some in-hotel restaurant charges may count as travel if they are billed directly to your room. Always check the merchant's category code, but generally, if it moves you or houses you away from home, Chase classifies it as travel.