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Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite - closed for applications 7.26.2018 (2016-2021)

Old Aug 11, 2016, 1:33 pm
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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
  • 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


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Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite - closed for applications 7.26.2018 (2016-2021)

Old Dec 30, 2018, 5:55 am
  #2626  
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,884
Originally Posted by bergamini

it’s 12/30 and the card is closed to new apps....
Yes, but some of us opened an account in July and the 12 months are not up yet.
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Old Dec 30, 2018, 7:40 am
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Originally Posted by bergamini

it’s 12/30 and the card is closed to new apps....
And the post this came up in was talking about someone's value over the past year.

Thanks!!
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Old Dec 30, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1222
And the post this came up in was talking about someone's value over the past year.

Thanks!!
That is of course completely inaccurate. The post asking about it was for 2019 value.

Originally Posted by Thino
What do you Mean with getting Free platinum for 2019? Is that the case when you hold this card?
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Old Dec 30, 2018, 4:55 pm
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Reply

Originally Posted by joelfreak
Ugh, I need to spend 300 and have it post asap.
I still have $29 left. Need to figure out what to do.
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Old Dec 31, 2018, 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by bergamini
That is of course completely inaccurate. The post asking about it was for 2019 value.

Originally Posted by Thino
What do you Mean with getting Free platinum for 2019? Is that the case when you hold this card?

right. Thino was responding to someone else's post though.
Regardless, some of us have free platinum status for 2019 without the spend threshhold as part of initial card signup, as discussed in many many posts above.
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Old Dec 31, 2018, 8:12 am
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If I am not mistaken spend for status qualification works on your anniversary year, not calendar year so unless a Dec anniversary when your card was issued spend would not matter this month. I was also wondering where folks see YTD spending I know you can look at statements but is there an easier way such as AMEX shows YTD spending?
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Old Dec 31, 2018, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1222
right. Thino was responding to someone else's post though.
Regardless, some of us have free platinum status for 2019 without the spend threshhold as part of initial card signup, as discussed in many many posts above.
I hope you're prepared for the possibility we'll have to fight for it though. The Lurkers tell me that my account says my Platinum expires on Jan 31, 2019, although I do have an email of them acknowledging that based on the website for the card, I should have it until the end of 2019. Very exciting.
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Old Jan 1, 2019, 12:00 am
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do you have copy of that where on account does it say platinium expires on jan 31 2019
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Old Jan 1, 2019, 12:33 am
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Originally Posted by happyvoid
do you have copy of that where on account does it say platinium expires on jan 31 2019
If it said so on my account page I wouldn't have had to ask the lurkers.
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 3:00 pm
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Any updates on the travel credit ? I am assuming this is still as tough as last year to use.

Was hoping to use as partial payment for a flight and say it is a seat upgrade fee.
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 3:07 pm
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Originally Posted by navatwal
Any updates on the travel credit ? I am assuming this is still as tough as last year to use.

Was hoping to use as partial payment for a flight and say it is a seat upgrade fee.
I've never had any issue using the $300 allowance on GoGo or FCM charges. I send them a secure message and it's done within a day.
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 4:12 pm
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Originally Posted by navatwal
Any updates on the travel credit ? I am assuming this is still as tough as last year to use.

Was hoping to use as partial payment for a flight and say it is a seat upgrade fee.
Can someone please post if small amount gift card purchases (< $100 or < $150) are still working/being reimbursed? Thanks.
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 6:40 pm
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Can you gift the now upto 60k points certs to friends or family, ie make a reservation in their name?
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 7:52 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2018
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Originally Posted by navatwal
Any updates on the travel credit ? I am assuming this is still as tough as last year to use.

Was hoping to use as partial payment for a flight and say it is a seat upgrade fee.
I used it to upgrade from Y to F for two one way tix with no issues a few months back but it posted as delta air upgrade.

I just SM'ed them for 10.99 and 3.99 that posted as delta airlines. They sent the following back:
I will be happy to address your request for a travel
credit on your Ritz-Carlton Rewards(R) Credit Card.

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 or entertainment
- In-flight meals

Kindly confirm the type of non-ticket purchase you
processed.

It was for a meal in that I paid for in Y+ which will be covered. I'd guess it will be just as hard this year as last depending on how you can actually use the credits. Once I my get delta gift cards bought from my Amex credits, I will buy the another one way ticket and use the ritz credit to upgrade to F.
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Old Jan 6, 2019, 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by skipss
Can you gift the now upto 60k points certs to friends or family, ie make a reservation in their name?
Not sure about gifting or transferring the certificate (unlikely), but you can add their name to the booking (after yours). Which will allow them to check in without you.
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