Is it over for Chase?! Time to cancel? 

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A couple months ago I was in a rental car and I backed into a pole to avoid another car. That car took off. Rental car company sought $1900 to fix the damage. I turned the claim over to Chase and they took care of it, no questions asked. Thank you CSR!

One last note, if this cards EVER comes in with a 75K or greater sign up bonus...get it. High signup bonus trumps most of the loss in benefits all day.

Being in active duty military, i have 2 chase sapphire reserves. 1 is from application and the other one was product change (freedom unlimited to Chase sapphire). Its a no brainer while being in as the annual fees are waived. Free $600 travel credit!

I’m still sticking with Sapphire Reserve because of one key difference left out of this comparison video: travel insurance. The Sapphire Reserve offers $10k per person vs Venture X’s puny $2k in the event of a trip cancellation for a covered reason. Also, you get $100k in an emergency evacuation for medical needs or transportation. I’m not even sure if Venture X offers anything for that. So if you’re looking for the best card for travel, I would still recommend Chase Sapphire Reserve over Venture X. The difference in premium is negligible when you factor in all of the insurance benefits.

Can you do a video breaking down the hotel rewards programs please? Hilton, Marriott, IHG programs specifically. Thank you!

Got the venture X card because of your videos was considering getting the Chase card as well, but now I may not. The one bonus of the Chase card is transferring points to Hyatt.

I commented a while ago about the audio, thank you for fixing the bass bounce

Your videos are the best! We travel a lot and you've given us great tips. Thanks!

Csr saved me with hospital expenses while I was in vacation in Asia covered the entire hospital expense. Had to get a plate on my leg after an accident.

One benefit to consider is the Trip Delay. A lot of other cards offer trip delay benefit, but they require that you pay the entire flight on that card. For the Reserve, you are covered by the Trip delay protection as long as you pay any part of the flight with it. For example, even if you pay $1, you will get the Travel delay protection from the card. I was able to use this benefit recently.

As someone who lives/flies out of Boston I absolutely love the CSR. Do I wish it had some better perks for the $550 I pay yearly? Of course. But for me personally, losing the restaurant/market aspect of Priority Pass makes ZERO difference as I was never using Priority Pass to visit those places anyways. The perks the card has is something we can't quickly forget about. This is still a great card. I will not be getting rid of it.

Austin has a chase sapphire lounge. Most of it is outside. Yes, outside. Food is obtained via vending- style machines, no charge. The "bar" only serves canned drinks.

My primary travel card is C1VX and CSP is secondary. For someone traveling 2-4 times a year, it works out fine. Priority pass restaurant perk is not a big deal for me. In about 2-3 years I will evaluate the situation and if CSR makes sense I will probably get it then. I am not much fan of AMEX coupon system.

Benefits are getting cut left and right, the venture x losing presidents circle and chase constantly losing perks haha

Instead of Cancelling, I'd downgrade to either a Chase Sapphire Pereferred or a Chase Freedom Flex.

Keeping my Chase Reserve card...the other benefits far outweigh the restaurant credit. I don't own a car but I rent one nearly every month in my home town to run errands, go shopping, deliver orders from my business, etc...and the car rental insurance waiver alone saves me $50+ ($600/yr) not to mention they covered a cracked windshield damage claim that would have cost me another $100. Also the $300 annual travel credit applies to my local bus/train transit pass so even if I don't travel, I still get several months free.

I’m from BOSTON and I love using the Chase lounge at Logan. Well keep the card because of all then lounge visits we make a year

3% for travel including ground transportation does it for me. I use it to pay for my daily commute and that adds up really fast.

Often overlooked - the CSR, AMEX Platinum, and maybe the United Infinite card (not totally sure about that one) are the only cards I know of that have emergency evacuation/medical insurance coverage. That can be a huge benefit to someone who travels a lot and is looking for an alternative to annual travel insurance. My understanding is the main difference between the coverages between the AMEX and CSR Is that the CSR will cover you as long as you paid for some part of your travel with your card. For the AMEX, you have to pay for everything with the card for the trip to be considered covered. I spent about $500 on annual travel insurance last year. The coverage limits are better with the separate policy, but I may consider dropping it this year as long as I use my CSR. After having a bad car wreck a couple of years ago, I realized that s*it happens. Even at 45. If you are young, you may not think about it. But I don't think you want to be stuck in a hospital in a developing country.

