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Old Feb 15, 2026 | 12:35 pm
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Originally Posted by dhuey
That’s probably right, but one big difference with Edit is how this credit is specific to one airline, and it’s also not commonly earned. I know CSR cardholders are generally affluent, but $75,000 on the card in one year is probably a small portion of the group.
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
And we won't be doing it again because of the earning change for general travel.
Originally Posted by dhuey
Same here. Planets lined up for me last year with business and leisure travel so that I just barely got above $75K. Probably won't happen again. I've enjoyed the $500 credit and the A-List status, but I wonder how many of me there are in this regard -- wealthy enough to reach that spend, but cheapskate enough to fly Southwest regularly and care about getting good deals.
Originally Posted by dhuey
I'm also a fan of SUBs, but last year Chase SR still had 3x points on all travel, and that was quite a benefit when you're charging a 3 bedroom condo for a group of five, and you're going on a pricey cycling trip in France. Built-in trip cancellation/delay insurance for all of that. Ah well, fun while it lasted.
Same here. I charged all our pricey expedition cruises on the CSR last year. Now that cruises don't qualify for 3x points anymore, I have no more incentive to use CSR for cruising, except for the trip cancellation/interruption coverage. (Still trying to figure out what card to use for cruising going forward.)
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