Chase is offering 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening for their Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. Annual fee is $95.
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Chase is offering 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening for their Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. Annual fee is $95.
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Earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $1,000 when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®.
Enjoy benefits such as 5x on travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards®, 3x on dining, and 2x on all other travel purchases, and $50 annual Ultimate Rewards Hotel Credit, plus more.
Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards®. For example, 80,000 points are worth $1,000 toward travel.
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Nice deal, Pity I still have the Ink Business Preferred active and just applied for Freedom Unlimited... A word of caution with their UR Travel service. I had very negative experience with them lately.
On one occasion, I planned my conference and booked the hotel with UR Travel instead of using the conference link. The price was similar, so I decided to earn a few points... That was bad choice because:
They charged the full amount immediately instead of placing a hold.
When I wanted to shorten my stay, it took me almost 2 hour on the phone to change it. And even then, their portal still shows the old travel dates and it took them 2 weeks to refund the difference, so that I had to pay the balance first.
On the other occasion, I tried to book a cruise with them - even worse headache. They do have some cruises online but not all of them. And definitely they don't have any of the optional packages the cruise lines now have to sweeten the deal. My cruise was not available on the portal so I ended up spending 2-3 hours on the phone with very ignorant UR rewards employee who wanted nothing more than to end the call.
And most importantly... The Ultimate Rewards Travel has been outsorurced abroad, to multiple call centers in at least 2 multiple locations (I heard 2 different type of accents, both equally bad). The UR Travel call center used to be 100% English speaking, very knowledgeable, very nice and attentive representatives. Not anymore. Upon your call you are getting to the badly accented employee who is clueless as to what you are asking such that you have to repeat yourself 2-3 times. Mid you, English is my second language too, so I don't mind repeating, knowing that my accent is also bad. But I also know that it is not that bad so I have to repeat myself so much so it gets tiring. There is also bad lag between you talking and call center responding. This is confirmed on every occasion I had to interact with them. The only way to solve this is to immediately request the US Representative. At least for now this works, but who knows for how long.
Thanks for the heads up. Refer my wife to sign up. That's 15k for referral and 80,000 once the spending requirements are met.
That's what OP said. 80k + 10k in branch.
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You can downgrade the CSP to a Freedom card and wait a few days to apply for the CSR. Note that it has to have been at least 48 months since you earned your signup bonus for the CSP to be eligible to get a SUB from the CSR.
Apologies for the question but what does SUB mean? I understand the abbreviations. Thanks
Transferring to Hyatt will typically get you 2-2.5 cents a point in cash-equivalent value, compared to 1.25 cents in the portal on a CSP or 1.5 cents on a CSR.
Transfers to airlines can be even higher, especially on business or first class tickets.
So generally speaking the portal will return significantly lower value on your points for travel...there's rare exceptions (Southwest for example where CSR probably makes sense to use, but maybe not CSP) but as a general rule it's true
How do you get 2-2.5 cents transferring to Hyatt? I checked and its 1:1 when transferring to Hyatt. Marriott Bonvoy has a 50% bonus points which makes it 1.5 cents? So is it the same thing for Hyatt? Have to wait for them to have the bonus points when transferring?
How do you get 2-2.5 cents transferring to Hyatt? I checked and its 1:1 when transferring to Hyatt. Marriott Bonvoy has a 50% bonus points which makes it 1.5 cents? So is it the same thing for Hyatt? Have to wait for them to have the bonus points when transferring?
Thanks. I'm new to this UR thing.
You get 1 hyatt point for 1 chase point.
But Hyatt points are worth more
As an example I just looked at a Hyatt near my local airport- it's 6500 points, fully cancelable/refundable to book a night in the middle of the week... the same room for cash is $163 for a non-refundable rate or $170 refundable. So the like for like I'm getting the cash equivalent of 2.615 cents per point...so actually slightly better than the range I mentioned.
It's pretty common to get something in the roughly 2-2.5 cent a point range with Hyatt this way- though occasionally you'll find slightly better or worse redemptions.... and for a small # of cases you can do MUCH better-
That's 4 that are getting you 3.7 on the low end and north of 7 on the high end... but that's pretty niche.
Anyway, speaking more broadly-- you get 1:1 chase to "whatever" with various airlines and hotels.
But the value of the points in the new currency can vary wildly.
Marriot is a garbage transfer because those are worth LESS than 1 cent a point... even with a 50% bonus you're not getting much value out of that transfer (possibly less than just using the portal, let alone other better transfers) and without the bonus you're flat out losing money. Same with all the hotel partners other than Hyatt.
Airlines you can usually do better than the portal (by relatively small amounts) for coach fares.. and a LOT better for business and first class...(for example my last two business class redemptions were in the 6-7 cents a point range) but it'll vary a bit from airline to airline... and especially for the super high value ones requires some flexibility compared to paying cash.
