Here Are The Ways You Can Spend Your Chase Sapphire Reserve® $300 Annual Travel Credit; Plus: Timing The Spending And A 2017 Spend Report

I just got off the phone with the Chase Sapphire reserve customer service department. They gave me amazing news the travel credit of $300 that you were getting in 2016 and again in 2017, because so many people called to complain they changed the policy and if you open the credit card in 2016 you have the whole 2017 to spend $600 for 2016 and 2017. To be clear if you spent your $300 in 2016 you will not get another $600 for 2017, but if you did not spend your $300 in 2016 you will get a full $600 in 2017. He put a note on my account to confirm that but he said they have been getting many calls and are telling this to everybody. For people like me who don’t travel too much this is a big help to not have to spend it fast before the end of the year.

I have a question if i own a food establishment does it make sense to run the card to get 3 point per dollar since it pays 4.5 points after the 1.5 times ? is this legal ?

@Ben:
Seems hard to believe, most likely falls under DROPR.
Anyone else hear of this?

@abe:
Bad idea. If they link it together they can close all your Chase cards and your merchant credit card account.

What about the credit from the citi prestige card?

Amazing post @Dan

What is the most liquid way to spend the travel credit? Meaning, not gift cards but heard someway to be refundable airline tickets and then get either a check or statement credit back?

How could I see how much of the 300$ I spent ?

@JamesIV:
Start a DDF thread for that.

@Chaim:
Thanks.

@John:
Risky business.

@Sami:
Click on the link in the post.

Jerusalem Light Rail charges also considered travel credit.

@dan so can I still apply today and get credit for 2016, 2017 and maybe 2018?

How can you spend the 300 ritz carlton credit

@KM:
Thanks, added.

@Avi:
Read the post.

@Eli:
Start a DDF thread for that.

Long Island Railroad gets travel credit?

Instantly approved now with a due date of Jan 28 and statement close of Dec 31!

Thanks @dan!
Can you please make a post for amex travel credit? Does the united mileage plus x still work for travel credit?

@JT27MP:
Yes, added to list.

@Sam:
Awesome!

@David:
I will.
MileagePlusX has been having possible refund problems of late, I’ve been waiting on that before posting.

Can you please do a similar post on the Citi Prestige? Thx Dan

My Sunpass auto refill was credited

I can confirm that purchasing IHG points does NOT COUNT towards travel.

@MM:
Perhaps, but in the meantime try on DDF.

@Anonymous:
Most point purchases won’t count.

Just noticed on 1 cc I have my due date as 12/2 and another on 12/9. Does that mean I missed the the spending this year for the 12/2(should’ve been completed yesterday) and have till 12/12 on my other card?

@Mark:
12/2 due date means that statement will close on 12/5. Spend ASAP to try to get that for 2016.

12/9 card will close on 12/12, spend ASAP for that one as well.

Will it work for AA e-gift card?

hey dan, I figured ive had a wells fargo for a yr and I went for the reserve cuz why not.. and I was accepted on the spot w a 22000 cap! this happned 10 min ago:) do I have a chance of getting the 600? what do I need to do?

@Wes:
Yes.

@moshe:
Congrats!
Call and ask when your due date and/or statement print date is.

It seems to work even after you cancel the reservation because I reserved a hotel and I got credited and then I canceled it and the credits stayed

I know that you touched on it in the post but for all my credit cards in the past I always call immediately after getting a new card to make the due date the same as the rest of my cards and it always changes my statement day as well. I’m assuming that it could work the same even if you are accepted after today.

E-Z pass auto refill did work for me several times

@Moot:
It may work to generate one faster, YMMV.

@CSR Fan:
It works sometimes, but not always.

I have a Freedom that closed on 12/2. Can I upgrade it to CSR, change the due date, and get credit for 2016?

Hi, I got approved for the Sapphire Reserve on 12/2. My payment due date is on 1/10, so that means my statement will close on 12/13? I may not have my card by then. How do I get my $300 credit for 3026?

@Welder:
Why upgrade instead of applying new for 100k?

@Shauntae:
Correct.
You should have your card tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest.

Does a gift card from hotels.com count for the travel credit?

@Dov:
No.

Hi. Is there any way to use Undercover Tourist deals in CA?

@Kathy:
CA as is California or Canada?

You can use DisneyWorld (FL) tickets at DisneyLand (CA)
And they do sell some other CA tickets.

Is the only option NYC-TLv direct on Chase Ultimate Rewards, United through NewarK? One can also cash out the points and go directly to an airline not through Chase Ultimate Rewards, like directly to El AL, no? Sorry, am very new to this!

@Leah:
You can book directly with Chase Ultimate Rewards on any airline at a value of 1.5 cents per point.

If you want to transfer to miles then Singapore (for travel on United) or United are the best options.

Any data points for Wells Fargo propel world? Did not see any in DDF.

@dan i always make ezpass payments auto pay and they didn’t want to give me travel credit i made a one time payment after that and i did get the credit i tried it twice and was the same thing i even called in and they said they cant give me the credit i said look on my account you gave me $150 they said ther don’t know how but they can’t give it so i made the one time payment and i got it

Sorry but if his due date is jan 28 then his statement closing date is JAN 3rd, NO statements close bet. 29-31 he better change his due date

I got reconsideration to move around credit from other cards but didn’t give me the final approval he just assured me that it is on the right path and I’ll get the approval letter in the mail do I still have a chance of getting a statement closing in 2016?

