Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve still worth its $795 annual fee after the 2025 overhaul — and what does the Chase Sapphire Preferred's new 4:3 Hyatt transfer ratio mean for your points? This episode breaks down every change to both Sapphire cards this year, why Melissa upgraded back to the Reserve with no welcome bonus, and exactly how she used Chase's "The Edit" hotel program to book two rooms for four nights in Amsterdam for 100,000 points and fifty dollars.
In this episode:
What the Chase Sapphire Reserve looked like in 2016 vs. what it costs and covers now
Why Melissa and her husband downgraded to Freedom Unlimited in 2023 — and why that trick doesn't work anymore
The Chase Sapphire Preferred's June 2026 overhaul: the Hyatt transfer ratio drop, the doubled hotel credit, and what's grandfathered until October
Three reasons Melissa upgraded to the $795 Reserve without a welcome bonus
A full breakdown of The Edit: split reservations, price-matching, and stacking Points Boost to book Amsterdam's Kimpton De Witt for next to nothing
Why Melissa isn't sure she'll keep chasing Hyatt Globalist status, and what that means for her hotel strategy going forward
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome 03:15 Chase Sapphire Reserve Refresh 04:51 Chase Sapphire Preferred Refresh 09:08 Why I Upgraded Again 13:16 Chase Travel's The Edit (My Booking Hacks) 18:13 More Resources and Wrap Up
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