Chase is offering a new sign up bonus on the Chase Sapphire Preferred:
Earn 60,000 bonus points after $4,000 in purchases in your first 3 months from account opening
Earn an additional 10,000 points (70,000 points) after an additional $2,000 in purchases in your first 3 months from account opening ($6,000 total spend)
Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel purchases within your first year
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I think this card is good for me. Annual $50 Chase Travel credit is easy to use.
You also get DashPass through this card, plus the free monthly $10 grocery/ retail credit ($120 annually), it is well worth the $95 annual fee.
Oh I see this is good to know thank you. I was about to downgrade but will hold off until after I transfer points
Can anyone who really likes this card comment on the value you find in paying to have it. I would think if you're a heavy traveler you'd just go with the $550 version that has so many more perks.
Can u explain that? Rental car coverage is something every creditcard offers, whats so special here that even one with an amex prefers it?
Besides i think this card is just ok. Forced to do all travel via their higher priced portal is a downside and points earn are lower than with specific hotel cards..sure you have more flexibility but thats it
1. The introductory points for this deal are so so - under 70k is hard to find an international flight. Chase should consider making the offer 100k to make some sense and be more competitive to other cards. At the moment American Airlines has a 75k intro for their platinum card, Southwest has 85k intro and likely United will have something. Usually all of them also provide additional perks like check-in luggage.
2. The card is a primary insurer for car rentals WITHIN US. Outside US it is a secondary insurer, i.e. your main insurer needs to kick in, then the card if any liability balance is left. The Reserve is primary insurer everywhere, they don't notify your personal insurer and your premium potentially will not be affected. Besides, the coverages are larger.
3. This card pretty much is obsoleted by Costco Citi Visa, which also provides same level of insurance and perks, AND a cashback
This offer requiring $6k spend is not worth it - you can get one of the more premium CapitolOne Travel X cards for example and be more creative for using the points for flights PLUS getting access to the lounges. Or, you can get TWO airline promo cards and have double the flight opportunities for the points. United now allows ticketing with a combo points+money payment for example, same as Chase ultimate points.
I would consider it my primary card if I don't have a Sapphire and the intro points are ~80k or above for $3k spending. To be able to get at least one international roundtrip. OR, I could consider it opening for the promo to add them to my primary card. This card gives you extra 25% points when booking through Chase Travel, vs. the Reserve gives extra 50%..
Spending $6k is not worth it.
1. The introductory points for this deal are so so - under 70k is hard to find an international flight. Chase should consider making the offer 100k to make some sense and be more competitive to other cards. At the moment American Airlines has a 75k intro for their platinum card, Southwest has 85k intro and likely United will have something. Usually all of them also provide additional perks like check-in luggage.
2. The card is a primary insurer for car rentals WITHIN US. Outside US it is a secondary insurer, i.e. your main insurer needs to kick in, then the card if any liability balance is left. The Reserve is primary insurer everywhere, they don't notify your personal insurer and your premium potentially will not be affected. Besides, the coverages are larger.
3. This card pretty much is obsoleted by Costco Citi Visa, which also provides same level of insurance and perks, AND a cashback
This offer requiring $6k spend is not worth it - you can get one of the more premium CapitolOne Travel X cards for example and be more creative for using the points for flights PLUS getting access to the lounges. Or, you can get TWO airline promo cards and have double the flight opportunities for the points. United now allows ticketing with a combo points+money payment for example, same as Chase ultimate points.
I would consider it my primary card if I don't have a Sapphire and the intro points are ~80k or above for $3k spending. To be able to get at least one international roundtrip. OR, I could consider it opening for the promo to add them to my primary card. This card gives you extra 25% points when booking through Chase Travel, vs. the Reserve gives extra 50%..
Spending $6k is not worth it.
Chase cards such as the Freedom which provides secondary car rental insurance actually provide as primary when renting internationally.
Just to also add. This is the cheapest CC with primary car rental insurance and one of the strongest and most popular low mid tier card since it's AF is only $95.
