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Why We Chose Chase Sapphire Reserve as Our Go-To Travel Credit Card

October 14, 2016 by Steven Locke Leave a Comment

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There are so many credit cards out there loaded with travel benefits. Heck, we have several of them with benefits like double point rewards and cash back. But here’s the deal: if we only had to chose one credit card to benefit us while traveling it’s definitely the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Mr. Locke has been delving into how to get the most benefit from our credit cards in regards to travel and daily usage and I’m loving the fact that he’s done his homework for this one. From sign-up bonuses to peace of mind while on the go, here’s the 11 top travel benefits to the CSR credit card and low down including why it’s our new favorite.

$300 Annual Travel Credit

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  • $300 Annual Travel Credit
  • Baggage & Trip Delay Delay Insurance
  • Emergency Medical & Dental
  • Travel Accident Insurance
  • Ultimate Rewards Points Value
  • Special Benefits for Top Hotels & Resorts
  • Priority Pass
  • Complimentary Airport Lounge Access
  • 3x Points on Dining and Travel
  • 100,000 Bonus Points for Signing Up
  • Road Side Assistance
  • Chase Sapphire Rewards in a Nutshell

We love this one! With each year that we have the card, we get $300 in travel credit that’s automatically credited to your balance for purchases. That includes flights, rental cars, and rooms that are coded as travel related- perfect for families like we are that are constantly on the go and love travel or even folks that may only travel a couple of times a year.

Baggage & Trip Delay Delay Insurance

Say your luggage doesn’t make it to your destination on time and you have to go out and purchase essentials to get you through like toiletries and clothing. CSR will reimburse you up to $100 a day for five days for baggage delays six hours and over. The same time frame goes for common carrier travel as well: Any delay over six hours or requiring an overnight stay? We’re covered for non-reimbursed expenses, like meals and lodging, up to $500 per ticket.

Emergency Medical & Dental

If we travel over 100 miles or more away from home, CSR has a good benefit of reimbursing us up to $2,500 for medical expenses should any member of my immediate family become sick or injured, and yes, it has happened during a visit to Walt Disney World before for us. I paid out the wazoo for an urgent care facility 1,000 miles away from home- and that was just the co-pay.

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Travel Accident Insurance

When we pay for your air, bus, train or cruise transportation with our CSR card, we’re eligible to receive accidental death or dismemberment coverage of up to $1,000,000. No one wants to think about that happening but it is nice to know it’s there in case we would ever need it.

Ultimate Rewards Points Value

If we wanted to transfer points to participating frequent travel programs we receive a full 1:1 value  (1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points equals 1,000 partner miles or points.) Participating travel partners include the British Airways Executive Club, United MileagePlus, Hyatt Gold Passport, Marriott Rewards, and others. This is a great benefit because sometimes you’ll lose point value by transferring to other partners and with CSR you know the exact ratio.

Special Benefits for Top Hotels & Resorts

Chase has “hand selected” some amazing top hotels and resorts when you book through them. The benefits are really decent and include complimentary room upgrades, complimentary meals for you and a guest, early check-in and late check-out, special discounts and credits, and extra amenities, gifts and more. Each is dependent upon the spot that you book so double check before you go.

Priority Pass

We love the benefit of Global Entry or TSA Pre✔ and the convenience of each. With the CSR credit card we get a statement credit of up to $100 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee when we charge them to the card.

Complimentary Airport Lounge Access

Sitting in those hard airport chairs in not appealing for hours on end so this is a great one for authorized credit card users. You can access over 900 VIP airport lounges worldwide with the card’s Priority PassTM Select. Lounge amenities such as WIFI, free snacks, beverages and more are included with activated membership as well. Here’s the rub on this one: only authorized users may access the lounge so folks traveling with kiddos are out of the mix. But, it is a fine perk for those times you want to travel without the kids in tow.

3x Points on Dining and Travel

Love using a credit card when you’re traveling for expenses like dining, taxis, and car rental? We always do (having a wad of cash in my pocket is not a good idea as I tend to lose everything.) With the CSR card we earn 3X points per $1 spent on travel. Included in the triple points category are flights, cruise lines, and hotels to car rentals, trains and taxis. Plus, we earn 3X points per $1 spent at restaurants including everything from fast food joints to swanky, sit-down meals. Bonus: we get the 3X points on dining even in our own back yard.

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100,000 Bonus Points for Signing Up

This one’s a little tricky but we met the minimum spending in no time as we were planning a couple of vacations during our window. If you spend $4,000 within the first three months of opening an account with CSR you get a 100,000 point sign-up bonus. No kidding. Mr. Locke is amazing at charging to our CSR card and paying the balance off in the same month so we don’t incur interest charges and we used it for dining out, gift cards, gas, and just everyday items. It really added up fast.

Road Side Assistance

This is a good one even if you already have road side assistance. If we would ever have a roadside emergency, we can call for a tow, a battery jump start, tire change, get locked out of our car (or leave the keys in the car like I always tend to do.), we’re covered up to $50 per incident four times a year. Say we’ve exhausted all of the calls on our AAA membership for the year, this is a great perk for additional needs.

Chase Sapphire Rewards in a Nutshell

I have to disclose that the CSR annual fee is pretty steep at $450 a year. Having written that, it’s very easy to offset with the $300 a year travel credit and, if we spend $5,000 a year on travel and dining we get 15,000 points which, through the credit card’s travel portal is equal to $225 (each point is worth 1 1/2 cents). There’s our money back.

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