I have the card. It makes up for a lot of that cost also with the $15/mo insta cart and 5/mo door dash, plus the delay and car insurance. I actually ended up using the delay insurance on the first trip i took after getting the card. Well worth it.

I literally just got it a few months back so I plan on keeping it. I am bummed about the loss of Priority Pass for now but I can still get some value in the card since I pair it with my Freedom Unlimited card as well.

Have been planning for months on which card is right for me and I decided on the CSR because I travel for work about 3-4 times per month (domestic). More importantly the partners that CSR have, aligns with my airlines. I am new to the “game” and this would be my 2nd ever card but with an 800+ credit score I don’t have any concerns on getting approved and losing food I never had access to doesn’t effect me as much as others. *Tip: planning to apply at a branch for the card for a better SUB.

I got this card when it first came out (I was part of that frenzy!)... yay 100K bonus! I have not canceled it since then. Yes, there are some lost benefits and the restaurants from PP hurts a lot, but I still love the car rental insurance and redeeming for 1.5 when booking boutique hotels through the portal. I love transferring to Hyatt, but I have the INK Business Preferred, so I don't consider that an exclusive benefit of the CSR in my case. I hope they renew their partnership with Lyft. I do take advantage of the Lyft Pink membership and the 10X on rides. All in all, at $550, with the super easy to use $300 travel credit (ahem, ahem, AMEX) and the $5 monthly DoorDash credit (which I do use), I'm still willing to pay a net $190 annual fee for it. I hope the open a Sapphire Lounge at DEN!

U also have the us bank reserve that offers restaurants.

I had a flight cancellation recently and was rebooked on a 1 stop flight instead. With CSR + authorized user, my family enjoyed free nice lounge access with nice breakfast food + meals at 2 restaurants (once at start and another at the one stop). The meals alone were worth $110 each (Priority pass card holder + guest credit for each card holder). That was totally worth it for us. Sad to see it go

Currently use the CSP & AmEx Green as my travel cards. However, im thinking about going for the Cap1 VX for free AUs. I would prefer the CSR, but only travel 2-3 times per year.

I got a mailer for 70k points but I’m at 2/30 and I just got the Platinum which was 5/24 so if the platinum is not on my credit report by 5/3 I’ll get the Reserve. Other wise Bilt works for me for Hyatt stays

I have a specific spend that makes the CSR worth it for me - I spend a ton on cruising, which codes as general travel. The CSR and the new WF Autograph Journey are the best cards I know of for cruises. The difference between 2x and 3x, assuming 2cpp, is worth about 2% incrementally. $12,500 in cruise charges makes up the effective AF. If WF gets better transfer partners, they may steal my cruise spend away from Chase.

First AD was AMEX Platinum lololol. They watching you!

The 50% bonus on using the sapphire reserve portal was the cheapest option for my specific flight for my specific date that I needed for multiple people. With that and Hyatt, it makes it a better deal for me often than the Platinum. Especially since I don't like buying a coupon book like AMEX makes me.

Thanks for the video. I plan to downgrade the CSR to unlimited. I also have another unlimited and the flex should I use up my points in the CSR before I downgrade to get max values?

John I have a question If I applied for CL in got denied can I Appiled for a new credit card with the same card company that denied me a CL . Just curious.

Although I have used the restaurant benefit, this change won't make me cancel. Plus JFK is my home airport, so Sapphire lounge. I also use the hell out of the Lyft pink membership.

I'm new to the ccd game and don't plan to go too wild. I already have the capital one duo, and plan to move to chase next. Reserved was never in my sights though. I don't travel enough, so 1 premium travel card is plenty. The kids are going to need a Disney world trip soon enough though, which I plan to cover through the chase trio.

Is the Chase Freedom Unlimited good to get if I need a VISA credit card?

Chase did me a favor announcing this early. My CSP is at 11 months and I was calendar watching to upgrade next month to CSR solely bc of the PP restaurant value. Now that they've removed restaurants, I get to save $455 on the annual fee by sticking w/ the CSP having gotten outsized 90K points from last yrs CSP bonus

I just want Korean air back as a chase partner damn it.

So I have my preferred but I plan on downgrading to a second flex so that I can apply for the reserve As a JFK/LGA user it makes sense because we have chase sapphire lounges. So far I’m only using the venture X to access the priority pass lounges Basically chase losing restaurants doesn’t affect me much But I might hold out cause of the rumors that the Cap1 will add lounges to JFK and LGA

My husband had the sapphire reserve and loved it for the restaurant credit so he downgraded it and got the altitude card because it has priority pass with restaurant access still. Hopefully it stays 🤞

Because C1 won't give me the VX, I may product change my CSP to CSR.

