Chase Sapphire Reserve vs JetBlue Plus Card

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

As part of the Chase-Lyft Partnership, the Chase Sapphire Reserve also earns 10X points on Lyft purchases until March 2025.

Do note that you will not earn bonus points on travel purchases until after you use the annual $300 travel credit. Once the credit is exhausted, you'll then earn the 5X/10X bonuses on travel purchases.

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $900 toward travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®.

JetBlue Plus Card

Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days. $99 annual fee.

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

• Receive up to $300 in statement credits as reimbursements for travel purchases charged to your Chase Sapphire Reserve card each account anniversary year. You will not earn points on travel purchases until you have used the full $300 credit.
• Receive a statement credit of up to $100 every 4 years as reimbursement for the Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS application fee charged to your Chase Sapphire Reserve.
• Receive complimentary Priority Pass Select membership which grants access to over 1,000 VIP lounges worldwide so you can rest before your flight.
• Enjoy special benefits such as complimentary room upgrades, early check-in, late check-out, and more when you book your stays at top hotels and resorts worldwide through The Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection.
• Receive a 50% boost to point value when you redeem your points through Chase Ultimate Rewards (1.5 cents per point).
• Use Pay Yourself Back℠ for 50% more in point value during the current offer when you redeem them for statement credits against existing purchases in select, rotating categories.
• Get complimentary access to DashPass – a membership for both DoorDash and Caviar – which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees on eligible orders for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024. With DashPass you also get $5 in DoorDash credits each month, redeemed at checkout.
• Be protected with travel insurance including Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage Insurance and more.
• You will pay no foreign transaction fees when you use your card for purchases made outside the United States.

JetBlue Plus Card

• When you use your JetBlue Plus Card to pay for your JetBlue airfare, you and up to 3 companions traveling with you on the same itinerary will receive the first checked bag free of charge.
• When you spend $50,000 or more on your JetBlue Plus Card during the calendar year, you'll receive complimentary JetBlue Mosaic Status.
• Every year, you'll receive a $100 statement credit when you use your JetBlue Plus Card to pay for a JetBlue Vacation package.
• When you make In-flight purchases with your JetBlue Plus Card, you'll receive 50% off in the form of a statement credit. This applies to cocktails and food purchased in-flight on JetBlue-operated flights.
• Every year on your JetBlue Plus Card account anniversary, you'll receive 5,000 bonus points.
• Points Payback allows you to redeem points for a statement credit, up to $1,000 annually.
• As a JetBlue Plus Card holder, you'll get 10% of your JetBlue Points back when you redeem JetBlue Points for travel on JetBlue-operated flights.

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

Ultimate Rewards points earned with the Chase Sapphire Reserve can be redeemed for a value of 1.5 cents each towards travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards. You can also obtain higher values transferring points to Chase's airline and hotel partners.

JetBlue Plus Card

JetBlue points are worth about 1.5 cents each when redeemed for award flights with JetBlue. Points can also be used to pay for JetBlue Vacation packages, fly Hawaiian Airlines, and be redeemed towards charges made to a JetBlue Plus credit card using Points Payback.

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

The Chase Sapphire Reserve has an annual fee of $550. Additional users can be added for an annual fee of $75 per additional card.

You can offset a big chunk of the annual fee with the $300 in annual statement credits. If you spend moderately on the card and make use of the lounge access, it won't take long to make up for the annual fee especially with points being worth a minimum of 1.5 cents each towards travel.

JetBlue Plus Card

The JetBlue Plus Card has an annual fee of $99. If you normally pay for checked bags, the first checked bag free perk alone should easily offset this fee after only 1 to 2 trips depending on how many companions are traveling with you.

You can also offset this fee using the $100 JetBlue Vacations credits that is offered annually.