Sep 2, 2016, 8:22 am
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Sapphire Reserve Annual Travel Credit
How are the dates calculated?
For cards issued prior to May 21, 2017 it was Reimbursed per Calendar year, not membership year. Purchases must be posted (not pending) by your December statement (dated any time Dec 1 through Dec 31) to be credited against current year's $300 credit. Any travel spend that posts after the December statement will credit against the next year's $300 credit.
For cards issued after May 21, 2017, it will be reimbursed by membership year.
But my 2nd annual fee is after May 21, 2017, why didn't my travel credit reset?
Because if you got your card before that date, your travel credit will continue to reset after your December statement.
Does the travel credit count as minimum spend?
Spend is spend, the credit is the credit. The $300 reimbursement is a separate item from spending requirements( the $300 reimbursement on travel, $100 Goes all count towards the $4,000 only the $450 yearly fee doesn't). You must spend $4000 for your signup bonus UR points. If part of that spend is categorized as travel, a credit will post to your account accordingly. They are separate items.
Even if you return a purchase after you've met your $4000 initial spend it will not count against your spend.
Can I get two travel credit fees if I apply in the middle of the year?
Not for applications after May 21, 2017.
What counts as Travel?
Gas Station and Grocery Store purchases will also count through 12/31/21. (See post 1521.)
The following items have been reimbursed.
Airline purchases, fees & gift cards:
What doesn't count as travel?
Here's a thread dedicated to the topic: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...rrect-mcc.html
The following items have NOT posted as travel/been reimbursed:
How are the dates calculated?
For cards issued prior to May 21, 2017 it was Reimbursed per Calendar year, not membership year. Purchases must be posted (not pending) by your December statement (dated any time Dec 1 through Dec 31) to be credited against current year's $300 credit. Any travel spend that posts after the December statement will credit against the next year's $300 credit.
For cards issued after May 21, 2017, it will be reimbursed by membership year.
But my 2nd annual fee is after May 21, 2017, why didn't my travel credit reset?
Because if you got your card before that date, your travel credit will continue to reset after your December statement.
Does the travel credit count as minimum spend?
Spend is spend, the credit is the credit. The $300 reimbursement is a separate item from spending requirements( the $300 reimbursement on travel, $100 Goes all count towards the $4,000 only the $450 yearly fee doesn't). You must spend $4000 for your signup bonus UR points. If part of that spend is categorized as travel, a credit will post to your account accordingly. They are separate items.
Even if you return a purchase after you've met your $4000 initial spend it will not count against your spend.
Can I get two travel credit fees if I apply in the middle of the year?
Not for applications after May 21, 2017.
What counts as Travel?
Gas Station and Grocery Store purchases will also count through 12/31/21. (See post 1521.)
The following items have been reimbursed.
Airline purchases, fees & gift cards:
- AA e-gift certificate
- Delta eGift Cards, in-flight food/drink purchases
- UA in-flight bev
- Moved from EC to EC+ on AA and credit posted 8/2017.
Southwest gift cards do work! Just purchased a $40 emailed gift card and received the travel credit 3/2018
- Airbnb & their GC
- Bellagio Las Vegas -- including restaurant charges signed to room (posted as BELLAGIO - FRONT DESK)
- hotels.com (NOT hotels.com e-gift cert!)
