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)
Jul 5, 2020, 6:01 pm
#3586
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA Platinum, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 345
I heard Chase is offering 10x points for restaurants and gas starting 7/14. Is this true?
Jul 5, 2020, 9:18 pm
#3587
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 508
Anyone know for sure, my free night posted before the annual fee. Now annual fee just posted. They don't claw back the free night, right? Such a great card, I hate to dump it...
Jul 6, 2020, 5:18 pm
#3588
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: PSC
Programs: Hilton Diamond/IHG Platinum/DL Plutononium
Posts: 1,728
They shouldn't and you shouldn't cancel the card... the value proposition is so good on this card.
Jul 8, 2020, 8:45 am
#3589
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,315
Jul 8, 2020, 10:39 am
#3590
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AS MVPG, HA Plat
Posts: 1,268
IME both work, but haven’t tried with a fare difference way north of the credit amount.
Jul 8, 2020, 6:31 pm
#3591
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 539
My renewal comes up in Aug and I'm debating keeping open vs closing. In your opinion, why is the value so high? To me it just seems like a card that has a semi-easy $300 credit to use and a 50K cert for $150. I don't ever have paid stays at Ritz so the club upgrades don't do anything for me. I already have priority pass through CSR. The companion air ticket is gone too. Am I missing something else?
Last edited by mpeterson78; Jul 9, 2020 at 1:16 pm
Jul 8, 2020, 7:45 pm
#3592
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
Posts: 786
I purchase upgrades through the app to a cabin up. I travel for work, book economy, and then upgrade it through the app to first class.
Jul 10, 2020, 2:58 pm
#3593
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,064
My renewal comes up in Aug and I'm debating keeping open vs closing. In your opinion, why is the value so high? To me it just seems like a card that has a semi-easy $300 credit to use and a 50K cert for $150. I don't ever have paid stays at Ritz so the club upgrades don't do anything for me. I already have priority pass through CSR. The companion air ticket is gone too. Am I missing something else?
I would've canceled my CSR this year if Chase didn't credit my account $100 to offset the fee due to Coved-19.
I had to search to verify, but the Ritz card and the CSR both offer a Global Entry credit every 4 years.
https://www.valuepenguin.com/travel/...e-global-entry
The big differential is the Priority Pass membership with the Ritz offers UNLIMITED GUESTS compared to 2 with the CSR. This may not be a big deal.
However, the Ritz also allows you to add free authorized users compared to paying $75 with the CSR.
Each Ritz authorized user also gets their own Priority Pass Membership with unlimited guests. Some have said you can only add 6 authorized users for free, while others have said unlimited. I have added just 3 myself.
It's nice if you want to give other family members Priority Pass access to be a nice brother, father, son, or husband, etc.
If you add them as an authorized user, Chase will mail the credit card and Priority Pass card separately, so you don't have to hand them a credit card, just the Priority Pass card that will get them lounge access.
I also think the Ritz card has Primary Rental Car insurance just like the CSR, but I never rent cars, so hopefully someone else can verify that if car rentals are important to you.
Good Luck.
Last edited by diesteldorf; Jul 10, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Jul 11, 2020, 8:53 pm
#3595
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,811
If you maximize all the benefits of the CSR to justify the $550 fee, I can understand why you may want to cancel the Ritz card. However, I would recommend canceling the CSR instead. Obviously, the CSR has an even easier travel credit to use, but the annual fee is also $100 higher at $550
Jul 11, 2020, 9:35 pm
#3596
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: US
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, Starwood Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,020
Jul 12, 2020, 9:16 pm
#3598
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 1,932
you tried to sign up here? https://www.chase.com/mybonus. It worked for me, here’s the terms:
1To be eligible for this bonus offer, you must activate by 09/15/20 11:59 p.m. E.T. You will earn a total of 10 points for each $1 spent, on up to $3,500 in total combined purchases, in the restaurant and gas station categories from 07/15/2020 to 09/15/2020. That’s 9, 8, 7, or 6 points on top of the 1, 2, 3, or 4 points you already earn on those purchases with your card, depending on the category and which Marriott credit card you are using. Merchants who accept Visa/Mastercard credit cards are assigned a merchant code, which is determined by the merchant or its processor in accordance with Visa/Mastercard procedures based on the kinds of products and services they primarily sell. We group similar merchant codes into categories for purposes of making rewards offers to you. Please note: We make every effort to include all relevant merchant codes in our rewards categories. However, even though a merchant or some of the items that it sells may appear to fit within a rewards category, the merchant may not have a merchant code in that category. When this occurs, purchases with that merchant won’t qualify for rewards offers on purchases in that category. Purchases submitted by you, an authorized user, or the merchant through third-party payment accounts, mobile or wireless card readers, online or mobile digital wallets, or similar technology will not qualify in a rewards category if the technology is not set up to process the purchase in that rewards category. For more information about Chase rewards categories, chase.com/RewardsCategoryFAQs. Purchases posted to your account with a transaction date during the offer period are eligible for this offer. Delays by the merchant, such as shipping, could extend the transaction date beyond the offer period. Please allow up to 8 weeks after qualifying purchases post to your account for points to post to your account. (“Purchases” do not include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) To qualify for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This bonus offer is non-transferable. Eligible credit cards: Marriott Bonvoy BoundlessTM Credit Card, Marriott BonvoyTM Premier Plus Business Credit Card, The Ritz-CarltonTM Credit Card, Marriott BonvoyTM Credit Card, Marriott BonvoyTM Premier Credit Card, and Marriott Bonvoy BusinessTM Credit Card.
Jul 12, 2020, 10:14 pm
#3599
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
you tried to sign up here? https://www.chase.com/mybonus. It worked for me, here’s the terms:
Jul 13, 2020, 12:22 pm
#3600
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 55
No go for me either. It's targeted so YMMV.