Thanks Dan!
Applied Wed. Called Thu to Verification dept. and got my card shipped to me here in Israel via UPS. Got it Sun afternoon israel time.
My due date is Jan 11!
Plan on booking tickets to come to the States for Pesach right now.

@Ari:
Start a thread there.

@Mr. CC:
Bah, good point, thanks!

@Shraga:
It’s still possible, it just depends on the exact due date.

@Ed:
Awesome!
Your statement should close December 14th.

@Dan: in one purchase 300 AA e gift

Thnx! i called them up, my first posts on jan3 needs to be paid by feb 1. so if I spend it in dec wld that work to be called a 2016/2017 statement?

@Dan:
Because I’m way over 5/24.

Can you please write this up about the other hybrid card, AMEX Biz Plat?? Thanks!!

So based on what @mr cc said, if my due date is January 26 (approved yesterday) that is going to be too late?

@Moot:bur based on what Moshe just said; his statement closing date is just 2 days after his due date a bit interesting; you can call and ask

@moshe: NO you statement must close in December, just change you due date to the middle of the month

Dan. Don’t see any cruises listed as qualifying. Would think all qualify. Makes a difference how I pay for airline travel with Amex platinum at 5x??

@Mr. CC: how do I change the statement due date?

@Anonymous:
Yes.

@Welder:
Try to get CPC?
When will you be under 5/24?

@tommy g:
It’s on my to-do list.

@Moot:
I would call and try to make it the 25th.

@Rallydave:
All should qualify.

@mowin90:
Online or call.

@Dan:

They told me I’d need to meet a min balance of 250k.
3/20/2018.

Got cash portion paid back on a points/cash purchase thru Chase travel.

For the credit, has anyone tried reloading their ravkav online for this? Or buying bus tickets at central bus stations in Israel?

Thanks Dan!!! Just got approved but my statement closes on the 3rd.
Called customer service and they said they can’t change that is it worth to huca?

@JohnnieD:
Nice

@Mendy:
When is your due date?

@Ben: i can confirm the opposite; just got off the phone from a successful recon call; (i had 5 new cards in past 24 mo, but 2 were AU), after verifying, she approved me, I asked to be expedited and then verify current stmt date i told them why i need the stmt date to be in December, she understood and changed it from Jan 3 to Dec 23, she said you’re in luck!

My wife was in China and all her shopping in retail outlets were credited back to us as traveling credits..pretty neat 🙂

What happens when I make a refundable travel purchase, that hits my card, gets a travel credit, and then I cancel the charge? Not trying to circumvent the system, but happened legitimately with a hotel charge. Will it get clawed back, and then may be too late to make legit purchase for 2016?

I missed my closing date by one day and had not finished spending my travel credit. I called and they would not give me anything. I will huca tomorrow. Has anyone had luck with getting some sort of credit?

@Dan you wrote about the CSR ‘instantly transfer into airline points’ does the transfer on the csr work like amex?

@dan stmt date is Jan 3rd and due date is Jan 28.
Still no luck they say even if the change the due date, the stmt date will not change

We purchased duty free liquor on a flight back from Israel and were surprised that Chase treated the purchase as part of our $300 credit.

Dan, while the CSR is not on my Radar due to me enjoying opening 25+ cards per year and I can’t easily get CPC.

I do appreciate this post.

However your notes at the end about different transferable currencies are a bit outdated.
Southwest points are worth no more then 1.39 Cents.
http://www.doctorofcredit.com/much-southwest-rapid-rewards-points-worth/

I would not call united an excellent currency with flexible routing rules with stopovers and open jaws Post their stealth deval.

Re avios, Flying there for 60k rt no YQ on AB requires an all day stopover in TXL on the inbound now. There is no faster way.

So if my due date is 1/26 I can still spend $300 for 2016, right?

Question: Do additional card holders also receive the $300 in travel credit? Or is it per account?

Dan, is the $450 annual fee per calendar year or account anniversary?

@dave:
Awesome!

@Josh:
Cool!

@Refunded purchases:
It doesn’t look like here are clawbacks, but the card is brand new.
It’s entirely possible they’ll run an audit in 2017 for 2016 clawbacks. USBank did that to me on the LAN card a few years ago.

@Joe:
When did it close?

@chaim:
In what way?

@Mendy:
DROPR alert!
Ask to change the due date to the 25th.

@Henry frisch:
Nice, what airline?

@high end hobo:
1. Anyone can get CPC with the right relationship.
2. False.
LGB-LAS 1/11/17. $28.84 or 987 points+$5.60. That’s 2.35 cents per point.
LGA-MDW on 1/11/17. $53.84 or 2,662 points+$5.60. That’s 1.81 cents per point.
3. I need to update the UA section, but it’s still far better than most other currencies. Would you trade me UA for AA or DL?
Didn’t think so.
4. Depends on the outbound city and season.

