I love credit cards so much! v4.0 - 2021 (see first page for add'l details)

[*WDW*Groupie*]

New year updates to my spreadsheets and need to be reminded which items trigger AMEX Hilton Aspire airline credit. I am never able to max this out.
Does anything on SW trigger?

Last year they allowed restaurants (due to lack of travel), however I am unsure if this is still an option. Never mind, this option expired at the end of August .

I was able to use my AmEx Plat $200.00 airline credit to start a United travel bank (in 2 x $100.00 deposits). This option should also work with the Aspire. I used FT for reference!

 

[platamama]

Last year they allowed restaurants (due to lack of travel), however I am unsure if this is still an option.

I think that was in lieu of the $250 resort credit, not the airline credit. eta - I hope they do this again!

 

[platamama]

Plus with the $60 DoorDash live again, Chase is paying you!

Better go sign up for that Peloton membership so I feel paid extra.

 

[Albort]

highlighted by DoC today, yesterday r/churning had a report of a $450 CSR renewal AF charged in Jan instead of $550. An interesting comment on that report was downvoted, and might be hidden depending on your settings, but it points out the poster would have been told this on their Nov statement. My AF is due 2/1, I checked my Dec statement and there is a note on page 1 my $450 AF will be charged 2/1.

There is no official word from Chase on how long this will go on.

will report back, my CSR AF is due this month.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Yes, same as on any of the other Am Ex cards. Buy a <$100 fare.

ETA: I had a $109 fare credit on my Aspire last year but I was biting my nails about it the whole time.

Taxes on flights or upgraded boarding?

 

[CyndiLouWho]

I called Marriott about not receiving my SUB reward nights. Turns out they had created a new rewards acct for me when I signed up for the card, even though I put in my existing rewards acct number on the app. The nights had been in the new acct since Dec. 4. They helped me submit an online request to merge the 2 accts. In hindsight, I should've realized that I wasn't receiving my monthly spend points over the last couple of months. I'm just glad that's all it was because I was panicking thinking I had done something wrong and missed out on the SUB.

Did you just call the general number for Marriott? I reached MSR 12/21, statement closed yesterday. Points posted to Marriott account, so it's not that. I'll give it awhile but I am paranoid because when I SM'd Chase about when I had to spend by they would only say "3 months" and that I was over $5k and that it would take 6-8 weeks to post.

 

[bernina]

will report back, my CSR AF is due this month.

Are you planning to keep your CSR or downgrade?

 

[platamama]

Taxes on flights or upgraded boarding?

A one way WGA ticket. I'll cancel it and take the travel funds that expire 1 yr from original booking.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I need a new SUB. I'm debating between the IHG card or trying for a CIC. I'm at 2/24 but later this month will be 1/24. We are sitting on about 300,000 UR points and have plenty of SW points and 2 CPs. In a couple of months, I'll be eligible for a Sapphire bonus again but I'm waiting until later this year for that one. I feel like the points from the IHG card would be great for some long weekends utilizing the free 4th night. Any thoughts?

We don’t seem to talk a ton about the IHG cards here but there are some nice earning opportunities with them, especially the AF version. If you have a good use for the points, it’s not a bad move. I think you’re basically comparing two great ideas here between CIC and IHG, you can’t go wrong with either card. IHG does have a much lower MSR for what it’s worth.

 

[gottalovepluto]

DoC comments indicated $550 CSR AF is being charged to accounts that upgraded to CSR after the new AF was announced. As such even if you score a $450 AF on an old CSR be ready for the $550 next time.

 

[alryan]

highlighted by DoC today, yesterday r/churning had a report of a $450 CSR renewal AF charged in Jan instead of $550. An interesting comment on that report was downvoted, and might be hidden depending on your settings, but it points out the poster would have been told this on their Nov statement. My AF is due 2/1, I checked my Dec statement and there is a note on page 1 my $450 AF will be charged 2/1.

There is no official word from Chase on how long this will go on.

I know it's not what you're talking about but I haven't followed too closely the AF with product changes and I was hoping somehow I'd get the $450. No such luck. Upgraded DH's CSP to CSR in September and got charged $550 on the first. This one posted a month sooner than when I Pc'd.

 

[alryan]

DoC comments indicated $550 CSR AF is being charged to accounts that upgraded to CSR after the new AF was announced. As such even if you score a $450 AF on an old CSR be ready for the $550 next time.

Ha! That's funny I was just posting about that

 

[CyndiLouWho]

A one way WGA ticket. I'll cancel it and take the travel funds that expire 1 yr from original booking.

Sorry, I meant do taxes and upgraded boarding work for AMEX credit?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Ha! That's funny I was just posting about that

GREAT MINDS!!!

 

[alryan]

Sorry, I meant do taxes and upgraded boarding work for AMEX credit?

I haven't done the upgraded boarding, but I've had taxes credit.

 

[platamama]

Sorry, I meant do taxes and upgraded boarding work for AMEX credit?

Oh, got it. Yes, they do.

 

[afan]

Plus with the $60 DoorDash live again, Chase is paying you!

Nice, my dec statement also says 450 af Feb 1. Hadn't even thought about it not being 550.

Also, forgot about the dd credit. That's good the whole year right, so it doesn't have to be used by June or something.

Just need my gold uber credits to hit so I can use it all at once this month. Also waiting for the PP credit to hit now that it's no longer a pending charge.

 

[Albort]

Are you planning to keep your CSR or downgrade?

i will probably keep it if they give me a retention offer. hopefully i can get the $250 but $150 is enough for me to keep it.

 

[afan]

Curious on people's thoughts on this - Retention offers.

I had planned on keeping both my plat and CSR this year, and while I know I could probably get a retention offer at least on the plat, I feel that I'm getting the value I want from it this past year despite little travel, and will hopefully this year. Also knowing Amex is every 13 months, would you, as I'm planning to do, wait until next year to see about a retention offer? I'd rather get it when I know I may be thinking of downgrading than get it now when I know I'm going to keep the card. Or is that backward thinking since I know I'm keeping it, get it now. Except I'm more likely to keep it next year if I get a retention offer, and tbh the gold doesn't do a thing for me since my normal grocery store doesn't code as grocery, so I actually use the plat more than the gold.

With the CSR, since they normally don't give retention, would it make more sense to try no thinking they won't offer them next year? And can I do it via chat?

If anything I'll be looking to add the Aspire later this year and then the green for the sub, assuming no popups on either, and then drop the gold and my hilton biz. Unsure what I'll do with my surpass as it depends on the Aspire.

 

[Judique]

Marriott has awarded 30 nights again this year. So 20 nights to keep Platinum status, which I haven't used yet. Is this a 'double' thing that they have going or am I getting credit for Chase and Amex? Whatever - I will take it and I've got 8 free nights sitting - 5 need to be spent by August. Time for me to get to booking....

Plus, I got a promo bonus of 574 points that I don't know where they came from. Probably Amex from months ago when I was doing a little extra spending on my card. They take so long to post. I really should have kept track since they were offering up to 10 points per $ for a bit.