Awesome video as always. Can you make a video on how to climb up the Capital One credit cards from entry level to advanced? You have a similar video on Chase.

is it worth keeping if you ha the quadfecta : chase freedom unlimited, Chase freedom Flex, Chase business ink, Chase Sapphire Reserve. I only keey the reserve so i can trafer my points from the other cards. If you have a better trifecta quadfecta i would like to know which card company?

I cancelled after Bilt came out, there is absolutely no value left to pay their annual fees and keep the card when Bilt and Amex gold can do everything and better.

I JUST signed up for this card BECAUSE of PP restaurants for a trip I have in August to and from two airports with restaurant options. I'm very ticked about the short notice of this announcement.

How does one get 2.4m chase points? Just by constantly signing up for cards and downgrading or cancelling? 6:05?

I'm based out of Boston as well. Sad to lose the restaurant access, but honestly I'm actually willing to lose it if it takes some of the demand away from the Sapphire Lounge at Logan. I found trying to utilize the restaurant benefit was more of a chore than a reward, and I had to kind of go out of my way to maximize the benefit. With a wife and kid, and the restaurant only providing a discount for two people (myself and guest) it ended up not being a very "needed" benefit. My wife, daughter, and I each really, really enjoy the Sapphire lounge, and would appreciate it being just a little bit less busy at times. If this change accomplishes that, then fantastic. Especially as Chase expands the amount of lounges.

Sir John, could you please help us with having a short term rental in a city that bans them? or restricts them? please. For example Arlington Texas. What options as owner do we have? and what can we do?

I've always been curious of what an US card user thinks about cards elsewhere in the world. For example a Mastercard in Honduras, offers 7% cashback on Phone and Internet bill, Food and Travel through the card reward program, Amazon (both Prime Video and actual Amazon Purchases), Spotify, Netflix, Restaurants, Deliveries and any Videogame related purchase. Gold level for $100 membership.

Sad live near LAX/OC airports PP sucks here removed restaurants and no CSR Lounge. CSR benefits expire also. Moving to Amex Gold and Amex Blue Business Plus then Platinum and BILT. Cap1 didn't give me a Venture X even though I have checking and savings accounts with them.

I’m also based in Boston and am planning on keeping the card because of the Sapphire lounges! My family is in NYC so I purposely fly out of Terminal C via JetBlue (Logan) and back via Terminal B JetBlue (LGA) and use the Sapphire lounge both ways. I would value each lounge visit to at least $25. I go in on an empty stomach and leave fully stuffed 😂. Got a free facial from LGA recently so I might even value the LGA lounge at $50. But if I wasn’t based in a city or fly frequently to a city with a Sapphire Lounge I don’t think I would keep the card tbh. Those lounges are what make the $250 fee (post travel credit) worth it for me. I also have the Venture X and Amex Platinum and the Sapphire Lounges beat both of their Lounges!

I think this card being the only one of the big 3 premium travel cards to offer Hyatt as a transfer partner is very underrated. That's really the main reason why I'm leaning towards the CSR over the Amex Platinum or Venture X. I already have an Amex Gold for more of the every day spend categories.

Other cards such as Venture X and AMEX also have transfer partners, but who these partners are also plays a big part in choosing which card. The Hyatt partnership with Chase makes it a huge plus for the CSR. For me, the partners for AMEX and Venture X are not appealing (either I don't like the hotels or their rewards programs suck). That plus the 50% bonus on travel booked through the portal make it the choice for me.

I have Amex gold and platinum as well as CSP and C1VX and couldn’t be happier with those 4. I’ll pass on CSR.

I‘m definitely downgrading. The travel portal is missing so many flight options now that many of the benefits I got the card for are worthless

If the AMEX Platinum didn’t exist or if the Sapphire Reserve kept most of its legacy benefits, I’d apply for the latter

I’m still waiting on the desk set up video😭

FYI - The CSR and CSP welcome bonus is temporarily up to 75,000 points.

I’m still in chase jail for the moment But when my time is up I want to try for the Reserve for Lounge Access United Club here in my Hometown Airport Ord In then Ink card . But if their another card beside the reserve card that offer lounge access I’m open to. Thank good news

I have Venture X, Bilt, and IHG Business. Have not had a big need for CSR as of yet. Loss of PP restaurants not a big deal, tbh.

