Sep 2, 2016, 8:22 am
Last edit by: serpens
Sapphire Reserve Annual Travel Credit
How are the dates calculated?
For cards issued prior to May 21, 2017 it was Reimbursed per Calendar year, not membership year. Purchases must be posted (not pending) by your December statement (dated any time Dec 1 through Dec 31) to be credited against current year's $300 credit. Any travel spend that posts after the December statement will credit against the next year's $300 credit.
For cards issued after May 21, 2017, it will be reimbursed by membership year.
But my 2nd annual fee is after May 21, 2017, why didn't my travel credit reset?
Because if you got your card before that date, your travel credit will continue to reset after your December statement.
Does the travel credit count as minimum spend?
Spend is spend, the credit is the credit. The $300 reimbursement is a separate item from spending requirements( the $300 reimbursement on travel, $100 Goes all count towards the $4,000 only the $450 yearly fee doesn't). You must spend $4000 for your signup bonus UR points. If part of that spend is categorized as travel, a credit will post to your account accordingly. They are separate items.
Even if you return a purchase after you've met your $4000 initial spend it will not count against your spend.
Can I get two travel credit fees if I apply in the middle of the year?
Not for applications after May 21, 2017.
What counts as Travel?
Gas Station and Grocery Store purchases will also count through 12/31/21. (See post 1521.)
The following items have been reimbursed.
Airline purchases, fees & gift cards:
What doesn't count as travel?
Here's a thread dedicated to the topic: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...rrect-mcc.html
The following items have NOT posted as travel/been reimbursed:
How are the dates calculated?
For cards issued prior to May 21, 2017 it was Reimbursed per Calendar year, not membership year. Purchases must be posted (not pending) by your December statement (dated any time Dec 1 through Dec 31) to be credited against current year's $300 credit. Any travel spend that posts after the December statement will credit against the next year's $300 credit.
For cards issued after May 21, 2017, it will be reimbursed by membership year.
But my 2nd annual fee is after May 21, 2017, why didn't my travel credit reset?
Because if you got your card before that date, your travel credit will continue to reset after your December statement.
Does the travel credit count as minimum spend?
Spend is spend, the credit is the credit. The $300 reimbursement is a separate item from spending requirements( the $300 reimbursement on travel, $100 Goes all count towards the $4,000 only the $450 yearly fee doesn't). You must spend $4000 for your signup bonus UR points. If part of that spend is categorized as travel, a credit will post to your account accordingly. They are separate items.
Even if you return a purchase after you've met your $4000 initial spend it will not count against your spend.
Can I get two travel credit fees if I apply in the middle of the year?
Not for applications after May 21, 2017.
What counts as Travel?
Gas Station and Grocery Store purchases will also count through 12/31/21. (See post 1521.)
The following items have been reimbursed.
Airline purchases, fees & gift cards:
- AA e-gift certificate
- Delta eGift Cards, in-flight food/drink purchases
- UA in-flight bev
- Moved from EC to EC+ on AA and credit posted 8/2017.
Southwest gift cards do work! Just purchased a $40 emailed gift card and received the travel credit 3/2018
- Airbnb & their GC
- Bellagio Las Vegas -- including restaurant charges signed to room (posted as BELLAGIO - FRONT DESK)
- hotels.com (NOT hotels.com e-gift cert!)
- Hotel restaurants not charged to room (verified at Renaissance LV)
- Marriott GC and hotel charges
- Priceline "opaque" hotel purchases
- Kruger National Park lodging reservation (booked on sanparks.org official site)
- Hilton Home2 Suites
- taxi fares: Uber, Lyft, Gett, Way2Ride, London taxi, RideAustin
- Transit fees: BART, MTA, FastTrac, MetroCard, DC Metro (WMATA) SmarTrip farecard and commemorative cards, NJ Transit, Oyster card, Ventra (Chicago), Las Vegas Monorail,Short term parking at LAS, London, STIB/MIVB (Brussels), UTA (Salt Lake City), TriMet (Portland, OR)
- Parking meters: Chicago; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Atlantic City; Seattle; Minneapolis; Raleigh; San Diego
- Public parking garages: San Francisco; Montgomery Co. MD; Saint Paul; UC San Diego
- Toll passes: E-Z Pass (MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA), Sunpass prepaid tolls, Washington State GoodToGo tolls, RiverLink tolls, TxTag, IPass (Illinois), Houston EZ-Tag
- Train tickets: trainline (UK train tickets), Eurostar.com, Bahn.com (when using Paypal), Amtrak (cafe car purchases as well as tickets purchased from kiosks or the website), italirail.com, Train and bus travel in Scotland at ticket counter, SNCB/NMBS (Belgium--app or counter; chip-and-sign cards don't work in ticket machines), Euroshuttle (car train under the English Channel)
- Ferries: Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE
- Shuttles: Jackson Hole WY Airport official shuttle to town
- Unlimted JR Pass for Japan purchased from japan-rail-pass.com
- Bikeshare membership/usage fees in Washington, DC
- Parking apps: ParkWhiz, SpotHero, ParkMobile
- Presidential Limousine service in Las Vegas
- Costco Travel
Disney theme park tickets physically purchased at Disney gateSee post #1203- Disney Vacation account funding
- Royal Caribbean drink package
- Cruise bookings
- Cruise Excursions Booked Prior to Cruise (and fully refundable)
- MIR Travel Agency
- ChargePoint for Electric Vehicle Charging
- MileagePlusX Uber GC
- undercovertourist.com
- Rental cars (verified Avis on page 7 of this thread)
- Lahaina Cruise Co. (Hawaii Ocean Project whale watch cruise)
- Interval International Exchange Fee + Upgrade Fee
- Aircraft title transfer registration fees with ICAO's International Registry of Mobile Assets (Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol)
- Cooking class/experience booked through Viator
What doesn't count as travel?
