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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)
#1308
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NGS
Programs: UA Silver, ANA MC, HH Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Bonvoy Plat, IHG Plat, Shangri-La GC, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,234
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get the Amex Platinum card with $550 AF to get SPG Gold, which would give you Marriott Gold, than to put $10,000 yearly spend on the RC Rewards card? Or just achieve UA Premier Gold to get Marriott Gold. But getting the Amex Platinum would be, by far, the cheapest route to Marriott Gold. This is the question I'm asking myself.
#1309
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 33
Haven't heard back from anyone who has applied for this card recently if their AF was waived after they lowered the credit limit. Any new DPs?
#1310
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
You can see some examples in the wiki of this related thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...16-onward.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...16-onward.html
#1311
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
"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."
Last edited by muji; Sep 10, 2017 at 11:51 am
#1312
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 108
Global Entry fees are no longer covered (in this new version of the card) by the $300 Annual 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."
"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."
#1313
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
$100 statement credit will be processed after the Global Entry program application fee is charged to an eligible card.
I'll add that to the wiki.
Last edited by muji; Sep 10, 2017 at 11:06 am
#1314
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get the Amex Platinum card with $550 AF to get SPG Gold, which would give you Marriott Gold, than to put $10,000 yearly spend on the RC Rewards card? Or just achieve UA Premier Gold to get Marriott Gold. But getting the Amex Platinum would be, by far, the cheapest route to Marriott Gold. This is the question I'm asking myself.
We don't MS and my wife is 0/24 soon so we have a lot of spends coimg up plus I just started getting AA mailers
#1315
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
Posts: 786
magical amex? I think not. Platinum has no bonus already....
#1316
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: BCN
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium & LT Gold
Posts: 126
Regular Platinum does have a bonus that hovers between 60,000 to 100,000 MR points. Also it charges you the AF upfront.
The Ameriprise Financial version of the card has no signup bonus, but waives the AF the first year (which is the bonus)
The Ameriprise Financial version of the card has no signup bonus, but waives the AF the first year (which is the bonus)
#1317
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
Posts: 786
Regular Platinum does have a bonus that hovers between 60,000 to 100,000 MR points. Also it charges you the AF upfront.
The Ameriprise Financial version of the card has no signup bonus, but waives the AF the first year (which is the bonus)
The Ameriprise Financial version of the card has no signup bonus, but waives the AF the first year (which is the bonus)
#1318
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
anybody tried redeeming travel credit by charging an airline tix to this card?
just bought a cheap sub-100 AS tix, it's showing up as "Airline name XXXXXX", where XXXXXX indicates the booking reference.
i hope when the transaction concludes, the XXXXXX will disappear...
just bought a cheap sub-100 AS tix, it's showing up as "Airline name XXXXXX", where XXXXXX indicates the booking reference.
i hope when the transaction concludes, the XXXXXX will disappear...
#1319
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Yes. Someone has. It worked. YMMV.
#1320
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 108
spent >$5000, called and got my sign-up bonus upgraded from 2 nights to 3 (tier 1-4). Woohoo!