@Yr:
No, 1/26 due date means a statement close of 1/1/17.
Try to change the due date to 1/25.

@Nb:
No.

@TL:
Account anniversary.

Viator gift certificate worked for travel credit.

@Elmer:
Thanks, added!

I received the credit for a cruise that I booked, but being that it’s about to be refunded: Will the credit get taken away from me if the charge is reversed?

@Shira:
See my response to “Refunded purchases” in comment 71 above.

@dan changed it to to be due the 24th, to close 12/27/2016:-)

Thanks!

@Anonymous:
Great!

Anyone else having problems with charges posting? I have charges dating back to November 30 (inlcuiding finishing my last $100 of travel credit) that have not yet posted and still listing as pending. My close date is 12/6 and am worried Chase wont post the travel charges until after the statement close date.

Also waiting for the charge to post. It says Chase has authorized the payment, so I don’t understand what it means by saying that it is pending. Charged on Dec. 2, for Dec. 5 closing date,=. I know that is cutting in close but there were extenuating circumstances. Seems to me they should just make it anything charged by Dec. 31… I understand the fine print says otherwise.

I confirm that I just reserved a hotel from hotels.com for $300, waited for it to post, canceled the room and got back my $ plus the 300 credit. Too easy!

Will you be making a similar post for the business plat incidental credit?

Thanks Dan. Followed your link to Chase got my wife approved(7:45pm Eastern today)close date Jan 12. Another, thanks you also saved me $50 at shoe buy and $75 at BH Photo this week from your posts

No go. I have a due date of Jan 26 and spoke to 3 reps who all said can’t do anything about it.

@Jacob:
It’s based on the vendor, where is your charge from?

@Kate:
That’s cutting it close, especially over a weekend.

@Easy 300:
Enjoy!

@Mendy:
Yes.

@Evan:
Great, statement should close 12/15.

@Jay:
Keep trying 🙂

@dan called to get my due date on the 24th to be safe and got the stmt changed to 12/27/16
Thank you so much for your help with this as well as a huge thanks for the whole site!!

@Dan: It happens right away without any lag time allowing you to transfer only after finding a flight.
Thanks

I dont have any immediate plans to travel and I gotta spend soon to get my 2016 credit. so I’m thinking that I could just pre-pay my EZ-PASS for the year for $300-is this a good idea? Feel like this should be worth mentioning since its pretty practical… I dont wanna but gift cards cuz I dont have a favorite airline that I usually use.. Just whatever is cheapest.

@Jay @dan
I had no issue at all. Made up a story about my monthly budgets and my pay dates working out better with a diff due date.

Barzani Transportation co. in Jerusalem was credited as travel expense by me

Just spoke to customer service and they changed the due date to january 25th and she said the closing date should be 12/28. Signed back in online and no change… success or not?

Can i cancel my additional users card within 30 days and be refunded the $75 (didnt realize there was a extra fee) ?
Would the money spent on it (the additional user card) be counted toward the spending threshold if I cancel it after?

Does MPX qualify on chase for travel credit?

@Mendy:
YW, Enjoy!

@Anonymous:
Yes, it’s instant.

@Moishelemeleh:
Sounds like a good idea.

@Moe:
What are they?

@mowin90:
Call back to confirm.

@Aps:
Yes and yes.

@Anonymous:
Only Uber or travel related purchases on MPX.

Thank you Dan! Just applied got $34k. Next payment due Jan 19, 2017 so I basically have until the 15th or so?

Can I load $300 on to my ez-pass for the travel credit?

I am flying out to Arizona this week. Can I use the card for attractions there? I used points for my flight, car and hotel.

@KB:
Your statement will close on December 16th. Try to spend a few days before then.
Yes, use the one-time payment option.

@ms:
If its categorized as travel it will work for the $300 off.

marriot gift cards work when purchased directly from their website.
thanx dan

@harry:
That’s why it’s on the list 🙂

Thanks
Do you know if the pink Jeep tours categorized as such?

Does the $300 travel credit also apply toward bridge troll fees?

@ms:
No idea.

@SheepPR:
I see what you did there.

Can you outline again how to get a second card for free? Vaguely recall was something like ask for plastic one, but don’t remember specifics. Any other way?

@mowen90. Had the same thing. Rep told me it won’t change online until updated next month. She told met was notated.

Dan why it it risky business? In response to that persons question

@Extra card?:
That should work.
If your card is demagnetized you can also ask for a replacement.

@Eed:
In case they do an audit and clawback.

Thanks, Dan. Applied a couple of weeks ago for the Sapphire Reserve and received it last week. Just saw your post for regarding travel credit. As the hour was late and my imagination about travel destinations just not working, I purchased a $300 Cheapoair gift card (my favorite online travel agency) to hopefully receive the $300 travel credit for 2016. Will let you know if it works.

i already have the reserve card can i upgrade my sapphire and freedom to the reserve? wil lthey let me have 3 reserve cards?

@dan – my statement dates were 11/4-12/3 with due date 12/28 – tried to call and change it they said it wouldn’t take effect until january statement so lost whatever i didn’t use for 2016. any advice?

“Right now you can apply for the card and take advantage of $900 in travel credits in your first cardmembership year”

Even if I cancel at the end of next year?

