Let’s first assume that rewards are used for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards and that you can use the full $300 annual travel credit offered on the Chase Sapphire Reserve. With those assumptions, three differences stand out.
This should be an easy hurdle for frequent travelers. Still, it’s worth doing the math to make sure which card is best for your specific spending patterns and card usage. For example, we use the Maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but I like reading the fine print on financial products. In the case of the Chase Sapphire brand of credit cards, there are several things to keep in mind.
Note the language “any Sapphire credit card.” That tells me I wouldn’t qualify for this bonus because I received the Chase Sapphire Reserve bonus back in 2016.