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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)
Feb 28, 21, 7:50 pm
#1502
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Mar 1, 21, 7:46 am
#1503
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Mar 1, 21, 10:50 am
#1504
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But I thought it had been reported that if one gets $300 credit for groceries and gas spend, the first $300 spent on travel does not earn points. In other words, the only way to come out $300 ahead is to avoid spending anything on travel all year. Did I get that wrong?
Mar 1, 21, 12:05 pm
#1505
Join Date: Sep 2011
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You are correct. The first $300 in travel spending does not earn any UR points. Whether it triggers any part of the travel credit or not is not a factor.
Mar 5, 21, 12:11 pm
#1506
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 254
be careful about changing statement dates
My experience is, change the date would take a billing cycle to be effective. Therefore for those of us whose Dec statements are towards the last week (ours would be Dec 24th), this billing cycle might be the last one to fiddle with it.
Personally I would just resort to 3rd party gift cards sold at grocery stores if needed to, instead of trying to fiddle the date then might end up backfired, as we do not know if it would affect the clock on the UR site, given the not so competent IT at Chase.
Personally I would just resort to 3rd party gift cards sold at grocery stores if needed to, instead of trying to fiddle the date then might end up backfired, as we do not know if it would affect the clock on the UR site, given the not so competent IT at Chase.
Mar 5, 21, 12:18 pm
#1507
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I've had this happen with AMEX too. IME when you change your closing/statement date they always do it by lengthening the current or next billing cycle, never by shortening the current one.
Mar 5, 21, 7:21 pm
#1508
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I would love my april billing cycle to end around the 20th so I can have the most points available to maximize PYB and be able to make the charges and have them post before 4/30 so I can use the points.
So if I'm reading these posts correctly if I change the billing date from the 3rd to the 20th before the end of March my April statement will closed on april 20th not May 20 correct?
Mar 5, 21, 8:09 pm
#1509
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My wife and I recently changed some Chase due dates. The change took place within the current billing cycle for both Sapphire cards with hers lengthened and mine shortened. A similar change affected the end of the current billing cycle for neither of our Freedom cards. Go figure.
Mar 6, 21, 7:27 am
#1510
Join Date: Sep 2011
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There should be no harm in doing this again once you find out your anniversary date. Change your statement date to anniversary date + 1 and you should see the credit reset date revert to June.
Mar 8, 21, 12:57 am
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I thought once the $300 travel credit is consumed ( whether on food, gas or travel), travel purchases earn UR.
Mar 8, 21, 6:36 am
#1512
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Annually, the first $300 in travel purchases will not earn rewards points, regardless of whether the Annual Credit was earned on purchases for Travel, or for promotional offers on other categories, for example at Gas Stations, or Grocery Stores.
Oct 5, 21, 6:52 am
#1513
Join Date: Mar 2013
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when the credit reset? how to check the status?
I upgrade my freedom to CSR in July but the 550AF was posted a couple days ago. I have used my $300 credit. The question is: when will the credit reset? This month, next July or next Oct? How to check the status of the credit now? it seems the UR reward benefit not showing it anymore,
Oct 5, 21, 7:04 am
#1514
Join Date: Sep 2011
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I upgrade my freedom to CSR in July but the 550AF was posted a couple days ago. I have used my $300 credit. The question is: when will the credit reset? This month, next July or next Oct? How to check the status of the credit now? it seems the UR reward benefit not showing it anymore,
Nov 9, 21, 6:33 pm
#1515
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I understand that the first $300 in travel doesn't earn the 3x points - however, what if that occurs with Lyft, which is currently earning 10x points? Would that earn 7x points?