@akiva:
Worth trying anyway.

@Sam:
Yes.

@Dan:
Since I can’t apply for a new one, do you have any advice re my original question?

@Dan: uber, Lyft are what I’m concerned about for travel credit, but also some restaurants, grocery,, just surprised nothing has posted from last five days, hopefully they post tomorrow and it was just a weekend thing

Dan. please advise. what is the best point option to fly NYC-Toronto .
thanx

@Ben: I’d want that in writing or at least email or private message. Really hard to believe that CSR knew what they were talking about.

Are hotels booked through hotwire counted towards travel credit

Just making sure- a due date of Jan 24 is good? Also, by when should I be finished my spending?

Did anyone have success with mileagex? Or any other generic gift cards?

dan,i already have the reserve card can i upgrade my sapphire and freedom to the reserve? wil lthey let me have 3 reserve cards?

1) If i book a flight with points, do i get $300 refund? 2) How do i book with an airline not listed in the portal, like Azerbaijan airlines?

@abe: I work at a merchant processing company, that’s a bad idea, they have a department designated to catch ppl that do this & close their account and unable to reopen their accounts for years.

Can I still get the 2016 statement credit if apply now?

In Israel, i can confirm the following will work:
Jerusalem Light rail
Loading money on to Ravkav at Jerusalem central bus station (or any Egged ticket counter in Israel).

The following do not work – the card is not accepted by these transit agencies:
Israel Railways – both the ticket/ravkav machines and ticket booths do not work – card not accepted
Kavvim bus – Ravkav machines – card not accepted
http://www.ravkavonline.co.il – for purchasing monthly or weekly passes – card not accepted
tickets.rail.co.il – for purchasing train tickets on ravkav – card not accepted

Still waiting to try: Gettaxi

@Anon: Ravkavonline it does not work – card is not accepted. Jerusalem central bus station adding money on Rav kav it did work and so did light rail tickets.

Israel railways it does bot work – card is not accepted.

regarding the 300 credit whats the best way to use it for travel. i dont want to be limited by lets say buying a gift card to a specific airline for when i use it in the future but i dont want to loose the 300 for this year. do any travel sites like priceline or orbitz offer a gift card option that i can purchase and use at a later date?

My November 6th statement had a due date of 12/3, so my December statement should close on 12/6 with a due date of 1/3/17, so will spend after 12/7 be considered 2017 spend? I’ve already received the 2016 credit, looking to get the 2017.

Hi Dan thank you for everything
If my due date is Jan 2nd and I booked a hotel last night but the charge pending will I get the $300 for travel of 2016 or should I push off my due date?

can i purchase jet blue points and get the credit ?

Hi i just saw this post and i think i missed one of my dates, i have one due date 1/1 and i already got the statement and another one on 12/18, is it correct that i missed the first one?

Hi Dan

Applied yesterday. Due date on 1/28.can i still get travel credit for 2016?

Also, anyway to use my card before it arrives?

Would Hyatt gift cards be counted as travel expense? Could i then use the gift card to pay for cash and points nights?

If my travel agent charged my trip to their agency (&not directly to the airlines and hotels) will I still receive 300 in credit towards my total bill?

I got a pymt due date of jan 26- is that a problem? you wrote anywhere till the 25th is good so it will close before dec 28th. what is the problem if it closes the 29th?

@dan 12/2

@Welder:
You can try changing your date, I’m not sure how that will work with the product change.

@Chaim:
Read the post.

@lkwdgal:
Your due date will be 12/27.

@iowe2much:
Correct.

@Yaakov:
Might want to try pushing it off.

@Israel:
Try to make your due date the 25th.

@Hi:
Yes.

@Esther:
If it’s due the 26th then it won’t close until the 1st.
Try making it the 25th.

I got the sapphire preferred less than a year ago, what are my chances of being approved?

@Dan:
Okay – thanks.

I called and asked to change the due date to the 25th, and they said my next statement would close on Dec 28. Then I called again and upgraded to Reserve. Let’s hope it works!

@moshe s:
That won’t hurt your chances.

@Welder:
Sounds good.

@dan
They changed my due date no problem

@dan-
I think chase sapphire primary coverage in Israel is the same as the milageplus club card. I just requested a letter from both cards and the coverage seems identical.

Applied for the csr and was denied because of the 5/24 rule. I waited for months. Is there any chance that I will get approved now? I really want this card and would greatly appreciate your help.

What airline gift card gives me the most options for traveling on a later date? Not traveling in the near future, but I want my credit!

dan, when does the 100k bonus post after spending the 4000?

@Dan my card’s first statement was 10/15-11/23 got the 300 credit, can I still get a second one this year?
wife card was delivered today, what days to I need to spend by for 2×300?

Off topic question,
Spending money with cash app, (paying 3%) its considered as purchase or, cash advance

Hey Dan can i still apply and get the 300 dollar credit today?

Will a purchase of Jet Blue true blue points count toward the travel credit?

I just called Chase and they confirmed what Dan said–you must use all 2016 travel credit in calendar year 2016 even though your membership fees are being collected annually based on your date of enrollment. Basically, they run on two different calendars.

