Chase Sapphire Reserve 10th Anniversary: Up to $1,050 in Credits and a Bigger DoorDash Benefit
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Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders have five limited-time travel credits to activate this fall, worth up to $1,050 combined, and the card's monthly DoorDash credit rises from $5 to $15 on October 1, 2026. Chase is attaching both to the card's tenth birthday. One deadline lands quickly: the IHG credit has to be used by October 16, 2026.
None of it is automatic. Each travel credit is a separate offer you add to your card, each carries its own minimum spend, and collecting all five means putting $3,700 of travel on the card with partners Chase picked. The five lines below are worth reading before you book anything.
The five anniversary travel credits
| Partner | Statement credit | Minimum spend | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | $125 | $500 stay | October 16, 2026 |
| Miraval and Alila | $250 | $1,000 stay | December 14, 2026 |
| JSX | $200 | $200 semiprivate flight | December 14, 2026 |
| Sixt | $125 | $500 premium rental | December 14, 2026 |
| Wander | $350 | $1,500 vacation home | December 14, 2026 |
| All five combined | $1,050 | $3,700 | October 16 to December 14, 2026 |
Two details matter more than the headline number. The IHG credit expires first, on October 16, 2026, which leaves roughly four weeks. And every offer asks you to spend more than it gives back, so these reward trips you were already taking rather than trips invented to chase a statement credit.
The DoorDash credit triples on October 1
The monthly DoorDash credit attached to the Sapphire Reserve moves from $5 to $15 on October 1, 2026. Chase's current card terms still describe the smaller version, promising "a $5 off discount each calendar month at checkout on one qualifying restaurant order on DoorDash". Two separate $10 discounts on non-restaurant DoorDash orders each month sit alongside it, and those are unchanged.
Add it up and the monthly DoorDash package goes from $25 to $35. Over a full year that is $120 of extra value, if you actually order every month. These credits reset monthly and do not roll over, so a month you skip is a month you lose.
How to claim the credits
The offers live in your Chase account rather than arriving by mail, and an offer you did not add cannot be applied to a booking you already made. Adding one costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Who comes out ahead
The honest answer is that these offers reward people with trips already on the calendar. A cardholder booking an IHG stay and a premium rental car this fall recovers $250 of the annual fee on spending they had planned. A cardholder who books nothing gets the DoorDash increase and not much else.
- A hotel stay is already booked: a $500 IHG stay returns $125, and a $1,000 stay at Miraval or Alila returns $250.
- You rent cars on the road: $500 with Sixt gives back $125, which covers most of a weekend rental.
- You order DoorDash every month: the jump from $5 to $15 is worth $120 over a year, with nothing to activate.
- You were flying JSX anyway: this is the only offer where the credit matches the spend, $200 for $200.
The anniversary giveaway
Chase is also running a contest tied to the anniversary, with 10 million Ultimate Rewards points on the table. One grand-prize winner takes 5.5 million points and nine finalists receive 500,000 points each. Entrants post about a favorite trip taken since 2016, and ten finalists go to a public vote.
Treat the giveaway as a lottery ticket rather than a reason to hold the card. The credits above are the part you control.
Is the card still worth $795?
The Sapphire Reserve carries a $795 annual fee, as listed on Chase's own card page. The anniversary offers do not change that fee, and they are one-time promotions rather than a permanent improvement to the card. Next fall they will be gone.
What they do change is this year's arithmetic. Stack two credits you would have earned anyway and the effective fee for 2026 drops by a few hundred dollars. Stack none and the card costs exactly what it cost in August.
- Annual fee
- $795
- Our valuationMilesopedia first-year estimate First-year valueWelcome bonus$2,050Annual credit$300Total$2,350Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
- $2,350
- Welcome offerAfter $6,000 in purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Offer eligibility requirements apply.
- 100,000 points
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Bottom Line
Add all five offers to your card today, then decide what to book. Activation is free, and the deadlines do the filtering for you.
Start with IHG if a hotel stay falls before October 16, because that one closes first. Leave the other four until you have a real trip in hand: spending $1,500 at a vacation-home platform to recover $350 only makes sense if you wanted the house.
When does the Chase Sapphire Reserve DoorDash credit increase to $15?
The monthly DoorDash credit rises from $5 to $15 on October 1, 2026. Two separate $10 discounts on non-restaurant DoorDash orders continue alongside it, which takes the monthly package from $25 to $35.
How much are the anniversary travel credits worth in total?
The five offers combined return up to $1,050 in statement credits. Collecting all of them requires $3,700 of qualifying travel spending across IHG, Miraval and Alila, JSX, Sixt and Wander.
Which anniversary offer expires first?
The IHG credit does. A qualifying $500 stay has to be completed by October 16, 2026 to earn the $125 back. The other four offers run until December 14, 2026.
Do I have to activate the offers?
Yes. Each of the five credits is a separate offer you add to your card in your Chase account. An offer you did not add cannot be applied to a booking you already paid for, so activate before you book.
Does the annual fee change?
No. The Chase Sapphire Reserve annual fee remains $795, as listed on Chase's card page. The anniversary credits are one-time promotions and do not change the recurring cost of the card.
Do unused DoorDash credits roll over?
No. The DoorDash credits reset each calendar month and expire unused, so a month without an order is a month of lost value. At $15 a month, skipping four months costs $60.
What is the anniversary giveaway?
Chase is awarding 10 million Ultimate Rewards points in total. One grand-prize winner receives 5.5 million points and nine finalists receive 500,000 points each. Entrants post about a favorite trip taken since 2016, and ten finalists go to a public vote.
Is it worth opening the card just for these offers?
Rarely. The credits reward travel you had already planned, and every offer except JSX asks you to spend more than it returns. The $795 annual fee does not disappear because you booked a $500 hotel stay.