The Guide to The Edit by Chase Travel

The Edit by Chase Travel, formerly known as Chase’s Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection, is the brand’s hotel booking platform that offers the chance to book Chase hotels by paying with cash, Chase Ultimate Rewards® points or a mix of both.

Each hotel also includes special perks that travelers who book outside of the dedicated Chase travel portal would not typically receive. Many of these are similar to hotel elite status benefits, and for those who may not have status with a particular hotel company or for those booking an independent hotel, it is nice to have those added extras at these luxury hotels.

Here’s how to maximize the benefits that come with The Edit by Chase Travel and its luxury hotel program.

How does The Edit by Chase Travel work?

The Edit by Chase Travel is similar to the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts program in that it has negotiated specific benefits at luxury hotels. These include room upgrades, free breakfast, late checkout, and dining and spa credits when making a reservation through The Edit by Chase Travel.

Chase’s program covers nearly 900 participating hotels, resorts and spas, each of which is selected for certain experiences, including things like family travel or outdoor adventure. The design of the travel portal features more editorial content than before so that travelers have more details at their fingertips when deciding which hotel fits their needs.

If you like art, Chase will note the properties that will be most pleasing. If design is more your thing, The Edit by Chase Travel makes that easy to find, too.

While the rates aren't always the cheapest option (since hotel brands encourage direct bookings through their own channels for loyalty members if they want to earn points), it can still be worth considering the Chase benefits because the value of the perks you receive can more than make up for the difference in price.

And if you do not have elite status benefits at a hotel, this travel portal can provide similar perks without you having to complete the numerous spending or stay requirements to get status.

What are the benefits of booking with The Edit?

If paying with an eligible credit card (either with money, points or a mix of both), customers who book via The Edit by Chase Travel are eligible for:

• Daily breakfast for two people.

• $100 property credit for dining, spa or other on-site activities.

• Space-available room upgrade.

• Early check-in and late checkout considerations.

• Complimentary Wi-Fi.

• Points double-dipping (earn credit card points and any hotel loyalty points). 

Which credit cards are eligible?

If you hold one of these credit cards, you are eligible to book a stay using that card via The Edit by Chase Travel.

• Chase Sapphire Reserve®.

• United℠ Explorer Card. *

• United Gateway℠ Card.*

• United Quest℠ Card.*

• United Club℠ Infinite Card.*

• United℠ Business Card.*

• J.P. Morgan Reserve.

* If you have one of these United credit cards, you must book through the old Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection website, which includes some of the same hotels that are part of The Edit but not all of them.

If your card has a bonus for travel spending, like the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (earn 10 total points per dollar spent on hotels when you purchase travel through Chase), you would earn those bonus points, too. This is why it is always wise to compare rates directly with the hotel as well as via The Edit to see where you can secure the most value.

Why book through The Edit by Chase Travel?

On top of the points and perks you could receive, these hotels are typically in the upper echelon of hotel properties for each destination. These hotels have plenty of cachet and are often upscale, boutique or resort properties where the bonus benefits like upgrades and breakfast could be quite expensive.

Upgrades at hotels are not always from a standard room to a suite, though. Many hotels have different room categories, and these upgrades are typically a one-category bump from the category you purchased — for example, booking a room with no view to one that is slightly larger or has a slightly better view.

The $100 amenity credit use can be different at each property, but you can find more details about how you can use it in the search results of your preferred destination. Within each hotel’s search results, you can click through to read additional details on the benefits. For example, the hotel above adds a welcome gift to the offering.

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How do you make a reservation?

To make a reservation, eligible cardholders will need to log into their Chase account to search online at The Edit by Chase Travel or call Chase’s travel department via the number on the back of their credit card. Note that United co-branded credit cardholders make reservations via the LHR Collection site.

You can filter through the list of hotels by star rating, price or special interest, as well as see the search results via a map view. Once you click on a hotel, you can see the various room types and prices. If you are trying to determine the type of room upgrade you might get, this is a great way to see how the hotel classifies its room categories.

When you click on a property, it provides a list of room types and the associated cardmember benefits, plus details of the cancellation policy. This section can help users determine whether the benefits available by booking via The Edit by Chase Travel outweigh the cost difference compared with booking directly with the hotel.

You can then select if you want to pay in cash, points or a mix of both.

What if hotel elite status offers better perks?

It is worth comparing the cost of booking via your preferred loyalty program and any associated benefits with what you could score by booking via The Edit by Chase Travel. In some destinations, the hotels within this portfolio may be more luxurious or famous places to visit in their own right.

For example, on the dates we checked for Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, the rates for a deluxe room were slightly different. When booked via The Edit, the cost was $1,182.72 for a deluxe room with a king bed. When booked directly with Four Seasons, it was $1,242, which means it is better to book with The Edit.

In a different example for the same dates, booking the Haymarket Hotel via The Edit would cost $702.

But, when booking directly with the hotel, it would cost about $567 (or 426 British pounds). It is important to compare the value of the perks you are receiving to determine where to book the room. With a difference of $135, it is important to factor in the hotel credit, breakfast for two people and a potential room upgrade. If that is worth more than $135, then it makes sense to book via The Edit.

Contact the hotel to determine if you will still earn loyalty points within the hotel’s program in addition to Chase Ultimate Rewards® if this is important to you. Anecdotally, many let you double-dip, but it is not a universal experience since many loyalty programs reward only reservations booked through their own channels.

Chase says Chase Sapphire Reserve® and J.P. Morgan Reserve cardholders would earn credit card points and any associated with a hotel loyalty program, although United cardmembers would not receive hotel loyalty program benefits.

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