II charges on Chase Boundless Bonvoy card

[kozykritter]

Do II costs like exchange fees get coded as Marriott charges for the 6X Bonvoy points bonus? Or are they just treated like a regular 2X travel or other charge?

 

[rickandcindy23]

I have no idea because I use Chase Sapphire Reserve and get 3X points for all of the II charges. So much more valuable to me as Chase Sapphire Reserve points. Marriott credit cards are good for the bonus points, then you have to decide if they are worth the annual fee.

 

[sjsharkie]

Do II costs like exchange fees get coded as Marriott charges for the 6X Bonvoy points bonus? Or are they just treated like a regular 2X travel or other charge?

I know they aren't coded like Marriott charges so I doubt they would qualify.

On my Citi credit cards, Interval charges are coded as "Lodging - TImeshares" (as are Vistana maintenance fees) and are treated differently from hotel spend. Marriott timeshares are coded as Lodging - Marriott and treated like any other hotel expense. Of course, YMMV with your own credit card issuer and how they categorize.

 

[aklausing]

I used my Bonvoy card to purchase a Getaway from II last year and it did not get logged as Marriott purchase.

 

[samara64]

Treated as regular 2X charges for sure.

 

[kozykritter]

Thanks everyone!

 

[kozykritter]

I know they aren't coded like Marriott charges so I doubt they would qualify.

On my Citi credit cards, Interval charges are coded as "Lodging - TImeshares" (as are Vistana maintenance fees) and are treated differently from hotel spend. Marriott timeshares are coded as Lodging - Marriott and treated like any other hotel expense. Of course, YMMV with your own credit card issuer and how they categorize.

Interesting about Vistana maintenance fees for you on Citi. On my Chase Bonvoy card, mine are treated as a Marriott purchase and get the 6X bonus.

 

[bobpark56]

We have always received our 6x points automatically when using our Amex Marriott card (formerly the SPG card), whether we stay at a Marriott resort/hotel of a Westin resort. But we have often had to provide Bonvoy with an image of our receipt to get this, and that process faces some hassles and may take a month or more.

 

[sjsharkie]

Interesting about Vistana maintenance fees for you on Citi. On my Chase Bonvoy card, mine are treated as a Marriott purchase and get the 6X bonus.

Good point. For the Citi card in question, I get 3% cash back for travel spend including hotels and car rentals -- timeshares are excluded from this benefit. So it all depends on the bank issuer and what they group/code into the rewards qualifying categories.

For Vistana, I charge my maintenance fees to a different card. Stays/room incidentals at Vistana timeshares are different -- they are coded as "Lodging - Westin" so I do charge these to my Citi card and receive 3% cash back.

-ryan