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)
Aug 7, 2017, 9:53 am
#961
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
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.
Aug 18, 2017, 11:33 am
#962
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1
Has anyone tried to purchase AA miles from AA.COM directly?
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Aug 29, 2017, 3:43 pm
#963
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,508
I've long exhausted my $300 credit, but using Apple Pay with the transit card readers in Salt Lake City counted as travel (didn't try the ticket machines, though those probably would have as well), along with an in-flight food purchase on a Delta flight. Adding a Wi-Fi day pass before the date of travel via the Fly Delta app, on the other hand, did not count as travel. Wiki updated accordingly.
Aug 30, 2017, 2:07 am
#964
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: MRY
Programs: UA 2 MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 42
Here's a good one: I rent a hangar for my Cessna at my local airport for about $300 per month. Because the expense shows up as "Regional Airport" on my Sapphire Rewards card, it's counted as a travel expense. So I essentially get a free month's hangar rental courtesy Chase!
Aug 30, 2017, 7:55 am
#965
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 31
I recently received my refund back to my card for my Airbnb reservation due to Hurricane Harvey. I checked my travel credit and it still shows I have already used my $300 travel credit. Will I get the travel credit back since I got a refund on my reservation? Who would I contact at chase for this? The concierge or chase directly?
Aug 30, 2017, 8:12 am
#966
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
I recently received my refund back to my card for my Airbnb reservation due to Hurricane Harvey. I checked my travel credit and it still shows I have already used my $300 travel credit. Will I get the travel credit back since I got a refund on my reservation? Who would I contact at chase for this? The concierge or chase directly?
Aug 30, 2017, 8:13 am
#967
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
This illustrates why the issuers do this rather than simply lowering the annual fee:
You are counting the same $300 twice. Once to reduce the annual fee, and again to claim that you are receiving a free month's hangar rent. It's one or the other, but not both.
Aug 30, 2017, 8:16 am
#968
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,194
I recently received my refund back to my card for my Airbnb reservation due to Hurricane Harvey. I checked my travel credit and it still shows I have already used my $300 travel credit. Will I get the travel credit back since I got a refund on my reservation? Who would I contact at chase for this? The concierge or chase directly?
You essentially paid zero and received $300 from Chase. That's your travel credit.
If you did not receive the $300 travel credit to your account, then you'd need to call Chase to get it reinstated.
(Since the travel credit posts almost instantly with the charge, I suspect you received the $300.)
Aug 30, 2017, 8:32 am
#969
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: SW Michigan, ex SF Bay Area
Posts: 832
Indeed. I will have to keep reminding myself--next month when I have to shell out $450--that I already got my credit 8 months ago, and that another one will be coming in January.
Aug 30, 2017, 9:02 am
#970
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: Delta, IHG
Posts: 69
I got my card Nov 1, 2016 and used my credit immediately. Dec 1, 2016 I used my second credit as it was a new calendar year for me with that statement. Will my next travel credit be available Nov 1, 2017 on my anniversary or Dec 1, 2017 for the next calendar year?
Aug 30, 2017, 9:54 am
#971
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,194
(See the wiki at the top of the page.)
Aug 30, 2017, 3:52 pm
#972
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: MRY
Programs: UA 2 MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 42
Since I PC'd from the CSP to the CSR card when Chase announced the new rules, my calendar year anniversary is in December, the month I originally got the CSP. So I should get $300 now and $300 in December (I think)!
Sep 1, 2017, 3:47 am
#973
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
Sep 3, 2017, 9:53 am
#974
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 31
Did you receive the $300 travel credit on your account? If so, then you'd do nothing.
You essentially paid zero and received $300 from Chase. That's your travel credit.
If you did not receive the $300 travel credit to your account, then you'd need to call Chase to get it reinstated.
(Since the travel credit posts almost instantly with the charge, I suspect you received the $300.)
You essentially paid zero and received $300 from Chase. That's your travel credit.
If you did not receive the $300 travel credit to your account, then you'd need to call Chase to get it reinstated.
(Since the travel credit posts almost instantly with the charge, I suspect you received the $300.)
Sep 5, 2017, 7:31 pm
#975
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,872
Applied in Aug 2016 and got renewal annual fee charged on Sept 1st. I made travel purchase that was posted on Sept 1 and I still didn't receive the travel credit.
Am I not getting travel credit on 2nd year after AF is charged or what?
THanks
Am I not getting travel credit on 2nd year after AF is charged or what?
THanks