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)
Aug 6, 2018, 11:28 am
#2146
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Aug 6, 2018, 11:40 am
#2147
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 539
I was hoping to find a thread on this already, but surprisingly couldn't find one. In past years I have been able to easily hit the $300 credit, but I'm not traveling much now. I haven't used credits this year, and I was wondering if there's any way to get some of "non-fee" expense reimbursed? Doesn't look like AA, UA, DL gift cards work anymore. Any suggestions?
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.c...ts-what-works/
Aug 6, 2018, 11:52 am
#2148
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ATL, BHM, DUB, County Wexford
Programs: DL DM, AA ExPlt, Diamond HH, HY, BW, & Titanium Elite Marriott
Posts: 4,863
The Ritz Carlton card will be coming back I was told by Chase later this year or the beginning of next year after the programs merge.
Last edited by philemer; Aug 6, 2018 at 2:16 pm Reason: removed dup. questions....
Aug 6, 2018, 1:33 pm
#2149
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Applied late July. Account shows annual fee hit August 1st. UPS notification saying a label for next day air was created August 3rd. It's August 6th and the card has yet to be shipped. Kind of crappy that they charge the annual fee before they've even shipped the card.
Has anyone applied the $1,500 trick to the Ritz and CSR at the same time?
Has anyone applied the $1,500 trick to the Ritz and CSR at the same time?
Aug 6, 2018, 2:25 pm
#2150
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,468
That's interesting because it has been claimed for a while that AMEX has exclusive rights to offer a premium card, and that was followed by the disappearance of the RC which seemed to be a confirmation. Curious to see what happens now.
Aug 6, 2018, 10:42 pm
#2151
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: DL, Marriott & IHG Platty; HH Diamonte
Posts: 861
Has anyone with Gold Marriott status via spending 10K / year (not first year Gold status) been upgraded to Marriott Platinum as was projected?
Aug 6, 2018, 11:17 pm
#2152
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Planet Earth
Programs: IHG Diamond Amb, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Gold, Hertz PC, AA Plat Pro
Posts: 149
Anyone else seeing this instead of the regular Ritz card after logging in?
Aug 6, 2018, 11:46 pm
#2153
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Places in Palm Beach, Las Vegas, NYC
Programs: AA, Hyatt, Starwood,Delta, Ritz,
Posts: 23
Aug 6, 2018, 11:48 pm
#2154
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,790
Same. This isn't all that abmornal. Over the past few months I've had my Ritz, hyatt, and United cards all change to various generic symbols at various times. Not sure what triggers it on the back end but it's nothing to worry about.
Aug 6, 2018, 11:55 pm
#2155
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Places in Palm Beach, Las Vegas, NYC
Programs: AA, Hyatt, Starwood,Delta, Ritz,
Posts: 23
I'm a brand new cardholder (got the card 3 days ago). Seems like I got in under the wire, I have a Signature and the $395 fee. So I called in and confirmed I would get the new benefits (as well as the old). They said I would be enabled for Visa Air Discounts by 8/16. I would be grandfathered with same annual fee. Most important for me was they said I would be grandfathered for club upgrades as well, those would continue. Good news!
I asked about getting the 3 free nights/5K spend (vs my 2 nights/4K), they said they would likely be able to push that through as well.
So looks like best of both worlds!
I asked about getting the 3 free nights/5K spend (vs my 2 nights/4K), they said they would likely be able to push that through as well.
So looks like best of both worlds!
Got a 2 night bonus, did it shoot up to 3 before they killed it?
Also it seems the gold elite status is 50 nights on Marriott vs 25 on SPG so if we don’t get SPG Platinum then is the card still worth it? That is a very nice perk. No one seems to know there just waiting for the 18th to see. Have a SPG stay Aug 24 in London for a few days and an upgrade would be great!
Aug 7, 2018, 3:19 pm
#2156
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: DL, Marriott & IHG Platty; HH Diamonte
Posts: 861
i just got this RC card in mid July. Paid $450 which just hit my bill, not 395.
Got a 2 night bonus, did it shoot up to 3 before they killed it?
Also it seems the gold elite status is 50 nights on Marriott vs 25 on SPG so if we don’t get SPG Platinum then is the card still worth it? That is a very nice perk. No one seems to know there just waiting for the 18th to see. Have a SPG stay Aug 24 in London for a few days and an upgrade would be great!
Aug 7, 2018, 3:27 pm
#2157
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Perhaps Marriott thinks they need to reduce the number of people with unearned Platinum and higher status, so that their hotels will be able to reliably deliver the benefits, while creating an incentive to earn status by staying at their properties.
Aug 7, 2018, 3:35 pm
#2158
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,904
And Chase is happy to send defectors to the Sapphire family.
Aug 7, 2018, 5:09 pm
#2159
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 724
So I’m a little confused. Will this card temporarily (through February 2020) turn us Marriott Platinum on the conversion date Aug 18 as noted by all the bloggers, or did that not come to fruition?
Last edited by longleaf; Aug 7, 2018 at 5:15 pm