- Hotel restaurants not charged to room (verified at Renaissance LV)
- Marriott GC and hotel charges
- Priceline "opaque" hotel purchases
- Kruger National Park lodging reservation (booked on sanparks.org official site)
- Hilton Home2 Suites
- taxi fares: Uber, Lyft, Gett, Way2Ride, London taxi, RideAustin
- Transit fees: BART, MTA, FastTrac, MetroCard, DC Metro (WMATA) SmarTrip farecard and commemorative cards, NJ Transit, Oyster card, Ventra (Chicago), Las Vegas Monorail,Short term parking at LAS, London, STIB/MIVB (Brussels), UTA (Salt Lake City), TriMet (Portland, OR)
- Parking meters: Chicago; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Atlantic City; Seattle; Minneapolis; Raleigh; San Diego
- Public parking garages: San Francisco; Montgomery Co. MD; Saint Paul; UC San Diego
- Toll passes: E-Z Pass (MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA), Sunpass prepaid tolls, Washington State GoodToGo tolls, RiverLink tolls, TxTag, IPass (Illinois), Houston EZ-Tag
- Train tickets: trainline (UK train tickets), Eurostar.com, Bahn.com (when using Paypal), Amtrak (cafe car purchases as well as tickets purchased from kiosks or the website), italirail.com, Train and bus travel in Scotland at ticket counter, SNCB/NMBS (Belgium--app or counter; chip-and-sign cards don't work in ticket machines), Euroshuttle (car train under the English Channel)
- Ferries: Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE
- Shuttles: Jackson Hole WY Airport official shuttle to town
- Unlimted JR Pass for Japan purchased from japan-rail-pass.com
- Bikeshare membership/usage fees in Washington, DC
- Parking apps: ParkWhiz, SpotHero, ParkMobile
- Presidential Limousine service in Las Vegas
- Costco Travel
Disney theme park tickets physically purchased at Disney gateSee post #1203- Disney Vacation account funding
- Royal Caribbean drink package
- Cruise bookings
- Cruise Excursions Booked Prior to Cruise (and fully refundable)
- MIR Travel Agency
- ChargePoint for Electric Vehicle Charging
- MileagePlusX Uber GC
- undercovertourist.com
- Rental cars (verified Avis on page 7 of this thread)
- Lahaina Cruise Co. (Hawaii Ocean Project whale watch cruise)
- Interval International Exchange Fee + Upgrade Fee
- Aircraft title transfer registration fees with ICAO's International Registry of Mobile Assets (Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol)
- Cooking class/experience booked through Viator
What doesn't count as travel?
Here's a thread dedicated to the topic: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...rrect-mcc.html
The following items have NOT posted as travel/been reimbursed:
e-gift card from Airline, except DeltaPlease list specifics.- AA in-flight food
- AAA membership
- Alaska Airlines: e-gift cards; in-flight food; Board Room membership (post 1152)
- Blink Charging (EV charging network): shows up as Bills & Utilities
- CLEAR -- annual membership fee and pro-rated $50 fee for adding a family member
- Points.com (Southwest)
- Not all parking meters - Michigan State University (MSU Police Dept. 1x), Phoenix
- Parking citation payment (SF MTA)
- Hotel parking fees (e.g. Fairmont SF)
- Walt Disney tickets directly from Disney.com
- Vacation Rental by Owner/HomeAway
- Airport landing, parking and ground handling fees for private jets
EZ-Tag (Houston, TX)now DOES count per post 1109- Georgia Peach Pass
- Hotels.com e-gift card
- Hyatt e-gift card
- Hyatt physical G.C. from Hyatt.com (coded as Online, Mail, or Telephone transaction or Card, Gift Novelty and Souvenir Stores) No manual adjustment.
- IHG Ambassador recognition program
- Southwest Airlines in-flight purchases
- Southwest Airlines Wi-Fi purchase ("Bills & utilities" in Chase online banking)
- Prince Resorts Hawaii Gift Card (Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Hotel, Hapuna Beach Hotel)
- Meal at Fairmont Hotel not charged to room
- Choice hotel Points + Cash reservation
- Delta in-flight Wi-Fi purchased through app
- MPX Amazon.Com
- Not all public transit: Lisbon metro
- Travel Insurance (Allianz)
Chase Sapphire Reserve $300 Annual Travel Credit (2016 - 2021)
Aug 30, 2016, 1:56 pm
#31
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEL
Posts: 1,057
Uber yes, as has been covered. For buses, it should work when you load your transit card. Another poster says NYC MTA works. I can confirm from my own experience that CTA (Chicago), WMATA (DC) and LACMTA (LA) transit card loads code as travel as do Amtrak and Metrolink tickets.
