I wonder if the Ritz trick of CL reallocation will work on this to offset the annual fee.
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Originally Posted by taliesin
(Post 27084799)
I see people using them all the time. And I am acquainted with a very wealthy family that puts virtually all their spend on their Platinum, at least $1M per year. For that matter I don't even know what they do with their MR points. To my knowledge they've never booked a reward flight.
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Originally Posted by eknock007
(Post 27084635)
I am only hoping that Chase has some backup servers ready to to online on Sunday in case the server crashes because of the mad rush to apply as soon as link goes live. We will be on that application link faster than Tony Montana on pile of cocaine.
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Originally Posted by Madone59
(Post 27084986)
I asked Citi about fee reduction and was told "No." Does the trick of lowing CL to $1,500 or so to avoid AF work with Citi?
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Originally Posted by Madone59
(Post 27084986)
I asked Citi about fee reduction and was told "No." Does the trick of lowing CL to $1,500 or so to avoid AF work with Citi?
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When I applied for the CSP a month ago, the public signup bonus was 50k points. But because I was a Chase Private Client (CPC), they gave me an extra 10k, i.e. 60k points.
Do you think we'll see a similar CPC benefit for the Reserve? Maybe 120k points for CPCs? When Chase previously offered 100k bonuses, did they ever give an extra benefit for CPCs? I guess I'll find out soon, but just curious... |
Originally Posted by tev9999
(Post 27084473)
I doubt that I will be able to resist applying if 5/24 is waived next week, but I'm thinking waiting might be my best bet.
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Originally Posted by UpAt40k
(Post 27085155)
Is this pure speculation that the rule may be waived next week, or does someone have evidence to back up the claim that this may be the case?
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Originally Posted by zs58
(Post 27083762)
I've booked dozens of flights through the UR portal and they've always accrued elite qualifying miles, on AS and UA.
As far as the value per mile, this can be endlessly debated but my point of view is that you only derive value when you use miles instead of cash that you would have paid otherwise. Said another way, I would never buy a $7,000 international business fare with cash, so even if I use miles for that, it is disingenuous for me to calculate the value of those miles using $7000 as the numerator. For the occasionally international trip I earn lots of Alaska miles by flying. My experience has been that the flight cost on the UR portal is the same for Alaska flights and that I have no trouble having them be treated as paid flights for earning and upgrades. I currently use my Prestige card for dining because of the double points and 1.33 redemption value but if I can get the Reserve, I will switch to using that for dining and probably a lot of other spend to. I may or may not keep the Prestige after the devaluation goes into effect. I do use the fourth night free sometimes so it would be only if I would use it for that. |
Originally Posted by Bretyost
(Post 27085181)
Just speculation
On one side, perhaps the'd like to waive 5/24 for the first week to lure additional cardholders who're willing to pay the annual fee and to get their application numbers up. But on the other hand, many of these people are churning flyertalk members who would get the card for the points, make good use of the $300 fee credit and then cancel before year 2. I can see a reasonably solid case for both sides, but a firmer case for them keeping the 5/24 in place as they just finished rolling it out, it seems silly of them not to use it. Thoughts? |
Originally Posted by UpAt40k
(Post 27085288)
In my head I'm trying to justify both sides of this equation.
On one side, perhaps the'd like to waive 5/24 for the first week to lure additional cardholders who're willing to pay the annual fee and to get their application numbers up. But on the other hand, many of these people are churning flyertalk members who would get the card for the points, make good use of the $300 fee credit and then cancel before year 2. I can see a reasonably solid case for both sides, but a firmer case for them keeping the 5/24 in place as they just finished rolling it out, it seems silly of them not to use it. Thoughts? |
Originally Posted by United747
(Post 27085302)
Even if it was the developer site, I think it bodes well that people way over 5/24 were approved earlier this week.
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Originally Posted by penner42
(Post 27085444)
Yeah. The landing page was the developer site, but the application itself was Chase. I wonder how they decide which cards are 5/24 and which are not, and if it's the default when they add a new card, or if it has to be turned off.
United was flipped on shortly before they came out with the 70K+ bonuses earlier this year. And a few holdout cobrand cards still don't follow 5/24. |
I wonder when Chase "flips the switch" of 5/24 for new products. I'm planning to apply after waiting for a few data points this Sunday morning.
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What if they switch it off, then on, then off, then on again, just to mess with us? :eek:
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