Just applied and got approved on 12/5/15 at 5:05PM and next payment due is Jan 18!!
Thank you Dan

Just got approved but due date is Jan. 26th. Will statement close Dec 29th? Is that good or bad?

Approved 12/1 5:15 pm card arrived today already spent the 300 on travel and applied for Global Entry thanks Dan!

@RH:
Look at your credit report and see how many cards you have opened in 24 months.

@Grazira:
The statement or 2 afterward.

@MLS:
You can spend after 12/23 for 2017.

@nathaniel:
It’s still possible.

@CPR:
Awesome!

@billy:
No, it won’t close until 1/1.
Try to change your due date to 1/25.

@CSR:
Nice!

@Dan Would car rental gift cards work?

Would hyatt gift cards count towards the travel credit?

1) If i book a flight with points, do i get $300 refund? 2) How do i book with an airline ot ticket not listed in the portal, like Azerbaijan airlines?

Hey Dan,

Do any other gift-card purchases from the MileagePlusX app for iOS or Android work towards the $300 travel credit (as they are purchased through United)? E.g., Amazon or Old Navy?

Thanks

I already got csr and spent on travel & received $300 refund.
Wondering if I got a card for my husband would he also get back $300 if he spends for travel? Or is it only once per account?

Just opened another account for my wife. called recon. right away and got approved.
Due date is Jan. 25, When will my statement close?

@Dan: There is a chance they would ?

I have the sapphire preferred i wanted to downgrade to the freedom but they told me i cant can only do the chase sapphire. as to your post i understood its an easy downgrade. what can i do?

Hey Dan good morning! I got approved for the card yesterday with a due date of January 15th. I obviously haven’t received the card yet. Can I call them and have them change the payment due date to January 25th to give me more time to use the travel credit before 2016 is gone? And can i call them to send the card expedited?

Good morning Dan. I just got approved for the card, how do I know the due date?

Can I transfer preferred points to reserve card if the preferred is on my husb. name and i’m only an additional user and reserve is on my name?

Hi Dan

i was wondering if i am able to use the $300 travel credit towards
the united airlines gift card’s?
there are a ton of different gift cards and wondering if my chase sapphire reserve would cover it?

Signed up yesterday for CSR, got approved immediately, just checked my chase account online, payment due date is showing as Feb 1, and online it won’t allow me to change the due date. Should I call and speak to an agent? Also, is the card overnighted, or will it take ten days?

@MC:
@Nowo30:
Everything I know as confirmed is in this post.

@Tom:
1. The taxes would be refunded.
2. Try calling.

@MG:
No.

@SAra:
He would need to apply for his own card. It’s once per account.

@Ed:
December 28th.

@Ead:
It’s a possibility.

@EN:
DROPR Alert!
HUCA.
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/98287
@Nathaniel:
Statement should close January 18, you should be fine.
The card comes expedited.

@Carol:
Call or look online.

@ST:
Yes.

@Anonymous:
MPX? Only travel related ones like Uber.

@Abe:
Of course call and possibly HUCA.
It comes expedited.

My ezpass auto replenish payment i made 2 weeks ago still didn’t show up good that i read this post i just made a one time payment online hope will work
my payment is Jan 11 anyone knows when December statement would close?

@shloime:
It should close December 14th and it should work.

My girlfriend applied for the CSR on 11/28/16. Approved via recon on 11/29.

I had her do an SM and ask about the statement close date. They stated specifically that the statement close date is 1/14/16. We asked if we could move the statement close date into December and they said it would take 1-2 cycles to be reflected.

I asked her to call and ask specifically about payment due date. They told her over the phone that it was 1/11/16.

Are we out of luck for the 2016 credit? I’m wondering specifically about your estimated statement due date in the month prior in regards to the payment due date.

@Ben: I just called about $600 for 2017 if I don’t use the $300 in 2016. The representative I spoke said my information was incorrect and that there is no way to “roll-over” the credit to 2017 so that I have $600 to spend. I’m wondering how I can get a representative to tell me what you were told.

“Prepaid EZPass tolls loaded with the one-time payment option online or over the phone. If the system auto-loads then it won’t count as travel”

Not for me. EZ pass auto replenishments and one time payment both counted as travel for me.

@Dan: Hi Dan,

I searched the expedia, Orbiz andPriceline websites but cant find any gift cards for sale. does that make sense?

Will the $300 credit work on Elal on flight purchase ? Like duty free on the plane ??

Thanks

@Dan
My first due date is 1/19, until when do I have to spend the $300 for 2016?
I don’t want to lose my credit of my preferred account, but no reason to pay the annual fee on that, correct? I already have a freedom unlimited. Should I get a regular freedom? Ink? Or transfer the credit to my reserve?

Applied for the card now and it “needs additional review.”

Should I wait it out or call reconsideration?

@Dan: do I an HT?
Just kidding

Dan- I spoke with someone at Chase who said hotels.com reservation would count for the $300 credit, so couldn’t I make a reservation, get the immediate credit, then cancel the reservation and get a refund so that I have an extra $300 in my account?

@Binyomin:
Many reports of autopay not working, hence not on the list.

@sammy:
Yes.

@Hillel:
If you try it let us know.

