Fairmont Chase Signature Card
Jul 9, 2013, 11:36 am
#586
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
Chase Visa Points:
I am determining the value of my Fairmont points and how best to leverage them. I am sitting on about 160,000 Chase Fairmont Points (Through spend on the Fairmont Visa card)
If I cash them out into a Gift Card, this equates roughly $1600 USD in value.
If I change them for Ovations (Cat D) 75k per Suite Night
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
This is about 2 nights of stay.
Since Paris, Telluride, and Barbados Suites are blocked, that defeats the purpose/diminishes the value.
Savoy and Plaza Suites can be redeemed, which runs $1045 GBP (1,500USD) per night. So, the max value I can see getting from my points is $3000 USD?
Anyone have thoughts?
Earning points
Gift Cards
Value of point per spend = $0.01 (5% of Fairmont Spend)
Certificates
Value of point per spend = $0.02 (10% of Fairmont Spend)
Maybe I will redeem 2 Cat D Ovations at Newport Beach and see if it gets me the Penthouse.
I am determining the value of my Fairmont points and how best to leverage them. I am sitting on about 160,000 Chase Fairmont Points (Through spend on the Fairmont Visa card)
If I cash them out into a Gift Card, this equates roughly $1600 USD in value.
If I change them for Ovations (Cat D) 75k per Suite Night
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
This is about 2 nights of stay.
Since Paris, Telluride, and Barbados Suites are blocked, that defeats the purpose/diminishes the value.
Savoy and Plaza Suites can be redeemed, which runs $1045 GBP (1,500USD) per night. So, the max value I can see getting from my points is $3000 USD?
Anyone have thoughts?
Earning points
Gift Cards
Value of point per spend = $0.01 (5% of Fairmont Spend)
Certificates
Value of point per spend = $0.02 (10% of Fairmont Spend)
Maybe I will redeem 2 Cat D Ovations at Newport Beach and see if it gets me the Penthouse.
Last edited by AMRivlin; Jul 9, 2013 at 11:43 am
Jul 14, 2013, 11:05 pm
#587
Join Date: May 2004
Programs: Various Programs of Interest & LT Collector.
Posts: 1,483
Same here.... My wifes 4x$25 didn't post upon her renewal. The free night for spending $12k did but not her dining certs.
The free night and 4x dining certs did post on my account so this is flaky..
The free night and 4x dining certs did post on my account so this is flaky..
Like everything about Fairmont, the process was flaky but worked out in the end.
On my anniversary date or the day before, the certs from when I got the card ($200 dining, 3 gold floors) disappeared from my account, correctly. The next day, however, no new certs appeared.
A few days later (I think) they still hadn't posted so I called Fairmont. I got the $100 dining certs and gold floor cert to post. The person on the phone apologized, insisting that they should have posted on March 1 (whatever). I hadn't used some of the of gold floor upgrade coupons, and she extended them a few months.
She said that the free night cert wouldn't post until 3 weeks after my anniversary date. It ended up posting about 2 weeks after the date.
My credit card annual fee didn't post until 3 weeks after the anniversary date.
On my anniversary date or the day before, the certs from when I got the card ($200 dining, 3 gold floors) disappeared from my account, correctly. The next day, however, no new certs appeared.
A few days later (I think) they still hadn't posted so I called Fairmont. I got the $100 dining certs and gold floor cert to post. The person on the phone apologized, insisting that they should have posted on March 1 (whatever). I hadn't used some of the of gold floor upgrade coupons, and she extended them a few months.
She said that the free night cert wouldn't post until 3 weeks after my anniversary date. It ended up posting about 2 weeks after the date.
My credit card annual fee didn't post until 3 weeks after the anniversary date.
Jul 15, 2013, 1:12 pm
#588
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
I would be a basic member, but I'm Premier because of the Chase Visa. I got my new 2x $25 Dining/Willow Stream Certificates, 3rd Night Free, & Room/Suite Upgrades this March. The only thing I got near my June Visa anniversary was my Fairmont Visa Complimentary Night for spending 12K.
So I guess the 4x $25 Breakfast Certs. were a one-off to accompany the 2 Welcome Free Nights.
