Aug 11, 2016, 1:33 pm
Last edit by: RedSun
Ritz-Carlton Rewards Visa Infinite (closed to new applications)
All card offers are dead as of 7/26/18.
Information still available on the Chase SITE.
The previous version of this card was discussed HERE.
(Expired) New Card Bonus ($4,000 spending): Two free night certificates good at any Ritz Carlton (Marriott) properties up to 60,000 points (possible to book any SPG properties later)
(old: at any tier 1-4 Ritz Carlton Hotel after $4k spend).
current offer (dead): https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/rit...n/naepredirect
Things qualifying/not qualifying under $300 annual travel credit
one member wrote: AA is now showing gift cards as "giftcard" rather than general purchase if the csr looks closely. Last year it worked for me, yesterday it did not and csr told me that's why. However, later the same day I also requested the credit by Secure Message (for "baggage fees) and it was approved. Very YMMV now but still doable. 2/10/2017
Southwest Airlines GCs work fairly easily. I've generally bought them for $150 and said they're excess baggage fees.
Frequent Miler has a collection of data points of what has worked in the past. Link
All card offers are dead as of 7/26/18.
Information still available on the Chase SITE.
The previous version of this card was discussed HERE.
(Expired) New Card Bonus ($4,000 spending): Two free night certificates good at any Ritz Carlton (Marriott) properties up to 60,000 points (possible to book any SPG properties later)
(old: at any tier 1-4 Ritz Carlton Hotel after $4k spend).
current offer (dead): https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/rit...n/naepredirect
- Annual fee of $450 NOT waived.
- 6 points per dollar at Marriott properties, including SPGs and Ritz-Carltons. (same as all Chase & AmEx Marriott cards)
- 3 points per dollar at restaurants, car rental companies and airline tickets purchased directly from airlines
- 2 points per dollar on all other purchases (same as all Chase & AmEx Marriott cards)
- Annual (anniversary) free night award good at any Marriott (including Ritz) property up to 50,000 MRs.
- Automatic Marriott Gold Status.
- Marriott Platinum Status after $75,000 card spending in a card-member year.
$100 companion airfare discount booked through Visa Infinite website.- $100 statement credit for Global Entry after the Global Entry program application fee is charged to an eligible card.
- $300 Annual (calendar) Travel Credit "Only the following types of non-ticket purchases qualify for this offer: airline lounge day pass, or towards a yearly lounge membership of your choice; airline seat upgrades; airline baggage fees; in-flight Internet/entertainment; in-flight meals."
- Three (3) Ritz Carlton Club Level upgrade certificates each year for up to 7 nights each stay. The stays must be paid stays, excluding point redemption and award night.
- Troon Rewards and PRIVÉ ACCESS golf benefits
- $100 credit for qualifying dining, spa or other hotel recreational activities. Use the credit with any paid stay at The Ritz-Carlton of two nights or more OR get a $100 hotel credit per stay at all Marriott luxury properties. Advance reservations are required. Valid only on non-discounted rates. Cannot be combined with any packages, discounts, negotiated corporate or group rates or point-redemption bookings.
Things qualifying/not qualifying under $300 annual travel credit
one member wrote: AA is now showing gift cards as "giftcard" rather than general purchase if the csr looks closely. Last year it worked for me, yesterday it did not and csr told me that's why. However, later the same day I also requested the credit by Secure Message (for "baggage fees) and it was approved. Very YMMV now but still doable. 2/10/2017
Southwest Airlines GCs work fairly easily. I've generally bought them for $150 and said they're excess baggage fees.
Frequent Miler has a collection of data points of what has worked in the past. Link
Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite - closed for applications 7.26.2018 (2016-2021)
Jan 6, 2019, 5:04 pm
#2641
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: USA
Programs: UA Global Services, TSA Pre✓, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,116
I spent $13 on a seat upgrade on AA on Dec 31 and messaged Chase for reimbursement from my 2018 travel credit balance of $29. They said when I made the charge my 2018 credit already expired and they would apply the 2019 balance to it.
Jan 7, 2019, 6:40 am
#2642
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Geneva and on an airlane
Programs: life ritz platinum, SA hon circle, Eastern Executive Traveler, Delta Flying Colonel, AA Admiral VIP
Posts: 117
The Ritz card is no longer offered after the Marriott mergers
Jan 7, 2019, 6:45 am
#2643
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
The Ritz card is discussed in a separate thread, existing cardholders can still use all features, and it is apparently still possible to obtain through product change from another Chase Marriott card.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...26-2018-a.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...26-2018-a.html
Jan 7, 2019, 6:53 am
#2644
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Geneva and on an airlane
Programs: life ritz platinum, SA hon circle, Eastern Executive Traveler, Delta Flying Colonel, AA Admiral VIP
Posts: 117
The Ritz card is discussed in a separate thread, existing cardholders can still use all features, and it is apparently still possible to obtain through product change from another Chase Marriott card.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...26-2018-a.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...26-2018-a.html
You are correct in that it is now a different card. It does not offer the perks the old Black Ritz did - eg club upgrades, platinum status Ritz/Marriott. No matter what card you have with chase, they say they are no longer offering it - so if you have it, don't let it expire. The club upgrades, airline fees and platinum status (at 65,000 US$) made this one of the best cards.