@Sruli:
Your statement should be 12/22, spend a few days before then.
Regular Freedom.

@sara:
YMMV.

@Anon:
See comment 71.

@@Dan: Don’t recall where I read not to call reconsideration, rather wait for the pending app to go through on its own.
Just don’t know if given the timing it’s worth it to wait it out.

@Dan How can the $300 credit be applied to a car rental? Book through a travel or airline site?

@sara:
For 2016 spend it may be better to call now. Though it may be too late.

@Berel:
Doesn’t matter where you book.

will spending on gas or gas cards work for travel spending?

Thanks Dan!
Would purchasing Travelers Insurance count for credit?

Just got approved with a payment due date of Feb. 1.. Do I stand a chance?? Or should I just do 2017 and 2018??

I applied online on 12/01 for both myself and my wife, she was approved immediately. i was told mine was pending. I called today and was told still pending. anything to do to expedite it?

Just applied and got approved with a due date of Jan. 22. Does that make sense?

Got my card on Monday applied for global entry and my account was already credited.

I called chase today and they said as long as you make the charge in 2016 you will get the statement credit…and it doesn’t go according to the closing day if your statement

Aa gift cards are good for Amex travel credit?

Can pay for bags with gc.?

Hi Dan,
My due date is Jan 02 and I got $300 in credit before dec 5th, when can I start spending the next credit?

@Dan:

EZ Pass worked like a charm. Thank you Dan!

Hi. I applied last night and called today to see if I was approved for the reserve card and they said I was denied because I opened too many cards within the past 2 years. The fifth card was opened 12/2014. Even though we are now in 12/2016 (which I assumed was after 24 months) they said that was the problem. I can try to reapply in January because reconciliation can’t help me at this point because of this reason. Should I HUCA or is that a definite kind of reason?
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Hi. I applied last night and called today to see if I was approved for the reserve card and they said I was denied because I opened too many cards within the past 2 years. The fifth card was opened 12/2014. Even though we are now in 12/2016 (which I assumed was after 24 months) they said that was the problem. I can try to reapply in January because reconciliation can’t help me at this point because of this reason. Should I HUCA or is that a definite kind of reason?
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Fairmont gift card did not post as travel for me

Monsey Trails worked for me.

Hi.

I’m sorry if this was addressed already somewhere in the preceding 192 comments.

I just received my CSR today (12/8) and it had a 1/27 due date. I immediately called nad switched it to 1/22.

I don’t see the new date online.

Am I good, or will the change only show up next billing cycle, disallowing the triple dip?

Thanks!

@Mendel: takes 24 hrs to show up

@hareesh: Thanks

If I have the option to pay rent with Paypal, is there anything that I should know before doing so? And is it even a good idea in order to get my spending threshold?

I spent $230 on EZpass online load to finish my travel spending on 12/6 which was my statement closing date. The credit posted today for 2016! I also had 2 auto refills over the past month which were credited back…

@Abe: DROPR

I purchased a ticket a day before my closing date..charge posted 2 days later and I received an airline credit for 2017.. never received my 2016 credit.. spoke to chase and they say it’s too bad had to do with when charge posts. Do u know if there’s any way to fight this?

I just got my card and they told me my statement closes on Jan 4. Will the travel credit still be counted in 2016 or should I try and ask for a close date in 2016?

@Mendy: What number did you call?

I just called and was told my statement close date is december 28th, so my due date is February 3rd – does that make any sense??

I was just told my statement close date will be December 28, so the due date is February 3rd – does that make any sense??

@Dan… does the annual credit spending also go towards the $4,000 needed in 3 months for the 100,000 points, even after it is credited?

Did anybody else hear of this?

I just applied and received a February 3rd closing date. I called and said I wanted to change the due date to the 24th and he said no problem, but he can only change it to the end of February and not the end of January. So I called back to try and ask someone else to help me and she told me that my due date was already in January and the closing was in December.

I think they only have the option to change the date and not the month. Once they change the date to a date that is later than it is now, it will automatically revert to December.

Does EZpass Maryland work for 1 time payment?

Am I too late for the triple dip on the $300 credit? I just got approved yesterday and hadn’t read this post till just now. I already asked them to change my payment due date to the first of the month.

Dan, I want to use the $300 credit before the cutoff but no idea yet what my travel plans are. I suppose I should buy a credit with one of the online agencies? Is there one that is more favorable than the others? Thanks for your help!

Got my card on Monday 12/5 applied for Global Entry that day got approved this week, I scheduled my interview for today @ JFK used the Subway to get there from midtown Manhattan, now I’m on the way back to Manhattan with my free ride with Uber Thanks Dan!

Dan,

I just got approved today. Any chance I can use my credit before year end? Also, anyone know if NJ Ez-pass or Uber Gift Card works for this? Thanks.

So i just applied and my payment date on the website says 1/22. does that mean i have until 12/25 to make my travel purchases to get back my $300? am i understanding this correctly? thanks

hi dan i got this card and my date close on jan 8th i signed up december 12th
there telling me i don’t get the credit for 2016 does this sound right

Hi
I would like to know if its possible to remove the annual fee?

