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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #280 on: January 17, 2019, 09:57:47 PM »
I’m not sure where to post this but I spoke to a rep and they said it’s not a calendar annual credit. It’s based on opening date.
Rep is correct. Did you get a credit within the last 12 months?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #281 on: January 17, 2019, 10:14:42 PM »
Rep is correct. Did you get a credit within the last 12 months?
Yes. I thought it was calendar year.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #282 on: January 17, 2019, 10:38:30 PM »
Yes. I thought it was calendar year.
It was. That was changed more recently to cardmember year, although anyone who had the card prior to the change is grandfathered in.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #283 on: January 18, 2019, 09:24:12 AM »
Yes. I thought it was calendar year.
It was see below, now it changed. Either way unless it’s within your first 12 months of getting the card, it makes no practical difference to you. The whole benefit was for people that applied in that first year it was available, they got $300 twice in 12 months. At this point no one gets more than $300 per 12 month period regardless of when they applied, and wether or not they were grandfathered in.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #284 on: January 18, 2019, 09:38:57 AM »


Either way unless it’s within your first 12 months of getting the card, it makes no practical difference to you. The whole benefit was for people that applied in that first year it was available, they got $300 twice in 12 months. At this point no one gets more than $300 per 12 month period regardless of when they applied, and wether or not they were grandfathered in.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #285 on: January 18, 2019, 09:40:58 AM »
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Are you referring to upgrades/downgrades?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #286 on: January 18, 2019, 09:47:59 AM »
Are you referring to upgrades/downgrades?
Nope. Firstly, if you applied the first year, you got 3 TCs for one AF. And it does still make a difference, because you can't triple dip the same way you could before.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #287 on: January 18, 2019, 09:58:52 AM »
Nope. Firstly, if you applied the first year, you got 3 TCs for one AF. And it does still make a difference, because you can't triple dip the same way you could before.
A) I said the whole difference was for getting 2 credits in that first 12 month period AKA triple dip.
B) How does it still make a difference there is no scenario where calendar year gets you anything more than card member year, other than that initial extra $300 credit. Even if you downgraded in both scenarios right after the next travel credit hit you would be at the same place. As a matter of fact for cancelling/downgrading the argument can be made that card member year is actually better. Unless I am missing something, in which case please enlighten me.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #288 on: March 15, 2019, 10:04:04 AM »
Uber GC still works through MPX?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #289 on: July 10, 2019, 09:00:12 PM »
Is it safe to assume that parking @ hotel would count as a hotel/travel credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #290 on: July 10, 2019, 09:04:36 PM »
Is it safe to assume that parking @ hotel would count as a hotel/travel credit?
Yes
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Re: Purchases That Work For Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
« Reply #292 on: September 25, 2020, 02:13:40 PM »
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