I have a discover card as a beginner with a 700 and something credit score with it being opened for a few months now. What advice would you give for beginners with a good score that is wanting to get the most out of credit cards and premium benifits?

I I absolutely ABHOR that you have to book travel through the Chase portal and only earn 5 measley points, that's trash and will keep you earning at a snail's pace.

Trying to decide on my next card and now I don't know which one I want to get.

I have the venture X and I still have priority pass.

My question is, "Is there really a value in this system if you have to go through their website to book?"

Your last summery of comparison is valid but you’ll have to have other 3, 4 cards to have the combined benefits of one reserve card. After $300 statement credits of $300 I think it still is the best. By the way, you forgot the delay, cancellation compensations…

Does it make sense to down grade back to the Preferred? I also just got the ability to upgrade to the Ritz-Carlton card. Wouldn't the benefits of the Preferred and Ritz be almost the same as the Reserve but with lower annual fees?

John Liang: I used your advice to get the full Chase suite in the last 14 months (Flex, Sapphire Preferred, Unlimited, Amazon Prime, Ink Cash). To address the 5/24 rule, I am now past the anniversary of the Flex. Do I need to cancel it so I can apply for a new one (and new promotion) in 13 months or could I be approved for a new one while still holding one?

I was actually on the fence about getting the CSR until this came out. But I don't think they're alone. All of the big credit card issuers are cutting back benefits, it seems.

Can someone please confirm what I just heard! The extra .50 pts we get for the reserve is only good for the UR portal?? It doesn't boot your overall pts????

I remember when my sapphire reserve was $399/yr for the same features

Holy 2.4 million points!

The reimbursement for global entry is only once every 4 years, not annually!

I got the Venture X earlier this year and decided to downgrade the Chase Reserve to Chase Preferred. With the latest changes , I’m more assured that I made the right decision!

How come no one ever mentions the US bank reserve altitude card?

Venture X is my main

BOS Chase Sapphire lounge by The Club costs $75 per visit. If you visit the lounge at least twice a year then you meet the $150 above the CSP $100AF cost. A choice between PC CSR to CSP or replace CSR with Capital One Venture X Business. If you have C1VX PP lounges then you need to pay $75 per visit to use the Chase Sapphire lounge.

If the annual fee was still 450 I would maybe consider the card otherwise I’ll stick with my VX.

I’m never getting rid of my Sapphire Reserve! 😭 Also, it is unfathomable to me that no one talks about how broken that the Lyft benefit truly is.

The Venture X welcome offer is NOT better than the Reserve. 75k miles vs 60k miles, but the 60k is worth 1.5x more when redeeming for travel.

I just dropped it down to the preferred. Interesting that everyone else is seeing it

An airport I fly through fairly frequently has no lounge but does have a Chili's that accepts the Priority Pass $28 dining credit. The loss of that benefit on the CSR makes it a no for me.

I still cannot find the answer to one single question: which premium credit card should someone get if they are only getting one? C1, Amex Platinum, Chase SP? Personally I have Amex gold and I’ve been debating which travel card to get. Great content on this channel 😊

Citi Prestige existed before that, and it wasn't worse than CSR.

CSR is mainly great for priority pass restaurants... said no one ever.

would CSP would be better to downgrade?

After all these loss of benefits, still great?

Could chase finally get a grocery category!? Say the sapphires having a 3x

I am sticking with American Express all day everyday!

The card seems due for a refresh. Do you think that might come soon?

Lol so jealous of your Chase Ultimate reward points bank lol

Rip signing bonus and rewards . It used to be a good card, but then I went to the preferred

Really wish AA was a partner. Living in Texas, we are pretty much ruled by AA lol

The reserve has always been a bad deal. I went with the preferred because it’s better value for me

I went to a Capital One lounge and asked about the venture X business card having restaurants on Priority Pass and the guy double checked for me and he says it does not have restaurants. I Even showed him the article that says it does and he checked and said that article is wrong

I canceled mine , not worth it anymore

New to the chase ecosystem here. Does Chase consider traveling by Amtrak as “ travel”?

One could argue, For utilization purposes you probably shouldn't cancel your cards. Just simply not use it. The more cards you have your credit score will fluctuate less

Venture X is goat. Why? Because it pays for itself. It doesn't matter how much they devalue perks. As long as it pays for itself, it's staying in my Wallet.

Are you American or Canadian?