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)
May 4, 2020, 10:50 am
#1396
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,195
I didn't see anyone answer the question.
It USED to be (I don't know if this is still true), that you could "double-dip" in a way by purchasing *something* that coded as travel within 30 days after the Renewal fee hit, and then downgrade and not have it clawed back. I do not know if this is still the case (I didn't see anything in the Wiki).
I found this:
https://pointsyak.com/benefits/can-s...travel-credit/
But that was back in 2017. I don't know if it's still true or not.
It USED to be (I don't know if this is still true), that you could "double-dip" in a way by purchasing *something* that coded as travel within 30 days after the Renewal fee hit, and then downgrade and not have it clawed back. I do not know if this is still the case (I didn't see anything in the Wiki).
I found this:
https://pointsyak.com/benefits/can-s...travel-credit/
But that was back in 2017. I don't know if it's still true or not.
May 4, 2020, 1:10 pm
#1397
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 23
Marriott GC
Anyone purchase a Marriott GC lately and have it credited? It doesn't code differently if it is a physical or email card, right? I see the data point in the sticky, but it doesn't seem to be recent. Other hotels chain gift card data points are helpful too, thanks.
May 5, 2020, 7:05 am
#1398
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
I didn't see anyone answer the question.
It USED to be (I don't know if this is still true), that you could "double-dip" in a way by purchasing *something* that coded as travel within 30 days after the Renewal fee hit, and then downgrade and not have it clawed back. I do not know if this is still the case (I didn't see anything in the Wiki).
I found this:
https://pointsyak.com/benefits/can-s...travel-credit/
But that was back in 2017. I don't know if it's still true or not.
It USED to be (I don't know if this is still true), that you could "double-dip" in a way by purchasing *something* that coded as travel within 30 days after the Renewal fee hit, and then downgrade and not have it clawed back. I do not know if this is still the case (I didn't see anything in the Wiki).
I found this:
https://pointsyak.com/benefits/can-s...travel-credit/
But that was back in 2017. I don't know if it's still true or not.
May 21, 2020, 2:37 am
#1399
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 617
I'm thinking to try the $300 travel credit double dip and then downgrade.
My account statement ends on 23 May, and on the phone the rep said the $300 travel credit will become available again on 24 May. The annual fee I was told will be charged on 1 June. Does anyone know whether I have 30 days to downgrade and have the annual fee refunded, and whether the 30 days would be from 23 May or 1 June?
My account statement ends on 23 May, and on the phone the rep said the $300 travel credit will become available again on 24 May. The annual fee I was told will be charged on 1 June. Does anyone know whether I have 30 days to downgrade and have the annual fee refunded, and whether the 30 days would be from 23 May or 1 June?
May 21, 2020, 6:15 am
#1400
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
Please see this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...el-2020-a.html
May 21, 2020, 10:18 pm
#1401
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 617
It's definitely not 30 days from 23 May as you will not have even been charged your annual fee yet. If you assume 30 days from 1 June, you will certainly be covered, though I think it's even longer than that. At last check, for downgrades you get ~40 days for a full refund. If you cancel, you have 30 days from 23 June (the statement that has your AF on it).
May 22, 2020, 6:06 am
#1402
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 468
yes, I purchased 2 Marriott gift cards on their recent 20% off promotion, and I received the credit. I bought e-gift cards.
May 28, 2020, 4:02 pm
#1403
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
I was reminded that my CSR card renewal month is not when I pay the annual fee, and so I’m not sure about how much is left of my $300 credit and don’t know how to calculate exactly when I would need to use it by. Looking through the statements, the month of the annual fee may be the membership year cutoff, the beginning or end of the billing cycle. If I’m not going anywhere soon, is there a way to make a purchase that would qualify for the credit such as a flight reservation, but not that?
May 28, 2020, 5:54 pm
#1405
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,897
For some reason, my travel credit on my Reserve resets in May, while my annual fee is due in September. I ugraded this card to a Reserve from a Preferred last year. To my knowledge, I have only paid one standard reserve annual fee of $450, but I will have exhausted $600 of travel credits by the time I use my current credit.