I can get this insurance with my Amex Plat but it costs $20 per rental so 5 rentals with the CSP and I'm already ahead.
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Chase Travel hotel credit and cash back is probably the best reward for both cards - it's just much easier to break even on CSP than CSR.
Benefits:
$300 Travel credit
50% Chase Bonus
Free Global Entry ($30 annual value)
Lounge Access - 1 visit for food drinks has to be worth $25-50
Others that I'm missing
I've always felt the CSR provides a ton of value for the fee and it sounds like you travel more than I do.
Link the card with your DD account, you get DashPass membership till the end of 2027 (may be YMMV). There will be a $10 DD credit automatically loaded to your account every month to be spent till the end of the month. But it only applies to grocery and retail.
Benefits:
$300 Travel credit
50% Chase Bonus
Free Global Entry ($30 annual value)
Lounge Access - 1 visit for food drinks has to be worth $25-50
Others that I'm missing
I've always felt the CSR provides a ton of value for the fee and it sounds like you travel more than I do.
It's worth mentioning that my main airport (LAX) does not have any priority pass lounges. I don't want to pay extra for the privilege of eating at the airport, I eat before I go, and for cheaper. I only speak for myself as a solo traveler. It would be a different story if you traveled as a couple or as a small family.
Primary Car rental insurance.
Transferring UR points to partners.
If lounge access and the higher earning potential, along with some of the other benefits, of the CSR works for you that's a better card.
For me I travel on Delta a lot and the Amex Plat works better for me in terms of travel benefits.
I'm with you on the primary car rental insurance. $95 is way cheaper than what a week's worth of collision coverage from a rental agency would be. That's why I got this card. The spending to qualify for the points I knew I was already going to do, so it was a no-brainer for me.
1. The introductory points for this deal are so so - under 70k is hard to find an international flight. Chase should consider making the offer 100k to make some sense and be more competitive to other cards. At the moment American Airlines has a 75k intro for their platinum card, Southwest has 85k intro and likely United will have something. Usually all of them also provide additional perks like check-in luggage.
2. The card is a primary insurer for car rentals WITHIN US. Outside US it is a secondary insurer, i.e. your main insurer needs to kick in, then the card if any liability balance is left. The Reserve is primary insurer everywhere, they don't notify your personal insurer and your premium potentially will not be affected. Besides, the coverages are larger.
3. This card pretty much is obsoleted by Costco Citi Visa, which also provides same level of insurance and perks, AND a cashback
This offer requiring $6k spend is not worth it - you can get one of the more premium CapitolOne Travel X cards for example and be more creative for using the points for flights PLUS getting access to the lounges. Or, you can get TWO airline promo cards and have double the flight opportunities for the points. United now allows ticketing with a combo points+money payment for example, same as Chase ultimate points.
I would consider it my primary card if I don't have a Sapphire and the intro points are ~80k or above for $3k spending. To be able to get at least one international roundtrip. OR, I could consider it opening for the promo to add them to my primary card. This card gives you extra 25% points when booking through Chase Travel, vs. the Reserve gives extra 50%..
Spending $6k is not worth it.
As Silow stated, this CSP card does provide primary rental car coverage internationally, and I've personally used it. The front bumper of the car I rented got damaged while the car was parked. Avis billed me for the damage, I paid it, I submitted the paperwork to Chase, and they paid out for it. Nothing went to my normal US car insurance, everything was straight though Chase.
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Besides i think this card is just ok. Forced to do all travel via their higher priced portal is a downside and points earn are lower than with specific hotel cards..sure you have more flexibility but thats it
This card offers primary rental car coverage. As in, if something happens, they'll pay out for it without involving your normal car insurance.
Most other cards just offer secondary insurance. That means you have to first go through your normal car insurance coverage, get what you can from them, and afterwards the credit card will pay out for what your normal insurance wouldn't cover. This may likely result in your car insurance rates going up.