Citi Costco and Travel

[Creditaddict]

Surprised and disappointed that Uber and Lyft don't count as travel!

Back to Capital One QS it is!

[jawbrkr]

Wow. I was just doing some reading on that card and didnt realize that Costco card earned that much in terms of reward. 4% on gas and 3% on travel. But yes I am surprised Uber is not considered travel.

[kdm31091]

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@jawbrkr wrote:

Wow. I was just doing some reading on that card and didnt realize that Costco card earned that much in terms of reward. 4% on gas and 3% on travel. But yes I am surprised Uber is not considered travel.

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Eh. People really generally use Uber to get around town vs using it to travel to a "destination", such as for a vacation. So I can see it not being considered a travel expense.

[-Cal-]

Thanks for the datapoint

[Anonymous]

I wonder if Disney tickets count as travel.

[RonM21]

That is a good data point that I think a lot of people probably aren't aware of.

[brother7]

Can someone describe what counts as Travel in regards to the Citi Costco card?

[yfan]

According to Citi, travel includes "airfare, hotels, car rentals, travel agencies, cruise lines and Costco Travel."

https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/additional-info/citi.action?ID=AdditionalInfo-CostcoAnywhereVisa

It always depends on how it codes. Uber and Lyft probably code as transportation and not as travel.

[Anonymous]

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@yfan wrote:
According to Citi, travel includes "airfare, hotels, car rentals, travel agencies, cruise lines and Costco Travel."

https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/additional-info/citi.action?ID=AdditionalInfo-CostcoAnywhereVisa

It always depends on how it codes. Uber and Lyft probably code as transportation and not as travel.

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Makes sense.