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)
Sep 9, 2017, 5:36 pm
#991
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 68
After searching this thread, there seems to be mixed responses to this question:
Does your travel credit eligibility get "reset" when you cancel/refund a travel charge? I need to cancel a hotel deposit for which I received credit for, which the deposit will be refunded directly by the hotel. Obviously, I fully expect the travel credit to be clawed back, but will my travel credit eligible amount be "reset" to the amount before the deposit?
Does your travel credit eligibility get "reset" when you cancel/refund a travel charge? I need to cancel a hotel deposit for which I received credit for, which the deposit will be refunded directly by the hotel. Obviously, I fully expect the travel credit to be clawed back, but will my travel credit eligible amount be "reset" to the amount before the deposit?
Sep 9, 2017, 5:43 pm
#992
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,192
After searching this thread, there seems to be mixed responses to this question:
Does your travel credit eligibility get "reset" when you cancel/refund a travel charge? I need to cancel a hotel deposit for which I received credit for, which the deposit will be refunded directly by the hotel. Obviously, I fully expect the travel credit to be clawed back, but will my travel credit eligible amount be "reset" to the amount before the deposit?
Does your travel credit eligibility get "reset" when you cancel/refund a travel charge? I need to cancel a hotel deposit for which I received credit for, which the deposit will be refunded directly by the hotel. Obviously, I fully expect the travel credit to be clawed back, but will my travel credit eligible amount be "reset" to the amount before the deposit?
Many people seem to get confused when they cancel a reservation for refund and their travel credit doesn't "reset" - they tend to forget they received the statement credit so the credit-o-meter won't reset.
Sep 9, 2017, 7:45 pm
#993
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: MSN
Programs: AA, BAEC Gold
Posts: 3,921
That is when the AF posts but since the fee and the credits would post on the same statement Chase could claw them back. I don't know that anyone has had a chance to test this yet.
Sep 12, 2017, 6:36 am
#994
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
- Apply early in the month (2nd or 3rd day is ideal) to give yourself the most time between anniversary date and annual fee posting
- Don't apply on the 1st day of the month as you might have the annual fee post immediately. I've seen it happen.
- You will have more time to use the 2nd credit if you downgrade instead of cancel as your end game (60 days full annual fee refund vs 30 days)
Last edited by pallhedge; Sep 12, 2017 at 6:37 am Reason: grammar and clarity
Sep 26, 2017, 6:04 pm
#995
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: Delta Skymiles, Southwest RR, United MileagePlus
Posts: 9
Turo Rental fee reimbursed through CSR annual travel credit?
Couldn't find an answer here or via Google. Anyone have any direct experience Whether the rental fees qualify to be reimbursed under the $300 annual travel credit allowance for the CSR?
Sep 29, 2017, 7:21 pm
#996
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 65
I'm confused as to if I can squeak out another travel credit before I downgrade my card to a freedom:
I applied for the card on 24Oct16, annual fee posted 1Nov16. I've received a travel credit for 2016 and 2017.
Nov statement was from 10/24/16 - 11/15/16, due on 12/12/16.
Dec statement 11/16/16 - 12/15/16, due on 1/12/17.
If I book some travel after Dec 15, and then downgrade my card before Jan 15. 2018, will I receive the travel credit and would the annual fee be reimbursed?
I applied for the card on 24Oct16, annual fee posted 1Nov16. I've received a travel credit for 2016 and 2017.
Nov statement was from 10/24/16 - 11/15/16, due on 12/12/16.
Dec statement 11/16/16 - 12/15/16, due on 1/12/17.
If I book some travel after Dec 15, and then downgrade my card before Jan 15. 2018, will I receive the travel credit and would the annual fee be reimbursed?
Sep 29, 2017, 8:56 pm
#997
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,068
I'm confused as to if I can squeak out another travel credit before I downgrade my card to a freedom:
I applied for the card on 24Oct16, annual fee posted 1Nov16. I've received a travel credit for 2016 and 2017.
Nov statement was from 10/24/16 - 11/15/16, due on 12/12/16.
Dec statement 11/16/16 - 12/15/16, due on 1/12/17.
If I book some travel after Dec 15, and then downgrade my card before Jan 15. 2018, will I receive the travel credit and would the annual fee be reimbursed?
