{"id":226673,"date":"2025-09-17T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=226673\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:23:04","slug":"sapphire-reserve-the-edit-travel-credit-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/chase-ultimate-rewards\/sapphire-reserve-the-edit-travel-credit-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Perks: Two Big Sapphire Reserve Improvements Launching January 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"custom-blue\"><em>The changes below have taken effect, and this post is no longer being updated. Here is our <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/tag\/major-updates\/\" target=\"new\">archive of major updates<\/a> from card issuers and loyalty programs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re already a <a data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserve\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Chase Sapphire Reserve<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1975477.10005148&type=3&subid=05d02b85b0d91a4fc0c11f6f7d57721f5&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>) or <a data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserveBusiness\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sapphire Reserve for Business\u2120<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1833067.10005328&type=3&u1=da580c71de4ff05f19e6d42c212c5455&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>) cardholder \u2014 or thinking about becoming one \u2014 <strong>January 1, 2026<\/strong>, is a date to keep in mind. On that day, Chase will introduce a new benefit to both cards and enhance an existing one.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know about these upcoming changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Improvements_Coming_to_Sapphire_Reserve_and_Sapphire_Reserve_Business_Benefits\">Improvements Coming to Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Reserve Business Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though the <a data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserve\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sapphire Reserve<\/a> was recently overhauled and the <a data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserveBusiness\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sapphire Reserve Business<\/a> only just launched, changes are already on the way. Starting <strong>January 1, 2026<\/strong>, both cards will offer an enhanced benefit along with a completely new one.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what cardholders can look forward to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Edit Credit (updated):<\/strong> Starting January 1, cardmembers will receive up to $250 back per prepaid bookings of two nights or more with The Edit, up to $500 annually. The credit will no longer be split into two six-month periods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New $250 Chase Travel hotel credit:<\/strong> Beginning in 2026, cardmembers can get up to $250 back on prepaid hotel bookings of two nights or more through Chase Travel at IHG, Montage, Pendry, Omni, Virgin, Minor, and Pan Pacific properties. These bookings also earn Ultimate Rewards points on any amount spent beyond the credit. Plus, you'll earn points in the corresponding hotel loyalty program on the full purchase amount.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are purely positive changes. The updated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/chase-ultimate-rewards\/the-edit-by-chase-travel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Edit<\/a> credit will be simpler to use, and the addition of a brand-new hotel credit is simply icing on the cake. And it's also worth noting that these updates are being made without an annual fee increase.<\/p>\n<p>To reiterate, these benefits won't take effect until January 1, 2026. Until then, the current The Edit credit restrictions still apply, and the new $250 Chase Travel hotel credit is not yet available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204522 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beach-Resort-Hugh-Whyte-Unsplash-Featured.png\" alt=\"Beach Bar, Grand Anse Beach\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beach-Resort-Hugh-Whyte-Unsplash-Featured.png 1000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beach-Resort-Hugh-Whyte-Unsplash-Featured-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beach-Resort-Hugh-Whyte-Unsplash-Featured-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beach-Resort-Hugh-Whyte-Unsplash-Featured-325x260.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credi: Hugh Whyte\/Unsplash<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/chase-ultimate-rewards\/chase-sapphire-reserve-changes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chase Sapphire Reserve<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Just Got a Major Overhaul \u2014 Here\u2019s an Overview of the Changes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chase re-launched the <a data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserve\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sapphire Reserve<\/a> earlier this year and rolled out the <a data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserveBusiness\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sapphire Reserve Business<\/a> on the very same day. But since then, the premium credit card landscape has changed a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Other issuers have launched new products, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum-offer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">another big-name premium card is about to get its own major refresh<\/a>. Chase adding and updating benefits this soon suggests the bank is trying to get ahead now rather than play catch-up later.<\/p>\n<p>But these aren't changes that you can complain about. If you happen to have the Sapphire Reserve or Sapphire Reserve Business card &#8212; or plan to get either &#8212; you\u2019ll get access to new and updated benefits at the start of next year. Best of all, these enhancements come without a higher annual fee in exchange. It doesn't really get better than that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"compare-cards-wrap compare-count-cards-2 compare-p-chase\"><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chase Sapphire Reserve\u00ae\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/565192b2-c5cc-4edc-89ae-b8bba7a63750.png\" width=\"150\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">Chase Sapphire Reserve<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong>\r\nEarn 150,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='Chase Sapphire Reserve\u00ae' data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$795<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048084\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1975477.10005148&type=3&subid=05d02b85b0d91a4fc0c11f6f7d57721f5&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--6\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>8x points on all purchases through Chase Travel\u2120<\/li>\r\n<li>4x points on flights and hotels booked directly<\/li>\r\n<li>3x points on dining worldwide<\/li>\r\n<li>1x points on all other purchases<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/42f36a84-370d-4140-94a9-87f97a0dde86.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Sapphire Reserve for Business\u2120\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">Sapphire Reserve for Business\u2120<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 150,000 bonus points after you spend $20,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening and access more than $6,000 in total business and travel value in your first year.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='Sapphire Reserve for Business\u2120' data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseSapphireReserveBusiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$795<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"5048384\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1833067.10005328&type=3&u1=da580c71de4ff05f19e6d42c212c5455&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>8X points on all Chase Travel\u2120 purchases<\/li>\r\n<li>5X total points on eligible Lyft rides through 9\/30\/2027<\/li>\r\n<li>4x points on flights and hotels booked directly<\/li>\r\n<li>3x points on advertising purchases made with social media platforms and search engines<\/li>\r\n<li>1 point per dollar on all other eligible purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Improvements_Coming_to_Sapphire_Reserve_and_Sapphire_Reserve_Business_Benefits\">Improvements Coming to Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Reserve Business Benefits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re already a Chase Sapphire Reserve\u00ae or Sapphire Reserve for Business\u2120 cardholder \u2014 or thinking about becoming one \u2014 January 1, 2026 will mark a significant improvement to both cards. Chase will introduce a valuable new benefit to both cards and enhance an existing one. Here\u2019s what to know about these upcoming changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":226675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12520,12786],"coauthors":[36432],"class_list":["post-226673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-card-benefits","tag-chase"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226673"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242412,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226673\/revisions\/242412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226673"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=226673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}