So I guess the 4x $25 Breakfast Certs. were a one-off to accompany the 2 Welcome Free Nights.
Jul 15, 2013, 2:29 pm
#589
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: HA, DL, UA, PC Gold, A/club Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Pl
Posts: 1,461
not sure if this is a new thing..but i just got an emailed offer for this card..with no annual fee..first year...i might take it now
Jul 15, 2013, 2:36 pm
#590
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Choice Elite Platinum
Posts: 433
Jul 28, 2013, 10:53 am
#591
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: Ritz/Marriott Platinum, Fairmont Platinum, IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, USAir Chairman, Aegean Gold
Posts: 227
Chase Visa Points:
I am determining the value of my Fairmont points and how best to leverage them. I am sitting on about 160,000 Chase Fairmont Points (Through spend on the Fairmont Visa card)
If I cash them out into a Gift Card, this equates roughly $1600 USD in value.
If I change them for Ovations (Cat D) 75k per Suite Night
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
This is about 2 nights of stay.
Since Paris, Telluride, and Barbados Suites are blocked, that defeats the purpose/diminishes the value.
Savoy and Plaza Suites can be redeemed, which runs $1045 GBP (1,500USD) per night. So, the max value I can see getting from my points is $3000 USD?
Anyone have thoughts?
Earning points
Gift Cards
Value of point per spend = $0.01 (5% of Fairmont Spend)
Certificates
Value of point per spend = $0.02 (10% of Fairmont Spend)
Maybe I will redeem 2 Cat D Ovations at Newport Beach and see if it gets me the Penthouse.
I am determining the value of my Fairmont points and how best to leverage them. I am sitting on about 160,000 Chase Fairmont Points (Through spend on the Fairmont Visa card)
If I cash them out into a Gift Card, this equates roughly $1600 USD in value.
If I change them for Ovations (Cat D) 75k per Suite Night
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
This is about 2 nights of stay.
Since Paris, Telluride, and Barbados Suites are blocked, that defeats the purpose/diminishes the value.
Savoy and Plaza Suites can be redeemed, which runs $1045 GBP (1,500USD) per night. So, the max value I can see getting from my points is $3000 USD?
Anyone have thoughts?
Earning points
Gift Cards
Value of point per spend = $0.01 (5% of Fairmont Spend)
Certificates
Value of point per spend = $0.02 (10% of Fairmont Spend)
Maybe I will redeem 2 Cat D Ovations at Newport Beach and see if it gets me the Penthouse.
If you're able to qualify for corporate rates at any of the nicer properties (I've seen up to 60% off at some Fairmonts), your gift cards may go a lot further... not to mention you'd be getting stay credits to re-new status.
Aug 5, 2013, 11:51 am
#592
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
WRT the $12k spend for free night, when does this credit hit the account? My annual fee was just charged a few days ago. Is it 21 days after this hits or 21 days after the statement closes in which the annual fee is charged?
Aug 5, 2013, 3:23 pm
#593
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: Ritz/Marriott Platinum, Fairmont Platinum, IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, USAir Chairman, Aegean Gold
Posts: 227
Is the additional gold certificate the only benefit you receive (in addition to the normal platinum benefits) for having the Fairmont Visa?
What benefit does being a charter member give you (if anything) after the first year?
What benefit does being a charter member give you (if anything) after the first year?
Aug 5, 2013, 5:57 pm
#594
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
Aug 8, 2013, 5:51 am
#595
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
Aug 12, 2013, 8:05 am
#596
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
The free night for $12K spend will show up 2--3 weeks after your anniversary date. So if U got the card in Jan. 2013, it will not show up until late Jan. or Feb. 2014, even if U have already spent $12K as of now!
Aug 15, 2013, 11:05 am
#597
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,988
Aug 19, 2013, 9:46 am
#598
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
Aug 23, 2013, 2:43 pm
#599
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: whatever comes with CCs
Posts: 1,082
Has anybody tried to redeem their points through the travel portal? The best option still seems amazon gift cards.
Aug 23, 2013, 2:54 pm
#600
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
$400 in Fairmont Spend = $25 Amazon Credit (6.25% Back)
$500 in Fairmont Spend = $25 Fairmont GC (5% Back)