All that said, I rarely use points for even Hyatt redemptions, because I really like flying international business class so I'd rather be getting even higher value biz flights with my points than the still-beats-the-portal Hyatt rates... but if you tend to fly coach primarily then Hyatt offers quite good value for your points.
overseas Trash customer service... incompetent people.
got approved and said they can't give me my number till the card is received n delivered to my house?
Seeing conflicting information, would appreciate comment from someone that knows for sure.
Went to branch, and was told by bank manager about the offer, but I don't qualify because I already am a CS cardholder, and to get the promotion, they suggested a spouse/family member/friend, etc that wasn't a member. Further, for me in particular, I would need to be without the CS card for 2 years before I could qualify. Some people here are suggesting canceling the card for a few days, and then re-applying. This conflicts with what bank manager said.
As a possible option, thinking of getting a family member signed up, as they doesn't really use credit cards, but happy to help by being reimbursed for my desired purchases. So, if I went this route, is there a way to transfer the points or is it locked to the account holder's name forever?
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100k chase points are a lot more valuable than 75k cap one points, seems pretty easy choice to me.
Transferring to Hyatt will typically get you 2-2.5 cents a point in cash-equivalent value, compared to 1.25 cents in the portal on a CSP or 1.5 cents on a CSR.
Transfers to airlines can be even higher, especially on business or first class tickets.
So generally speaking the portal will return significantly lower value on your points for travel...there's rare exceptions (Southwest for example where CSR probably makes sense to use, but maybe not CSP) but as a general rule it's true.
Or you can downgrade your current sapphire and wait a few days.
Absolutely untrue. That's not even "confusing 2 different things" true-- which would be a 4 year clock, not 2.
It needs to be 4 years since you last earned a sapphire signup bonus- if it's less you don't qualify regardless of anything else.
You can transfer Chase points between members of the same household (same address, etc) if you call chase and have them set that up- otherwise no.
Can I transfer to Hyatt without a CSP (I have points from Freedom/prior CSP). Will they still be the same transfer or is it better with CSP?
Okay has this happened to anyone here and is there a way to check when you last had the 'CSP' card for the 48 month rule?
I logged into my chase online banking and I have the flex, unlimited and saw an offer on the right for pre-app for CSP but I know I had this 2 years ago. So the system doesn't recognize I've had this in the last 2-3 years but shows me a pre=approval for a new offer for CSP.
Shoud I not waste a credit hit/ minimum spend just to be told I'm not qualified or is it worth talking to a CSR on the phone to confirm?
Okay has this happened to anyone here and is there a way to check when you last had the 'CSP' card for the 48 month rule?
I logged into my chase online banking and I have the flex, unlimited and saw an offer on the right for pre-app for CSP but I know I had this 2 years ago. So the system doesn't recognize I've had this in the last 2-3 years but shows me a pre=approval for a new offer for CSP.
Shoud I not waste a credit hit/ minimum spend just to be told I'm not qualified or is it worth talking to a CSR on the phone to confirm?
You'd need to look at old statements to see when you last received the bonus. The prescreened offers don't take into account whether you're eligible for the bonus or not.
This bonus is a nice one. If you use the points properly you can get 2x the value by transferring them to airlines and hyatt hotels. I have had great results doing that. If you cash out the points for dollars you really drop the ball.(rookie mistake). This is a great opportunity.
Are there any websites you can recommend to give some guidance in using points on the airlines with the best award travel to different areas? Any sites that would give a rundown of how many points to go to a certain spot and compare different airlines and what the charge in points/miles? Like Expedia or Kayak does for prices, but using points instead. Or do I have to go to each airline, sign up for their rewards program and check miles needed on each individual one? Trying to go from US to Australia with Chase points, and not sure which airline will give me the best deal so I can transfer points to it.
i still have the OG sapphire card. (not preferred). I had preferred 4+ years ago. Would i qualify or would i have to dump/downgrade my OG sapphire card. thanks all
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On one occasion, I planned my conference and booked the hotel with UR Travel instead of using the conference link. The price was similar, so I decided to earn a few points... That was bad choice because:
They charged the full amount immediately instead of placing a hold.
When I wanted to shorten my stay, it took me almost 2 hour on the phone to change it. And even then, their portal still shows the old travel dates and it took them 2 weeks to refund the difference, so that I had to pay the balance first.
On the other occasion, I tried to book a cruise with them - even worse headache. They do have some cruises online but not all of them. And definitely they don't have any of the optional packages the cruise lines now have to sweeten the deal. My cruise was not available on the portal so I ended up spending 2-3 hours on the phone with very ignorant UR rewards employee who wanted nothing more than to end the call.
And most importantly... The Ultimate Rewards Travel has been outsorurced abroad, to multiple call centers in at least 2 multiple locations (I heard 2 different type of accents, both equally bad). The UR Travel call center used to be 100% English speaking, very knowledgeable, very nice and attentive representatives. Not anymore. Upon your call you are getting to the badly accented employee who is clueless as to what you are asking such that you have to repeat yourself 2-3 times. Mid you, English is my second language too, so I don't mind repeating, knowing that my accent is also bad. But I also know that it is not that bad so I have to repeat myself so much so it gets tiring. There is also bad lag between you talking and call center responding. This is confirmed on every occasion I had to interact with them. The only way to solve this is to immediately request the US Representative. At least for now this works, but who knows for how long.
