Chase Adds Hyatt Explorist as Spend Benefit on Sapphire Reserve Cards

Chase announced a new benefit for Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ cardholders effective today, but be aware that it is tied to spend.

First, you’ll need to spend the following, based on card:
Chase Sapphire Reserve®: $75,000 in annual spend
Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠: $120,000 in annual spend

Cardmembers who qualify can activate the Explorist status by linking their World of Hyatt membership in their benefits portal. Once activated, Explorist status is available for the remainder of the calendar year in which a cardmember qualifies through the following year.

Chase Sapphire Reserve®

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Chase Sapphire Reserve®

(4.5) Our Review

Our ratings are determined by the authors and editors on our team. Each individual card feature is compared against all other cards we offer and the total score is an average of those 4 ratings.

Annual Fee:

$795

⚠️Offer Ending Soon

Limited Time Offer:

Earn 150,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

Last Chance! Ends by 9 AM EST on 6/15/2026

• Earns extremely valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points
• Chase Sapphire Lounge by the Club and Priority Pass Select airport lounge access for you and 2 guests, including Priority Pass Experiences
• The potential for more than $3,000 in annual value in benefits and statement credits.

• Earns extremely valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points
• Chase Sapphire Lounge by the Club and Priority Pass Select airport lounge access for you and 2 guests, including Priority Pass Experiences
• The potential for more than $3,000 in annual value in benefits and statement credits.

Pros

• Aside from a $300 annual credit on travel, you'll earn up to 8X on all travel purchases made via Chase Travel℠
• Chase Sapphire Lounge by the Club and Priority Pass Select airport lounge access for you and 2 guests, including Priority Pass Experiences
• The potential for more than $3,000 in annual value in benefits and statement credits.

Cons

• High annual fee
• Not as many bonus categories as some other cards
• If booking travel directly (rather than via Chase Travel℠), 4X bonus categories are limited to Airfare and Hotels booked directly but not all travel.

Annual Fee: $795

Foreign Transaction Fee: 0%

Min Credit Score: Excellent (800-850) *

The Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, and Ink Preferred all have the ability to transfer to airline and hotel partners. We use an average value that you can expect to get by utilizing your points for these transfer partners.

In the Chase Travel℠ portal, Points Boost allows you to redeem for airfare or hotels with point values ranging from 1.5 – 2 cents depending on cabin class or hotel. Specific flights and hotels that appear in Point Boost vary.

If you do not have at least one of these cards, Ultimate Rewards are worth exactly 1 cent per point.

You can also read our Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

Point Value:

$0.01-$0.0175

APR: 19.49%-27.99% (Variable)

Balance transfer fees: Either $5 or 5% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.

• 4x-8x

  Airfare

  
  8X only applies to bookings made via Chase Travel℠. Otherwise earn 4X points per dollar if booked directly with the airline. Bookings via any other channel earn 1X.
• 4x-8x

  Hotels

  
  8X only applies to bookings made via Chase Travel℠. Otherwise earn 4X points per dollar if booked directly with the hotel. Bookings via any other channel earn 1X.
• 3x

  Dining Out / Food Delivery

  
• 1x-8x

  Car Rentals

  
  Only applies to bookings made via Chase Travel℠. Otherwise earn 1X.
• 1x

  Everything Else

This compliments other similar loyalty program benefits that already exist on the cards wherein Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardmembers who spend $75,000 each calendar year also receive IHG One Rewards Diamond Elite Status, Southwest Airlines® A-List Status and a $500 Southwest Airlines credit when booked through Chase Travel as well as a $250 statement credit to The Shops at Chase.

And, Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ cardmembers who spend $120,000 each calendar year also receive IHG One Rewards Diamond Elite Status, Southwest Airlines A-List Status and a $500 Southwest Airlines credit when booked through Chase Travel, plus $500 statement credit to The Shops at Chase.

Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠

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Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠

(4.5) Our Review

Our ratings are determined by the authors and editors on our team. Each individual card feature is compared against all other cards we offer and the total score is an average of those 4 ratings.

Annual Fee:

$795

🎁 Bonus offer

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.

• Up to $2,500 in annual value from benefits and statement credits
• Airport lounge access for you and up to two guests at both Chase Sapphire lounges and Priority Pass lounges
• Too many benefits and statement credits to list! It comes with IHG Platinum status for a start…

• Up to $2,500 in annual value from benefits and statement credits
• Airport lounge access for you and up to two guests at both Chase Sapphire lounges and Priority Pass lounges
• Too many benefits and statement credits to list! It comes with IHG Platinum status for a start…

Pros

• Up to $2,500 in annual value from benefits and statement credits
• Airport lounge access for you and up to two guests at both Chase Sapphire lounges and Priority Pass lounges
• Too many benefits and statement credits to list! Comes with IHG Platinum status for a start…

Cons

• Very high annual fee
• Only one business related (non-travel) bonus category

Annual Fee: $795

Foreign Transaction Fee: 0%

Min Credit Score: Good (670-739) *

The Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, and Ink Preferred all have the ability to transfer to airline and hotel partners. We use an average value that you can expect to get by utilizing your points for these transfer partners.

In the Chase Travel℠ portal, Points Boost allows you to redeem for airfare or hotels with point values ranging from 1.5 – 2 cents depending on cabin class or hotel. Specific flights and hotels that appear in Point Boost vary.

If you do not have at least one of these cards, Ultimate Rewards are worth exactly 1 cent per point.

You can also read our Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

Point Value:

$0.01-$0.0175

APR: 17.74%-28.49% (Variable)

• 5x

  Lyft

  
  Through 9/30/27
• 4x-8x

  Airfare

  
  Earn 8X only when booked via Chase Travel; otherwise this card earns 4X on airfare booked directly. Any other booking channel earns 1X.
• 4x-8x

  Hotels

  
  Earn 8X only when booked via Chase Travel; otherwise this card earns 4X on hotels booked directly. Any other booking channel earns 1X.
• 3x

  Advertising on Search Engines and Social Media

  
• 1x-8x

  Car Rentals

  
  Only when booked via Chase Travel; otherwise earn 1X points per dollar.
• 1x

  Everything Else

Obviously, everyone will wish that you could get Globalist from spend on these cards (me too!) but I can also appreciate World of Hyatt being protective of that very top tier. A while back we covered at MilesTalk a new arrangement between the Venetian Rewards program in Las Vegas and World of Hyatt for casino members to receive World of Hyatt based on tier, and their highest published tier received Explorist with Hyatt as well. Only their “invite only” level gamblers were given Globalist.

So, what do you think? Let’s discuss in the MilesTalk / Your Best Credit Cards Facebook Group!

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