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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 17, 2017, 4:23 pm
#856
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 199
There's nothing to lose, as the hotel will be refunding you the full cost of the reservation, even though you didn't pay all of it (Chase paid some of it).
For example, if you had booked a reservation for $1000, but you only had to pay Chase $700 for it because the travel credit covered the rest, when you get a refund from the hotel it will be $1000, not $700. You'll have turned the travel credit into cash.
For example, if you had booked a reservation for $1000, but you only had to pay Chase $700 for it because the travel credit covered the rest, when you get a refund from the hotel it will be $1000, not $700. You'll have turned the travel credit into cash.
Feb 17, 2017, 10:21 pm
#857
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 92
There's nothing to lose, as the hotel will be refunding you the full cost of the reservation, even though you didn't pay all of it (Chase paid some of it).
For example, if you had booked a reservation for $1000, but you only had to pay Chase $700 for it because the travel credit covered the rest, when you get a refund from the hotel it will be $1000, not $700. You'll have turned the travel credit into cash.
For example, if you had booked a reservation for $1000, but you only had to pay Chase $700 for it because the travel credit covered the rest, when you get a refund from the hotel it will be $1000, not $700. You'll have turned the travel credit into cash.
Unless you've done this yourself or have seen someone else's confirmation I think you'd have to go through it for a definitive answer (I wouldn't even trust what a chase rep might say).
Feb 17, 2017, 10:30 pm
#858
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,087
Once you get a travel credit it will NOT be taken away. Been there, done that.
Feb 18, 2017, 6:55 am
#859
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
Your statement here is not exactly set in stone... just because the hotel would refund you $1000 does NOT mean Chase will be refunding you $1000, they could very well refund you $700 because they know they paid you $300 for the travel credit.
Unless you've done this yourself or have seen someone else's confirmation I think you'd have to go through it for a definitive answer (I wouldn't even trust what a chase rep might say).
Unless you've done this yourself or have seen someone else's confirmation I think you'd have to go through it for a definitive answer (I wouldn't even trust what a chase rep might say).
Feb 18, 2017, 1:52 pm
#860
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3
Will Delta airfare get reimbursed or only Delta gift cards? If it's only giftcards, does the same $50 limit apply as does with Amex?
Feb 18, 2017, 2:28 pm
#861
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
Feb 21, 2017, 7:39 am
#863
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
Chase's travel category is so broad, I suspect most CSR cardholders don't need a way to game this particular credit. To answer your question, though, anything with the word "refundable" in it would be a fairly risk-free way to be your own data point.
Feb 21, 2017, 10:29 am
#864
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 85
Fair enough, I just did that. Will report back to confirm.
Feb 22, 2017, 9:44 pm
#865
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
Anyone know if purchasing a 7-day JR Pass for Japan counts towards the $300 travel credit?
It looks like there are 2 places to purchase the JR Pass:
https://www.jrpass.com/buy_the_japan_rail_pass_online
https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?ap=j0095g
It looks like there are 2 places to purchase the JR Pass:
https://www.jrpass.com/buy_the_japan_rail_pass_online
https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?ap=j0095g
Feb 22, 2017, 9:57 pm
#866
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,844
Anyone know if purchasing a 7-day JR Pass for Japan counts towards the $300 travel credit?
It looks like there are 2 places to purchase the JR Pass:
https://www.jrpass.com/buy_the_japan_rail_pass_online
https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?ap=j0095g
It looks like there are 2 places to purchase the JR Pass:
https://www.jrpass.com/buy_the_japan_rail_pass_online
https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?ap=j0095g
Feb 22, 2017, 10:29 pm
#867
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,285
Indeed. We maxed the $300 travel credit within our first billing cycle with ordinary spending. Two moderately priced hotel nights and bam! we were done. We didn't even need the rental car bills and airline award fees, though we charged them to the CSR anyway because 3 UR/$ is a great rate. Anyone who's genuinely a traveler, the kind of person this card is designed and marketed for, should have no problem spending $300 on travel in twelve months.
Feb 23, 2017, 12:54 am
#868
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: SW Michigan, ex SF Bay Area
Posts: 832
Indeed. We maxed the $300 travel credit within our first billing cycle with ordinary spending. Two moderately priced hotel nights and bam! we were done. We didn't even need the rental car bills and airline award fees, though we charged them to the CSR anyway because 3 UR/$ is a great rate. Anyone who's genuinely a traveler, the kind of person this card is designed and marketed for, should have no problem spending $300 on travel in twelve months.
Feb 23, 2017, 4:56 am
#869
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 85
Indeed. We maxed the $300 travel credit within our first billing cycle with ordinary spending. Two moderately priced hotel nights and bam! we were done. We didn't even need the rental car bills and airline award fees, though we charged them to the CSR anyway because 3 UR/$ is a great rate. Anyone who's genuinely a traveler, the kind of person this card is designed and marketed for, should have no problem spending $300 on travel in twelve months.
Feb 24, 2017, 6:39 am
#870
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
Why wouldn't you wait to cancel hers until after you get the 2018 travel credit in December?