@Dan, Good morning, I got my card today, I called them to change my due date but they didn’t let me change it to a Jan. Due date only Feb. please advise …

dan,

i already opened one and got all of the benefits and downgraded it to freedom, would let me apply for an open another one? thanks

I received my card yesterday with a February due date. I e-mailed Chase about $300 travel credit for 2016 and they replied in writing that my $300 travel credit for transactions through December 31 will be credited to 2016.

@Ezra:
DROPR alert!
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/98287

I’m still confused and I have the Reserve card. SO lets say you get what you consider to be advantageous timing of statement end dates how does that preclude you from incurring the $450 annual fee? In a year from now (12 months) from sign up you will be hit with another $450 fee. How is this any different than signing up in July 2016 and getting $300 travel credit for the remainder of 2016 and $300 credit for the first half of 2017 before you are forced to pay the next $450 fee? Furthermore, how do you evade the 2018 annual fee which you indicate is possible based on when your statement ends? From my experience the annual fee is assessed in the first statement billing period so why would it matter when the statement ends in twelve months time I will be assessed another $450 fee regardless of when my billing cycle closes. Please explain.

My statement end date was December 7th. I made a purchase on December 6th and it posted on the 8th. As of now, the credit went on 2017. I’m trying to fight it. So, FYI make sure you give the transaction a few days to post.

Should purchases made on Sunday work?

If my statement already closed, can i still change my due date to make this work? Is there any workaround to get the 2016 credit?

@Abraham:
Might be too late.

@Dan rocks:
Nope.

My 2017 travel credit started on Dec 1
I called and chase told me that’s how it is for everyone. Anyone else have this?

I’m lost. Have a February due date and went into Chase to ask for earlier due date but he couldn’t change it. He also made it seem like I didn’t lose out because I’m not being charged the $450 fee in 2016 so it makes no difference. Should I be asking something different? HELP!

Air Canada gift cards confirmed CSR travel credit.

@Dan my wife just received her card but her December statement hasn’t closed yet. Should she change the close date to the 25th or should she try to have it close on the 26th or 27th to give her a few extra days?

Ask them to change your due date to the 25th to stagger your payments over the month. Then if they do it verify by calling the automated freedom line to see when your due date is, since online does not reflect change

I charged ez pass in december but only posted on december 3rd the day of my statement closed. My next due date of Jan 3, they told me they cant change it to december. it automatically will get deducted from 2017. is there anything I can do?

Boston MBTI tickets are also refunded

Already got my 2017 credit.

hi i got into swping my credit card personal and biz for a friend whom i trust to repay however i amconcerned about the irs do i have reason to be concerned on this manufacturing spendng of 4 hundred thousand dollars a year? and he makes out the checks to amex and chase not to my name thank you mr eleff and have a happy hannukah

My csr card arrived Friday, 12/23. Any chance of getting $300 travel credit for 2016?

My first statement generated yesterday and it doesn’t have the $450 fee, do they always charge it the second month?

I got the card on Sep 22nd and they charged the annual fee Oct 1st I finished spending the minimum spend threshold on dec 24th but they closed the 3rd billing statement on be Dec 21st how do I make sure they post the 100K bonous points.

@avraham s:
No.

@CSR:
It’s YMMV.

@Reader:
That’s cutting it close, but you should be OK.
Points will likely post on your next statement.

Hey @Dan I just spent my 300 travel credit credit at 1230 am Sunday morning. What are the chances of the credit going towards my 2016 balance with these holidays falling around this time of year and businesses being closed? My payment due date is the 25th of January, effectively closing my statement December 28th

Dan ,

I just got approved today and hopefully will get my card in a couple of days. Can you please confirm the following for $300 travel credit:

1. 2016 credit wont be possible. Correct?
2. Will get 2017 credit. Correct?
3. Will get 2018 credit. Correct?

Thanks.

What happens if I downgrade before my due date of the 1st annual fee do I need to pay for it?

Dan, My statement close date was dec 25. I made a travel purchase on dec 23 but it did not clear until dec 27… The rep told me that the $300 travel credit is too late to post to 2016. I guess she is correct?

applied for card on dec 20, approved right away. called to change due date to 1/25, they gave me a whole bunch of malarkey reasons why it can’t be done (i.e. holiday season, so the mail may be delayed, so I won’t have time to spend anyway…) but they changed due date to 25th, telling me clearly that it is only effective for feb due date, meaning jan statement. And they also stated explicitly in SM that they know i want it for the travel credit and that it would not be happening. I suspected it might close anyway on 12/28 despite what they were saying, and I wanted to put a charge on the card- but I didn’t get to it for various reasons, one of them being that the urgency wasn’t there since it seemed like a lost cause anyway. So today my account updated, it shows a due date of 1/25 and no statement because no activity. Moral: despite what chase said about it not happening this month, we “could have” had the travel credit had we tried our luck anyway.
Gam Zu Letova. Income is bashert anyway…

Bill closed yesterday got my statement in my email today. Too soon to start my 2017 spending? 😉

