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)
Nov 29, 2020, 12:29 am
#1456
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NGS
Programs: UA Silver, ANA MC, HH Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Bonvoy Plat, IHG Plat, Shangri-La GC, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,233
Has anyone used the travel credit on the Ritz-Carlton Rewards Card or the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card to make United Airlines TravelBank purchases and gotten reimbursed?
Last edited by mia; Nov 29, 2020 at 6:24 am Reason: Add airline name for clarity.
Nov 29, 2020, 8:17 pm
#1457
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Atlanta Metro
Programs: DL , AC, BA, Hhonors Diamond, IH Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,354
Quote:
Now enjoy more flexibility with your annual $300 Travel Credit. From June 1 through December 31, 2020, gas station and grocery store purchases will also count toward earning your Travel Credit.
Above link states: "There are more ways to earn your annual $300 Travel Credit. Through June 30, 2021, gas station and grocery store purchases will count toward earning your Travel Credit."
Question; is the grocery store purchases qualifying for travel credit eligible thru December 31, 2020 or June 30, 2021?
Now enjoy more flexibility with your annual $300 Travel Credit. From June 1 through December 31, 2020, gas station and grocery store purchases will also count toward earning your Travel Credit.
Above link states: "There are more ways to earn your annual $300 Travel Credit. Through June 30, 2021, gas station and grocery store purchases will count toward earning your Travel Credit."
Question; is the grocery store purchases qualifying for travel credit eligible thru December 31, 2020 or June 30, 2021?
Nov 30, 2020, 4:28 am
#1458
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 70
Hoping someone could confirm my upgrade plans...
My card anniversary is March for the CSP. If I upgrade now to the CSR, will I get the $300 travel credit to use before March, then another $300 after March? And then another $300 in March 2022 before downgrading. Has anyone had experience doing this?
My card anniversary is March for the CSP. If I upgrade now to the CSR, will I get the $300 travel credit to use before March, then another $300 after March? And then another $300 in March 2022 before downgrading. Has anyone had experience doing this?
Nov 30, 2020, 1:09 pm
#1459
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
I could be wrong about this, but I thought that the annual travel credit was always based on the calendar year, regardless of anniversary date and date of annual fee.
Nov 30, 2020, 1:40 pm
#1460
Moderator: Hyatt; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, Mlife Plat, Caesars Diam, Marriott Tit, UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, invol FT beta tester
Posts: 18,928
Nov 30, 2020, 4:13 pm
#1461
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TPA/DFW/K15
Programs: AA EXP, Mar AMB, HH LT DIA
Posts: 1,652
I got my card in 2016 with a December 14th statement date. My travel credit became available after my December statement date. Last year I received my full 2020 travel credit on the 15th of December after paying a hotel bill on the 13th.
Dec 1, 2020, 7:12 am
#1462
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
If the card was opened after May 2017, the travel credit resets when the first statement after the cardmember's anniversary posts. Then every 12th statement after that.
Dec 1, 2020, 12:17 pm
#1463
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
[QUOTE=pallhedge;32855214]If the card was opened prior to May 2017, the travel credit resets when each December statement posts.
Interesting, I applied in Nov 2018, and my first AF didn't hit until March 2019. I am seeing travel credits toward the $300 as of today from a November purchase from last week. I of course hit the $300 quickly whenever it resets.
Interesting, I applied in Nov 2018, and my first AF didn't hit until March 2019. I am seeing travel credits toward the $300 as of today from a November purchase from last week. I of course hit the $300 quickly whenever it resets.
Dec 1, 2020, 1:36 pm
#1464
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
Thanks everyone for clarifying annual turnover of travel credit!!!
Dec 3, 2020, 9:54 am
#1466
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun
Programs: UA MP, DL SkyMiles
Posts: 288
Dec 5, 2020, 7:33 am
#1467
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 728
I would like to get the $300 credit asap and then cancel the card before the annual fee.
Dec 5, 2020, 1:36 pm
#1468
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
But this is not definitive. For Freedom, my local Walmart shows "grocery" but it doesn't count for the bonus when grocery is a bonus category. For Sapphire Reserve, I bought from a shop that coded as restaurant or something that would reasonably be dining, but it did not earn the 3x associated with dining because the MCC was bakery or something similar. (It's been a while, and I don't recall the details.)
Probably your best move is to make a trial purchase and see what happens. Please report the result if you do. Good luck.
Dec 6, 2020, 6:17 pm
#1469
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 495
Double Dip on Chase Sapphire Reserve
My renewal was up on Dec 1 and I have bene charged $450. I am thinking of calling it quits but would like to know if I can claim the $300 "Travel credit" buy buying groceries (since I can't travel) and then cancel the card on Dec 31, assuming this is legal of course. My questions are 1) Is this possible? 2) Which major online stores are considered "grocery" for the purpose of the credit? Can I buy gift cards at a grocery and will this still be coded as a grocery purchase? How soon is the credit provided. For instance, if I purchase $100 grocery on Dec 15, is the corresponding credit of $100 alos on teh same day.
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
Dec 6, 2020, 6:26 pm
#1470
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 495
Quote:
Now enjoy more flexibility with your annual $300 Travel Credit. From June 1 through December 31, 2020, gas station and grocery store purchases will also count toward earning your Travel Credit.
Above link states: "There are more ways to earn your annual $300 Travel Credit. Through June 30, 2021, gas station and grocery store purchases will count toward earning your Travel Credit."
Question; is the grocery store purchases qualifying for travel credit eligible thru December 31, 2020 or June 30, 2021?
Now enjoy more flexibility with your annual $300 Travel Credit. From June 1 through December 31, 2020, gas station and grocery store purchases will also count toward earning your Travel Credit.
Above link states: "There are more ways to earn your annual $300 Travel Credit. Through June 30, 2021, gas station and grocery store purchases will count toward earning your Travel Credit."
Question; is the grocery store purchases qualifying for travel credit eligible thru December 31, 2020 or June 30, 2021?