[Expired: This deal has expired, make sure you check out our review of this card to see the current highest sign up bonus. You can also view all of the current sign up bonuses here.]
Chase currently has two offers that are available for it’s Ritz-Carlton product. Both of the offers come with the same benefits, the only difference is the sign up bonus and the fact that the annual fee of $395 is waived for one of the cards and not the other. The card benefits that come with both of the offers are listed below, followed by the two different offers and how to get them.
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Card Benefits
- Lounge club access for you and a guest at no cost
- Gold elite status for you first year and subsequent years if you spend at least $10,000 per year
- Platinum status if you spend $75,000 or more in one year
- J.P. Morgan Premier Concierge
- Primary rental coverage
- Free roadside assistance
- Visa signature benefits (requires you to be approved with a credit limit of $5,000 or above)
- 10% annual points premium on all points earned through card purchases during the year
- 3 upgrades to Ritz-Carlton Club® Level on paid stays of three nights or longer
- $300 annual travel credit
- $100 hotel credit on paid stays of two nights or longer
70,000 Points, Annual Fee Waived First Year
Follow these steps to get this offer:
- 1-888-846-7004
- Mention you received a targeted offer with the RSVP code F53K
- Confirm the sign up bonus you’re receiving with the customer service representative and ask for a reference number
The third step is important, that way if something goes wrong you have a Chase representative confirming the sign up bonus of 70,000 points and the annual fee waived.
140,000 Points, Annual Fee Of $395 Not Waived
Follow these steps to get this offer:
- 1-888-846-7004
- Mention you received a targeted offer with the RSVP code F5BP
- Confirm the sign up bonus you’re receiving with the customer service representative and ask for a reference number
Our Verdict
You’d need to value Ritz-Carlton points at 0.564¢ per point or more for the annual fee/140k version to make sense. Both versions of the card come with excellent benefits as well. I fly and stay at hotels a lot for work, so I usually try to focus on cards that come with a cash bonus.
That being said, because of this I’ll be able to get the $300 airline benefit easily, I should also be able to make use of the $100 credit for paid nights as well. I’ll probably sign up for one of these cards, I’m undecided which one yet as I’m not hurting for Marriott/Ritz points at the moment and I also got the CSP/Ink Bold recently as well.
I’ll be doing a bit more research on this card (which you should also be doing before applying for ANY credit card) and I’ll post my findings and full review sometime this week.
We’ve added both of these offer to our best hotel credit card page. If you know of any other bonuses that are higher than those listed, please let us know so they can be added.
Hat tip to this FT thread, via LazyTravelers
The value in paying cccccash annual fee is huge. If you and spouse join = 280,000 points. Then go for nites and miles deal. 7 nites+70-120K airline miles.(132k united miles possible). The key is you get 2separate certificates. So 7 marriott or Ritz nites in Florida this Dec. 1Biz class Round trip to Vietnam nam inFebruary. Yes a tad convoluted but we are playing a value game. For a better explanation see Themilesprofessor.
Yes, but then you’re paying almost $700 in fees. Personally I don’t think 70k Ritz/Marriott points are worth $400, but different strokes for different folks.