Popular Hotel Credit Patched

A popular hotel credit workaround on Chase Sapphire Preferred Card® has been patched and is no longer working according to data points online.

​Previously, cardholders could book a hotel stay through the Chase Travel℠ portal, earn the $50 hotel credit, and then cancel the hotel reservation (and in turn, keep $50).

​Now, Chase is reclaiming the credit when a cardholder cancels a hotel reservation.

​We’re not surprised to see this fixed, especially since the hotel credit recently increased to $100 for new and existing users from June 15 onward (while keeping the same $95 annual fee).

​Similar workarounds like the United Travel Bank credit and Delta credits on cards from different issuers have also been corrected in 2026.

​We do not recommend any “gaming” and caution against violating terms and conditions for various credit cards.

​Having an account flagged or shut down is a worst case scenario and we don’t want you to experience that!