Here's a thread dedicated to the topic: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...rrect-mcc.html
The following items have NOT posted as travel/been reimbursed:
e-gift card from Airline, except DeltaPlease list specifics.- AA in-flight food
- AAA membership
- Alaska Airlines: e-gift cards; in-flight food; Board Room membership (post 1152)
- Blink Charging (EV charging network): shows up as Bills & Utilities
- CLEAR -- annual membership fee and pro-rated $50 fee for adding a family member
- Points.com (Southwest)
- Not all parking meters - Michigan State University (MSU Police Dept. 1x), Phoenix
- Parking citation payment (SF MTA)
- Hotel parking fees (e.g. Fairmont SF)
- Walt Disney tickets directly from Disney.com
- Vacation Rental by Owner/HomeAway
- Airport landing, parking and ground handling fees for private jets
EZ-Tag (Houston, TX)now DOES count per post 1109- Georgia Peach Pass
- Hotels.com e-gift card
- Hyatt e-gift card
- Hyatt physical G.C. from Hyatt.com (coded as Online, Mail, or Telephone transaction or Card, Gift Novelty and Souvenir Stores) No manual adjustment.
- IHG Ambassador recognition program
- Southwest Airlines in-flight purchases
- Southwest Airlines Wi-Fi purchase ("Bills & utilities" in Chase online banking)
- Prince Resorts Hawaii Gift Card (Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Hotel, Hapuna Beach Hotel)
- Meal at Fairmont Hotel not charged to room
- Choice hotel Points + Cash reservation
- Delta in-flight Wi-Fi purchased through app
- MPX Amazon.Com
- Not all public transit: Lisbon metro
- Travel Insurance (Allianz)
Chase Sapphire Reserve $300 Annual Travel Credit (2016 - 2021)
Sep 29, 2016, 4:07 pm
#181
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Sep 29, 2016, 11:17 pm
#182
Join Date: Sep 2016
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I'm looking for the easiest cash option, and reselling a AA gc has a 20% loss...
Sep 29, 2016, 11:29 pm
#183
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Airport landing/handling/parking fees for a jet were not considered as travel.
Sep 30, 2016, 6:04 am
#184
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Sep 30, 2016, 6:57 am
#185
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: WN A-List Pref, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
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Sep 30, 2016, 8:33 am
#186
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Doesn't specify.
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Sep 30, 2016, 9:30 am
#187
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 960
You can find out how it codes in either of two ways:
Under the Things you can do popup menu, choose Dispute a transaction. A list of recent transactions is displayed. Click on the desired transaction to review the information about it, including the category. This does not dispute anything (which is an additional step).
Alternately, choose Go to Blueprint, then click on the See Spending button. It will show spending per category. Click on a particular category and the various charges associated with that category will appear. Note that pending charges will show up in Blueprint several hours ahead of when they actually post.
Under the Things you can do popup menu, choose Dispute a transaction. A list of recent transactions is displayed. Click on the desired transaction to review the information about it, including the category. This does not dispute anything (which is an additional step).
Alternately, choose Go to Blueprint, then click on the See Spending button. It will show spending per category. Click on a particular category and the various charges associated with that category will appear. Note that pending charges will show up in Blueprint several hours ahead of when they actually post.
Sep 30, 2016, 1:07 pm
#188
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 480
Wouldn't that be the same scenario as if you spent $1,000 on a plane ticket? Only difference is well, it's your rent and you have to pay it, no?
Also, that $700 difference would still count towards the $4,000 needed for the bonus, right?
Finally, there seems to be conflicting info in the wiki. What's the consensus on airline (SWA) gift cards? If I go online and get a $300 SWA GC, would that be covered?
Thanks guys....
Sep 30, 2016, 1:13 pm
#189
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Just want to make sure I am not missing anything.....So you paid your rent on your CSR (say $1,000), got a $300 credit, and then got 3,000 UR, right?
Wouldn't that be the same scenario as if you spent $1,000 on a plane ticket? Only difference is well, it's your rent and you have to pay it, no?
Also, that $700 difference would still count towards the $4,000 needed for the bonus, right?
Finally, there seems to be conflicting info in the wiki. What's the consensus on airline (SWA) gift cards? If I go online and get a $300 SWA GC, would that be covered?
Thanks guys....
Wouldn't that be the same scenario as if you spent $1,000 on a plane ticket? Only difference is well, it's your rent and you have to pay it, no?
Also, that $700 difference would still count towards the $4,000 needed for the bonus, right?
Finally, there seems to be conflicting info in the wiki. What's the consensus on airline (SWA) gift cards? If I go online and get a $300 SWA GC, would that be covered?
Thanks guys....
Sep 30, 2016, 2:18 pm
#190
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Sep 30, 2016, 2:32 pm
#192
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 70
Can someone update the wiki to indicate that ReserveAmerica.com is not considered Travel?
There was a user on Reddit complaining that it didn't count as travel.
This also bring recreation.gov charges into question (although all of those might ultimately go through reserveamerica.com).
There was a user on Reddit complaining that it didn't count as travel.
This also bring recreation.gov charges into question (although all of those might ultimately go through reserveamerica.com).
Oct 2, 2016, 11:07 am
#194
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Programs: UA Premier Silver, Le Club Platinum, Hertz Gold
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Had success with several parking related charges. Republic Parking parking garages and monthly subscriptions are reimbursed as well as parking at my university.
Oct 3, 2016, 7:52 am
#195
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 28
MBTA monthly commuter rail pass (e-ticket) posted today along with the commensurate credit.