Jan 7, 2019, 3:26 pm
#2645
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Called Marriott about my status. It says the Platinum Elite runs to the end of the month. I told her about the RC credit card terms and she said she got my points. Then the CSR was doing a lot research, then phone off.
It is still up in the air.
It is still up in the air.
Jan 7, 2019, 7:44 pm
#2646
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,065
Hoping someone can confirm.....
I got the Ritz Carlton Visa a couple months ago after product changing my Chase Marriott Premier card. One of the nice benefits is that you can add authorized users for free and they have access to their own Priority Pass Select membership and also access to the $100 Airline discount portal.
I added my brother and sister and gave them their own Priority Pass Card. They both have 4 kinds over 3. My understanding is that Priority Pass Guests are still unlimited with this card, provided the lounge allows it.
Since it is the beginning of 2019, I called tonight and was told that guests are limited to 2 and additional ones are $27 each. I wanted to double check, since I know the Priority Pass additional guest fee is actually $32, not $27, so I already doubted some of her information. Also, I think she may have been confusing this card with the Sapphire Reserve.
I got the Ritz Carlton Visa a couple months ago after product changing my Chase Marriott Premier card. One of the nice benefits is that you can add authorized users for free and they have access to their own Priority Pass Select membership and also access to the $100 Airline discount portal.
I added my brother and sister and gave them their own Priority Pass Card. They both have 4 kinds over 3. My understanding is that Priority Pass Guests are still unlimited with this card, provided the lounge allows it.
Since it is the beginning of 2019, I called tonight and was told that guests are limited to 2 and additional ones are $27 each. I wanted to double check, since I know the Priority Pass additional guest fee is actually $32, not $27, so I already doubted some of her information. Also, I think she may have been confusing this card with the Sapphire Reserve.
Jan 7, 2019, 7:59 pm
#2647
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Hoping someone can confirm.....
I got the Ritz Carlton Visa a couple months ago after product changing my Chase Marriott Premier card. One of the nice benefits is that you can add authorized users for free and they have access to their own Priority Pass Select membership and also access to the $100 Airline discount portal.
I added my brother and sister and gave them their own Priority Pass Card. They both have 4 kinds over 3. My understanding is that Priority Pass Guests are still unlimited with this card, provided the lounge allows it.
Since it is the beginning of 2019, I called tonight and was told that guests are limited to 2 and additional ones are $27 each. I wanted to double check, since I know the Priority Pass additional guest fee is actually $32, not $27, so I already doubted some of her information. Also, I think she may have been confusing this card with the Sapphire Reserve.
I got the Ritz Carlton Visa a couple months ago after product changing my Chase Marriott Premier card. One of the nice benefits is that you can add authorized users for free and they have access to their own Priority Pass Select membership and also access to the $100 Airline discount portal.
I added my brother and sister and gave them their own Priority Pass Card. They both have 4 kinds over 3. My understanding is that Priority Pass Guests are still unlimited with this card, provided the lounge allows it.
Since it is the beginning of 2019, I called tonight and was told that guests are limited to 2 and additional ones are $27 each. I wanted to double check, since I know the Priority Pass additional guest fee is actually $32, not $27, so I already doubted some of her information. Also, I think she may have been confusing this card with the Sapphire Reserve.
Jan 7, 2019, 11:48 pm
#2648
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,472
Actually I've not seen anyone confirm that it changed to two guests. I've been hoping someone will try it as an experiment and report their findings, but I guess this card is somewhat obscure compared to the CSR.
Jan 8, 2019, 12:19 am
#2649
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,065
If my sister is able to bring in everyone, I will report if there are any extra charges.
Jan 8, 2019, 5:17 am
#2650
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Good luck, and let us know either way.
Jan 8, 2019, 6:01 am
#2651
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: MD/DC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, TK Gold
Posts: 1,536
Of course the way to deal with it if there is a limitation is to add more authorized users which are both free and get their own Priority Pass card.
Jan 8, 2019, 6:04 am
#2652
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: UA 1K - 2.1MM, HH LT Diamond, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 766
That’s probably the reason why they didn’t change this for the Ritz PP membership as they knew that would happen.
Jan 8, 2019, 6:12 am
#2653
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Geneva and on an airlane
Programs: life ritz platinum, SA hon circle, Eastern Executive Traveler, Delta Flying Colonel, AA Admiral VIP
Posts: 117
For my old memory, The old ritz was not a "select" I think now all the selects are only two guests
Jan 8, 2019, 6:15 am
#2654
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Geneva and on an airlane
Programs: life ritz platinum, SA hon circle, Eastern Executive Traveler, Delta Flying Colonel, AA Admiral VIP
Posts: 117
If you have the Ritz black card, it will still give you platinum status at US$65,000 As long as you keep the card, the benes witll stay the same. But they are no longer offering it. Another card similar: The AA card that gave access to the Admiral's club. I have been told they no longer offer it either.
Jan 8, 2019, 6:26 am
#2655
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: UA 1K - 2.1MM, HH LT Diamond, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 766