The Chase Sapphire Reserve's $300 annual travel credit is one of the card's most valuable benefits. It's an annual card benefit, so it's separate from the card's first-year welcome offer of 60,000 points after spending $4,000 within three months of account opening.
You can book hotels, airfare and vacations at 1.5 cents per point with Sapphire Reserve. Sapphire Preferred is 1.25 cents per point. There's additional earn when booking through Chase Ultimate Rewards on select products.
If your goal is to get or maintain a good credit score, two to three credit card accounts, in addition to other types of credit, are generally recommended. This combination may help you improve your credit mix. Lenders and creditors like to see a wide variety of credit types on your credit report.
Simply put, if you've opened five or more new credit card accounts with any bank in the past 24 months, you will not likely be approved for a new Chase card. The 5/24 rule applies to almost all Chase credit cards, including popular ones like the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve®.
Points also transfer to airline and hotel partners for premium travel redemptions, or you can get 25% more value when redeeming points through the Chase travel portal. Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.