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There is a complementary thread about the new R-C card on the Chase UR Forum here: Ritz-Carloton Visa Infinite
Ritz-Carlton credit card from Chase
#227
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 95
Maybe it is just that you can't get the bonus 50,000 points if you already have the Marriott card.
"Receive 50,000 Ritz-Carlton Rewards points:
You will qualify for and receive your bonus after your first use of the card. First use includes using your account for purchases or balance transfers, or using any checks that access your account; cash advances are not included. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing Ritz-Carlton or Marriott Rewards® Credit Card cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, Ritz-Carlton and Chase reserve the right to deduct the bonus points from your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account."
I guess you can get the card but not the bonus points?? Did anyone who already had a Marriott Signature card get the bonus points?
Maggie
"Receive 50,000 Ritz-Carlton Rewards points:
You will qualify for and receive your bonus after your first use of the card. First use includes using your account for purchases or balance transfers, or using any checks that access your account; cash advances are not included. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing Ritz-Carlton or Marriott Rewards® Credit Card cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, Ritz-Carlton and Chase reserve the right to deduct the bonus points from your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account."
I guess you can get the card but not the bonus points?? Did anyone who already had a Marriott Signature card get the bonus points?
Maggie
#228
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
Maybe it is just that you can't get the bonus 50,000 points if you already have the Marriott card.
"Receive 50,000 Ritz-Carlton Rewards points:
You will qualify for and receive your bonus after your first use of the card. First use includes using your account for purchases or balance transfers, or using any checks that access your account; cash advances are not included. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing Ritz-Carlton or Marriott Rewards® Credit Card cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, Ritz-Carlton and Chase reserve the right to deduct the bonus points from your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account."
I guess you can get the card but not the bonus points?? Did anyone who already had a Marriott Signature card get the bonus points?
Maggie
"Receive 50,000 Ritz-Carlton Rewards points:
You will qualify for and receive your bonus after your first use of the card. First use includes using your account for purchases or balance transfers, or using any checks that access your account; cash advances are not included. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing Ritz-Carlton or Marriott Rewards® Credit Card cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, Ritz-Carlton and Chase reserve the right to deduct the bonus points from your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account."
I guess you can get the card but not the bonus points?? Did anyone who already had a Marriott Signature card get the bonus points?
Maggie
I had the Marriott card, and earned the sign on bonus.
I applied for and received the RC card in Feb '12, and also recieved 50,000 point bonus.
#229
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 95
Maggie
#230
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 95
I guess I have another question.
I have the Marriott Signature Visa. My DH has a card in his name but it is on my account.
Would he be eligible for the bonus points if we sign him up instead of me? He does not have a Marriott Visa. But he has a Disney Visa.
Maggie
I have the Marriott Signature Visa. My DH has a card in his name but it is on my account.
Would he be eligible for the bonus points if we sign him up instead of me? He does not have a Marriott Visa. But he has a Disney Visa.
Maggie
#232
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Marriott Platinum
Posts: 89
I had the Marriott signature card and received the bonus when I received the JP Morgan RC card. I don't recall seeing the restrictions when I signed up for it though. I think I was approved in July '11
#233
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Amex Platinum, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 240
I did a cash upgrade with US a month or so ago and I called chase to have the $200 incidental credit applied. Today I saw that it hadn't applied yet so I called and asked what's going on. I was told that the upgrade fee does not count towards the incidental fee. I told them the $200 with amex plat covers it and she just said sorry two different comapnies. Does that sound right to you guys?
Go Gators
Go Gators
#234
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Amex Platinum, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 240
Right, but at least in my experience, that's where the good experience with AMEX's concierge ends. They do call when promised and are very pleasant but usually say that they can't do what I've asked them to do.
#235
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Amex Platinum, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 240
Except that you presumably would not have paid rack room rates for those rooms, right? So, you have to subtract the value of the benefits and discounts that you are foregoing by using the RC card. Based on my calculations and with my stays, the RC card makes no sense for shorter stays (1-3 nights) and starts to make more stays for longer stays (6-7 nights).
#236
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Hyatt
Posts: 43
Except that you presumably would not have paid rack room rates for those rooms, right? So, you have to subtract the value of the benefits and discounts that you are foregoing by using the RC card. Based on my calculations and with my stays, the RC card makes no sense for shorter stays (1-3 nights) and starts to make more stays for longer stays (6-7 nights).
#237
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 59
Ritz-Carlton Rewards Visa Signature Card
Just received a targeted offer from Chase for The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Visa Signature card. The offer is for 70,000 Ritz-Carlton Rewards Points (enough for one night at a Tier 5 property-their highest). This offer has me more interested as 20,000 extra points over the standard offer of 50,000 is pretty tempting. The annual fee of $399, much like the American Express Platinum Card, is still steep unless you get the value from the benefits of the card.
Has anyone else received this targeted offer?
Has anyone else received this targeted offer?
#238
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
But, not having stayed with Ritz too frequently, what other rates could I use besides the standard rates that are quoted when booking on their website? I don't have any corporate affiliation that would grant me better rates with RC. Are there other codes that would generally yield better rates that I am missing out on?
(Related question: Are Virtuoso rates also always 'rack rates'? Or can Virtuoso agents get discounted rates?)
#239
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Amex Platinum, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 240
Also, for longer stays, it is always cheaper to book the stay as part of a package, especially if you go through a rebating travel agent (you can't use a rebating travel agent if you use the Club upgrade provided by the RC card). For instance, I would never book a stay at one of the Caribbean RC's without such a package, which, at least in my experience, represents a much better value than the Club upgrade provided by the RC card.
Then there are various association and company negotiated rates, but if you don't have access to those, then it's not applicable to you.
#240
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Amex Platinum, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 240
In my experience, the answer is "yes," the same as FHR. There are occasionally small differences (up or down) but I've generally gotten the impression that those are not intentional and are just the result of computer glitches.