The terms say that charges that post after your December statement closes will count toward the following year, so if your statement closes on the 15th, buy tickets on the 16th.
The terms say that charges that post after your December statement closes will count toward the following year, so if your statement closes on the 15th, buy tickets on the 16th.
Aug 30, 2016, 2:14 pm
#32
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BAY AREA
Posts: 1,125
Fastrak in Cali counts as travel too.
Aug 30, 2016, 2:36 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 70
I was looking at United's website today and it indicated that sale of gift cards is suspended while they make changes to their system. Don't know how temporary that is.
Aug 30, 2016, 8:01 pm
#34
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 70
Answered my own question about AAA.
I went back through my old statements and I did pay for my AAA with my CSP. No corresponding travel bonus UR on that statement.
If I can't get it for the membership fee, I doubt I would get it for any item or service from them either.
I went back through my old statements and I did pay for my AAA with my CSP. No corresponding travel bonus UR on that statement.
If I can't get it for the membership fee, I doubt I would get it for any item or service from them either.
Aug 31, 2016, 8:37 am
#35
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 25
For the SW refundable ticket... When cancelled.. Do the funds convert to SW travel credit? Or do the funds go back on the card?
Aug 31, 2016, 9:13 am
#36
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 303
I have a coworker who doenst plan on doing any travel this year but got the card. If uses the card to purchase a SW ticket for sometime next year then cancels the ticket at beginning of next year with the refund going back to the credit card, think the $300 travel credit can be clawed back?
Aug 31, 2016, 10:13 am
#37
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 33
Can someone confirm if EzPass auto loads gets credited back?
Aug 31, 2016, 10:26 am
#38
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 665
I have a coworker who doenst plan on doing any travel this year but got the card. If uses the card to purchase a SW ticket for sometime next year then cancels the ticket at beginning of next year with the refund going back to the credit card, think the $300 travel credit can be clawed back?
Booked $300+ WN fully refundable ticket. Got $300 credit.
Canceled.
Will update if clawed back.
Aug 31, 2016, 2:50 pm
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
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Posts: 12,082
Last edited by philemer; Aug 31, 2016 at 2:59 pm
Aug 31, 2016, 7:02 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NJ
Programs: United Silver, Hyatt, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Amex Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 751
Received my card today. Called to activate it. When on phone asked agent about travel credit. She told me the $300 is prorated until December....but couldn't tell me my amount. And said it would resetake again in January.... Is this true? I've seen nothing mentioned about being prorated...people.just said they got full 300
Sep 1, 2016, 5:55 am
#43
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 76
Received my card today. Called to activate it. When on phone asked agent about travel credit. She told me the $300 is prorated until December....but couldn't tell me my amount. And said it would resetake again in January.... Is this true? I've seen nothing mentioned about being prorated...people.just said they got full 300
Sep 1, 2016, 7:43 am
#44
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: IHG, RC, HH, AA, QF, UA, Aeroplan
Posts: 2,690
Sep 1, 2016, 7:43 am
#45
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NJ
Programs: United Silver, Hyatt, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Amex Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 751
Ok....so I had to call back because something didn't sound right.
I spoke with a different CR this morning who said whatever the CR rep from last night said to you is completely wrong. I will get full $300 thru Dec 31. And then it resets on Jan 1 for another $300. She also said the rep from last night was also wrong when she told me that the AF is waived the first year....
Some training they have given their reps!!
Btw...it seems getting this card in December is way to go...you get a quick $300 credit...and another $300 a few weeks later...
I spoke with a different CR this morning who said whatever the CR rep from last night said to you is completely wrong. I will get full $300 thru Dec 31. And then it resets on Jan 1 for another $300. She also said the rep from last night was also wrong when she told me that the AF is waived the first year....
Some training they have given their reps!!
Btw...it seems getting this card in December is way to go...you get a quick $300 credit...and another $300 a few weeks later...