Sep 2, 2016, 8:22 am
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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)
Jul 7, 2017, 1:48 pm
#946
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
Jul 14, 2017, 8:08 am
#947
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,637
Jan 2018 -- plan to qualify for a 2nd $300 credit.
Feb 2018 -- renew
Jan 2019 -- qualify for 3rd $300 credit.
Feb 2019 -- cancel card
Pay $900 and get $900, therefore a free card for 2 years. Is this a correct assumption?
Jul 14, 2017, 3:31 pm
#948
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Jul 18, 2017, 9:50 pm
#949
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 141
According to Wiki:
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.
My card was issued in 2016 and got 2x$300 travel credit credit already. Since it passes May 21, 2017 already, how the travel credit of my CSR is reimbursed right now? Still follow calendar year or change to membership year?
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.
My card was issued in 2016 and got 2x$300 travel credit credit already. Since it passes May 21, 2017 already, how the travel credit of my CSR is reimbursed right now? Still follow calendar year or change to membership year?
Aug 1, 2017, 7:45 am
#950
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 71
Has anybody had any luck getting reimbursed for hotel bookings on rocketmiles.com?
Aug 1, 2017, 10:30 am
#951
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: JZRO
Posts: 9,169
If you mean successfully submitting a lodging expense to an employer for a booking made through Rocket Miles, I've done it several times. My receipts did not have Rocket Miles printed on them anywhere.
Aug 1, 2017, 10:42 am
#952
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Aug 1, 2017, 12:38 pm
#953
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 71
I've also had my employer reimburse me already, but not on a Chase card so I can't see how they code. The receipts are well laid out and have not mention of rocketmiles. I guess they know they have business customers they want to maintain.
Aug 4, 2017, 9:44 am
#955
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
A parking meter for on-street parking in Minneapolis earned 3X points, as did a public parking garage at Saint Paul Union Depot. I assume these would be eligible for the $300 travel credit, but since mine is long gone, I don't know for sure. I did add these to the wiki.
Aug 4, 2017, 11:43 am
#956
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Plastic, Delta Silver Emeritus
Posts: 1,037
I was hoping they would update the travel credit terms for old cards, but I haven't gotten a notice yet. I guess the scam was too obvious.
1 credit August-December 16
1 credit January-August 17
1 credit August 17
Cancel before early October (30 days after statement with fee hits).
1 credit August-December 16
1 credit January-August 17
1 credit August 17
Cancel before early October (30 days after statement with fee hits).
Aug 4, 2017, 11:51 am
#957
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Plastic, Delta Silver Emeritus
Posts: 1,037
CSP May 2017
Convert to CSR and collect two travel bonuses May2018-2019 (-$150 in fees)
Convert to CSP for May 2019-May2020 (-$55 net in fees)
Convert to CSR and collect two travel bonuses May 2020-May 2021 (-$205 in fees)
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Aug 4, 2017, 5:23 pm
#958
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 743
Just updated the Wiki to be clear that you can not double dip the travel credit for applications made after May 21, 2017.
Aug 5, 2017, 4:34 am
#959
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
Aug 7, 2017, 9:44 am
#960
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 27
Any DP on vacation packages (hotel + tickets) purchased from Disney or other Disney authorized vacation planners? I see that people using park savers and undercover tourists are in good shape, but I already booked with another agent.
I was planning on funding my Disney Vacation Account to get the additional $300 credit after my December statement wraps up early in the month, but they just ended the DVA program. (Which is such a bummer, the DVA was such a quick and easy way to get the $300 credit!)
I'll tell my agent I want to make a small payment on the package to see what the coding is, and will report back, but I'm curious to see what others have found.
I was planning on funding my Disney Vacation Account to get the additional $300 credit after my December statement wraps up early in the month, but they just ended the DVA program. (Which is such a bummer, the DVA was such a quick and easy way to get the $300 credit!)
I'll tell my agent I want to make a small payment on the package to see what the coding is, and will report back, but I'm curious to see what others have found.