If I cancel or downgrade my card before my annual fee is due, does Chase clawback travel credits or otherwise penalize the cardholder? While I probably won’t be taking this course of action this his year, it could be something I seriously consider in 2021 as i will be under 5/24 and will be legible for a Sapphire bonus
If I cancel or downgrade my card before my annual fee is due, does Chase clawback travel credits or otherwise penalize the cardholder? While I probably won’t be taking this course of action this his year, it could be something I seriously consider in 2021 as i will be under 5/24 and will be legible for a Sapphire bonus
May 29, 2020, 7:21 am
#1406
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
I was reminded that my CSR card renewal month is not when I pay the annual fee, and so I’m not sure about how much is left of my $300 credit and don’t know how to calculate exactly when I would need to use it by. Looking through the statements, the month of the annual fee may be the membership year cutoff, the beginning or end of the billing cycle. If I’m not going anywhere soon, is there a way to make a purchase that would qualify for the credit such as a flight reservation, but not that?
Jun 15, 2020, 2:49 pm
#1407
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 6
Does loading my uber account trigger the travel credit?
Jul 2, 2020, 1:57 pm
#1408
Moderator: Chase Ultimate Rewards
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 2P, MR LT Plat, IHG Plat, BW Dia, HH Au, Avis PC
Posts: 5,457
First $300 Travel never earns points
I just noticed this language at the end of the newest version of the CSR Benefits Page:
That last sentence seems to be saying that even if you use the Travel Credit toward Gas or Groceries, you will STILL not earn points on the first $300 of travel posting to your account. This seems to explain what I'm seeing in my account.
Some of my credit went toward Groceries which DID earn at 5x points for Groceries. Now I have a few small Travel purchases that are showing as earning 0 points, even tho I've already earned the full $300 "Travel Credit" earlier.
$300 Annual Travel Credit: A statement credit will automatically be applied to your account when your card is used for purchases in the travel category, up to an annual maximum accumulation of $300. Starting June 1, in addition to eligible purchases made in the Travel category, purchases posted by December 31, 2020 in the Gas Stations and Grocery Store categories will also count toward the $300 Annual Travel Credit. 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.
That last sentence seems to be saying that even if you use the Travel Credit toward Gas or Groceries, you will STILL not earn points on the first $300 of travel posting to your account. This seems to explain what I'm seeing in my account.
Some of my credit went toward Groceries which DID earn at 5x points for Groceries. Now I have a few small Travel purchases that are showing as earning 0 points, even tho I've already earned the full $300 "Travel Credit" earlier.
Jul 2, 2020, 6:10 pm
#1409
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
I just noticed this language at the end of the newest version of the CSR Benefits Page:
That last sentence seems to be saying that even if you use the Travel Credit toward Gas or Groceries, you will STILL not earn points on the first $300 of travel posting to your account. This seems to explain what I'm seeing in my account.
Some of my credit went toward Groceries which DID earn at 5x points for Groceries. Now I have a few small Travel purchases that are showing as earning 0 points, even tho I've already earned the full $300 "Travel Credit" earlier.
That last sentence seems to be saying that even if you use the Travel Credit toward Gas or Groceries, you will STILL not earn points on the first $300 of travel posting to your account. This seems to explain what I'm seeing in my account.
Some of my credit went toward Groceries which DID earn at 5x points for Groceries. Now I have a few small Travel purchases that are showing as earning 0 points, even tho I've already earned the full $300 "Travel Credit" earlier.
Jul 2, 2020, 7:32 pm
#1410
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 86
No it's not. Travel earns 3 points per dollar. Groceries (through the end of June) earned 5 points per dollar. Your simpler formula would give 600 fewer points to someone who spent $300 on groceries and then $300 on travel than to someone who spent $300 on travel and then $300 on groceries.