@Dan: Just an FYI for all…i applied and was approved for my card on the 15th of December, received and activated on the 16th. The same day i did a one time $300 charge for ezpass was credited next day for the travel credit. After reading your post i looked at my due date and they had given me Feb 25th i immediately called cs and they said the earliest due date they could give was FEB 1st. I accepted and began HUCA speaking to three different supervisors to no avail. The last supervisor i spoke to let me know that i would be getting both travel credits though he would not explain to me how it was possible. Sof sof (hebrew) in the end, i log into my account today and would you believe it my due date was changed to Jan 15th and my travel credit is at 0! I don’t know if this info helps anyone i think it might. Either way i enjoyed telling it over 🙂 A freilichen Chanukah

@OOOPS: i applied and was approved for my card on the 15th of December, received and activated on the 16th. The same day i did a one time $300 charge for ezpass was credited next day for the travel credit. After reading your post i looked at my due date and they had given me Feb 25th i immediately called cs and they said the earliest due date they could give was FEB 1st. I accepted and began HUCA speaking to three different supervisors to no avail. The last supervisor i spoke to let me know that i would be getting both travel credits though he would not explain to me how it was possible. Sof sof (hebrew) in the end, i log into my account today and would you believe it my due date was changed to Jan 15th and my travel credit is at 0! I don’t know if this info helps anyone i think it might. Either way i enjoyed telling it over 🙂 A freilichen Chanukah

Would any airline gift card get the $300 travel credit? foe example, united gift cards or virgin America…etc?

@Dan:
Update:
I got my $300 in Dec, and on the 28th, my statement posted.

My initial test charge for 2017 was not refunded. Additionally, my travel credit counter is still showing I used up the full 300.

I called and rep said the counter wouldn’t reset, and I wouldn’t receive the credit, until my new statement posts in Jan.

DROPR?

@Anonymous:
When did you make the charge and when did it post?

@Dan:
Jan 03, Jan 05.
Previously, my credits always posted simultaneously with the charge posting.

@Welder:
No, when were your December charges made and posted.

@Dan:

12/8 ($280) and 12/13 ($20).

And you only had one statement close in December?

@Dan:
No, see here:
@Welder
I actually changed the due date before upgrading.

@Welder:
Once you had a December statement close it counted December spend as 2017 spend.

I know that rule, that was the point of the experiment. What do you think about the rep saying it would reset with my Jan statement?

DROPR

Does this card work on travel categories in Israel other than the Jerusalem Light Rail (Egged busses, taxis in Israel, car rentals in Israel, hotels in israel, etc.)? Do you need the Chase Freedom card to be able to use the points effectively? I have an Ink card and a regular (not preferred) Sapphire card but not a Freedom card. Thanks.

@chanad:
Yes.
No.

does the $300 travel credit work for gas too?

Post claims that auto replenishment EZpass does not count for credit actually back in november it did not work for me
but this time the auto replenishment did count as travel credit
they might have changed their terms it should make sense that one time payments and auto replenish should be same

dan is there any way to get the credit for jan spend even though i was credited in dec for spend before second dec closing date i dec i had two closing dates {i had changed my closing date for this reason) anyone have experience with this?

Could you transfer points immediately to another chase card then cancel?

I never used a cc with points like this before. Is it hard to use the points to get airline tickets or is it self explanatory? I am not at all savvy with this stuff and if it it will be a lot of hocking I’m afraid it may not be worth it.

I tried to use my $300 travel credit for Chase by the end of the year and I thought I did. In November we went to Israel,when I got my Chase statement all the taxis I took in Israel were covered by the travel credit, however the taxi we took at the BWI airport in Baltimore wasn’t. I called Chase to ask why the $55 was not credited towards my travel credit,they said they would look into it.
I just got a letter from Mousumi Das, Customer Service Specialist, who writes that my taxi driver is not a Travel Merchant but a miscellaneous person and therefore I can’t get the credit. This doesn’t make sense. We were on a taxi line at the airport and we were directed to get into that taxi. How are we supposed to know what to do in the future? Should I still try to dispute this? Has anyone had a similar experience?

Is Juno included in one of the $300 travel credits?
Juno is a app like uber and lyft

&Toby, drop it and move on
You can’t always win
Not appropriate attitude too

Diamond Taxi in Montreal, used many times, triggers travel credit as well as 3x points. Haven’t tried other companies.

I applied yesterday for my CSR and got approved right away. Is there anything I can do to make sure I get the travel credit for two calendar years? (I’m assuming it would be for 2017 and 2018 right?)

@Juno: Juno worked for me as a travel credit

@Dan please help! I messed up. I got approved for a card 9/7/16. I didn’t use my 2016 travel credit. How can I still maximize this deal? I believe I can still book $600 of travel and cancel 30 days after renewal date all by 10/6/17??

From what I understand, I can take advantage of both 2016 and 2017 to get $600 travel credit by calling the CSR to get that approved?

Also, what can I buy for $600? I don’t have any travel plans since I have a toddler I need something versatile. Any suggestions? Does buying travel, getting the travel credit, then cancelling travel work?

Thank you for your help!!

Dan,

Can you please give an update / refresher for how Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders can possibly get 3 years of the travel credit (if we got it for 2016 & 2017, and then maybe for 2018 if the close date is in a certain time this December)?

Thanks!

Can I use the mileage plus x app for the annual travel credit?