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Chase Made Sapphire Reserve Credits Easier To Use — New $250 Hotel Credit, More Dining Cities, No More Split-Year Timing

Dec 19 2025

Chase is making Sapphire Reserve’s credits a lot easier to actually use in 2026. The Edit’s $500 hotel credit stops forcing you to time bookings into two half-year windows, a new $250 two-night hotel credit adds more chains (including IHG), and the Exclusive Tables dining credit is expanding into more cities with 100+ new restaurants.

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Everything About Sapphire Reserve’s Refresh Makes Sense Once You See How Its Economics Forced Chase’s Rethink

Nov 13 2025

The Sapphire Reserve refresh wasn’t about adding perks or taking them away — it was about bringing the card’s economics back into line with how Chase needs it to operate.. Once you understand why the old earn and redemption structure no longer worked for them, every change in the refresh snaps into focus.

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First-Ever 125K Bonus On Chase Sapphire Reserve—$4,950 In First-Year Value

Aug 21 2025

Chase Sapphire Reserve® (See rates and fees) Chase’s bonus offer to launch the refreshed Sapphire Reserve product has ended. I assumed we’d see fewer points on offer now, but that’s not what happened! Instead the new offer lets you earn 125,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s the most points that have ever been offered for a Sapphire card, period. The launch offer was 100,000 and a $500 travel portal credit after $5,000 in spend. This new offer is 25,000 more points, doesn’t include the travel credit, and requires $1,000 more spend to earn. Some of you will do the math and say the launch offer was bigger. However, It’s no longer available The travel credit required you to book through the portal, the…

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Sapphire Reserve New $795 Overhaul: 100K Points & $500 Travel Credit Offer, Up To 8× Earn—The Definitive Verdict On Value

Jul 14 2025

The relaunched Chase Sapphire Reserve is now available. Those applying today get the new card value proposition right away. Here’s what I really think about the new card – as a standalone proposition, and about the changes for current Sapphire cardmembers. Should you get the card? Should you keep it?

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Sapphire Reserve Relaunch FAQ: What Chase Told Me About Deadlines, Bonus Rules, And Locking In The Old Deal

Jun 17 2025

It seemed worth pulling out separately things like ‘what happens to my existing Sapphire Reserve points?’ and ‘when does this change actually go into effect for existing customers?’ And perhaps even more importantly, ‘is there a brief window for me to choose whether I like the old or new product better?’

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