I applied for the card on 24Oct16, annual fee posted 1Nov16. I've received a travel credit for 2016 and 2017.
Nov statement was from 10/24/16 - 11/15/16, due on 12/12/16.
Dec statement 11/16/16 - 12/15/16, due on 1/12/17.
If I book some travel after Dec 15, and then downgrade my card before Jan 15. 2018, will I receive the travel credit and would the annual fee be reimbursed?
Sep 29, 2017, 9:03 pm
#998
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,068
Turo is peer-to-peer car sharing enterprise so I doubt it would count as "travel". Just a guess though.
Oct 8, 2017, 8:27 am
#999
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 43
Chase Sapphire $300 credit ?
Can someone explain how i can use the $300 credit toward travel without actually doing travel? Is there a way to buy GCs with that credit? Or maybe rent a hotel room? We aren't flying anywhere anytime soon, and I need to close this CC, but I want to use up the $300 credit. Thanks!!
Oct 8, 2017, 8:50 am
#1000
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,192
Can someone explain how i can use the $300 credit toward travel without actually doing travel? Is there a way to buy GCs with that credit? Or maybe rent a hotel room? We aren't flying anywhere anytime soon, and I need to close this CC, but I want to use up the $300 credit. Thanks!!
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...el-credit.html
If you're canceling this card soon, sounds like you missed out on the $300 travel credit you could have used in 2016....in addition to the one you get in 2017.
Oct 8, 2017, 9:08 am
#1001
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
Can someone explain how i can use the $300 credit toward travel without actually doing travel? Is there a way to buy GCs with that credit? Or maybe rent a hotel room? We aren't flying anywhere anytime soon, and I need to close this CC, but I want to use up the $300 credit. Thanks!!
Read the wiki at the top of this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...el-credit.html
If you're canceling this card soon, sounds like you missed out on the $300 travel credit you could have used in 2016....in addition to the one you get in 2017.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...el-credit.html
If you're canceling this card soon, sounds like you missed out on the $300 travel credit you could have used in 2016....in addition to the one you get in 2017.
Also if you go back through the thread Chase has not clawed back prepaid auto rentals and prepaid Hotel rooms that were later cancelled. I know this for a fact. But time may be your problem on this and the wiki is the best information you can get.
Oct 8, 2017, 9:21 am
#1002
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: EWR
Programs: World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, UA Mileage Plus
Posts: 1,255
Can someone explain how i can use the $300 credit toward travel without actually doing travel? Is there a way to buy GCs with that credit? Or maybe rent a hotel room? We aren't flying anywhere anytime soon, and I need to close this CC, but I want to use up the $300 credit. Thanks!!
Oct 13, 2017, 6:42 pm
#1003
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 43
Are you saying I can use that $300 on hotel rooms???
Is the credit annual? If so, I could wait till Jan 2018 to cancel....
Is there any way to use this or maybe Venture by Capital one credit to erase concert tickets? And if so, what website do I purchase them from?
This was great advice by Diplomatico.
Also if you go back through the thread Chase has not clawed back prepaid auto rentals and prepaid Hotel rooms that were later cancelled. I know this for a fact. But time may be your problem on this and the wiki is the best information you can get.
Also if you go back through the thread Chase has not clawed back prepaid auto rentals and prepaid Hotel rooms that were later cancelled. I know this for a fact. But time may be your problem on this and the wiki is the best information you can get.
Is there any way to use this or maybe Venture by Capital one credit to erase concert tickets? And if so, what website do I purchase them from?
Last edited by mia; Oct 13, 2017 at 6:48 pm Reason: Consolidate consecutive replies.
Oct 13, 2017, 6:47 pm
#1004
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,952
Any expense where the merchant is coded as travel will be reimbursed. Hotel rooms certainly qualify. A meal at a hotel would qualify if the restaurant uses the hotel's merchant account, but not if it has its own. Everything depends on the merchant classification, not on what you buy.
Oct 13, 2017, 7:31 pm
#1005
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 43
Any expense where the merchant is coded as travel will be reimbursed. Hotel rooms certainly qualify. A meal at a hotel would qualify if the restaurant uses the hotel's merchant account, but not if it has its own. Everything depends on the merchant classification, not on what you buy.