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Transferring to Hyatt will typically get you 2-2.5 cents a point in cash-equivalent value, compared to 1.25 cents in the portal on a CSP or 1.5 cents on a CSR.
Transfers to airlines can be even higher, especially on business or first class tickets.
So generally speaking the portal will return significantly lower value on your points for travel...there's rare exceptions (Southwest for example where CSR probably makes sense to use, but maybe not CSP) but as a general rule it's true
How do you get 2-2.5 cents transferring to Hyatt? I checked and its 1:1 when transferring to Hyatt. Marriott Bonvoy has a 50% bonus points which makes it 1.5 cents? So is it the same thing for Hyatt? Have to wait for them to have the bonus points when transferring?
Thanks. I'm new to this UR thing.
Thanks. I'm new to this UR thing.
But Hyatt points are worth more
As an example I just looked at a Hyatt near my local airport- it's 6500 points, fully cancelable/refundable to book a night in the middle of the week... the same room for cash is $163 for a non-refundable rate or $170 refundable. So the like for like I'm getting the cash equivalent of 2.615 cents per point...so actually slightly better than the range I mentioned.
It's pretty common to get something in the roughly 2-2.5 cent a point range with Hyatt this way- though occasionally you'll find slightly better or worse redemptions.... and for a small # of cases you can do MUCH better-
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That's 4 that are getting you 3.7 on the low end and north of 7 on the high end... but that's pretty niche.
Anyway, speaking more broadly-- you get 1:1 chase to "whatever" with various airlines and hotels.
But the value of the points in the new currency can vary wildly.
Marriot is a garbage transfer because those are worth LESS than 1 cent a point... even with a 50% bonus you're not getting much value out of that transfer (possibly less than just using the portal, let alone other better transfers) and without the bonus you're flat out losing money. Same with all the hotel partners other than Hyatt.
Airlines you can usually do better than the portal (by relatively small amounts) for coach fares.. and a LOT better for business and first class...(for example my last two business class redemptions were in the 6-7 cents a point range) but it'll vary a bit from airline to airline... and especially for the super high value ones requires some flexibility compared to paying cash.
All that said, I rarely use points for even Hyatt redemptions, because I really like flying international business class so I'd rather be getting even higher value biz flights with my points than the still-beats-the-portal Hyatt rates... but if you tend to fly coach primarily then Hyatt offers quite good value for your points.
got approved and said they can't give me my number till the card is received n delivered to my house?
Went to branch, and was told by bank manager about the offer, but I don't qualify because I already am a CS cardholder, and to get the promotion, they suggested a spouse/family member/friend, etc that wasn't a member. Further, for me in particular, I would need to be without the CS card for 2 years before I could qualify. Some people here are suggesting canceling the card for a few days, and then re-applying. This conflicts with what bank manager said.
As a possible option, thinking of getting a family member signed up, as they doesn't really use credit cards, but happy to help by being reimbursed for my desired purchases. So, if I went this route, is there a way to transfer the points or is it locked to the account holder's name forever?
Transferring to Hyatt will typically get you 2-2.5 cents a point in cash-equivalent value, compared to 1.25 cents in the portal on a CSP or 1.5 cents on a CSR.
Transfers to airlines can be even higher, especially on business or first class tickets.
So generally speaking the portal will return significantly lower value on your points for travel...there's rare exceptions (Southwest for example where CSR probably makes sense to use, but maybe not CSP) but as a general rule it's true.
Or you can downgrade your current sapphire and wait a few days.
Absolutely untrue. That's not even "confusing 2 different things" true-- which would be a 4 year clock, not 2.
It needs to be 4 years since you last earned a sapphire signup bonus- if it's less you don't qualify regardless of anything else.
You can transfer Chase points between members of the same household (same address, etc) if you call chase and have them set that up- otherwise no.
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I logged into my chase online banking and I have the flex, unlimited and saw an offer on the right for pre-app for CSP but I know I had this 2 years ago. So the system doesn't recognize I've had this in the last 2-3 years but shows me a pre=approval for a new offer for CSP.
Shoud I not waste a credit hit/ minimum spend just to be told I'm not qualified or is it worth talking to a CSR on the phone to confirm?
I logged into my chase online banking and I have the flex, unlimited and saw an offer on the right for pre-app for CSP but I know I had this 2 years ago. So the system doesn't recognize I've had this in the last 2-3 years but shows me a pre=approval for a new offer for CSP.
Shoud I not waste a credit hit/ minimum spend just to be told I'm not qualified or is it worth talking to a CSR on the phone to confirm?
One such article [uponarriving.com] that mentions it.
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