Oh no, Chase has decided to join other issuers in removing access to Priority Pass restaurants.
As first reported by Danny the Deals Guru, Chase Sapphire Reserve® will lose access to Priority Pass restaurants starting in July.
One of the main selling points of the Chase Sapphire Reserve was Priority Pass restaurant access, as very few other cards have this benefit. This benefit is also being removed from the JP Morgan Reserve and the Ritz-Carlton Card.
The information for the JP Morgan Reserve Card and the Ritz-Carlton Credit Card was independently collected by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been verified or provided by the card issuer.
Chase provided TPG with the following statement:
Effective July 1, 2024, Chase Sapphire Reserve, JP Morgan Reserve and The Ritz-Carlton™ Credit Card cardholders will no longer have access to restaurants, cafes and markets participating in Priority Pass Select™. Access to the Priority Pass Select network of lounges and other select airport experiences will not be affected by this update.
American Express removed this benefit in 2019, and the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card removed this benefit in early 2023.
Priority Pass restaurants are a select group of more than 35 restaurants at various airports in the US (and more abroad) where you can eat and receive a meal credit if you have a Priority Pass membership. You will normally receive a maximum of $28 per person, excluding tips, to dine at these restaurants. Many are located in airports that don’t have a traditional Priority Pass lounge, such as Portland International Airport (PDX).
Now that Chase has removed restaurant access via Priority Pass on the Sapphire Reserve, JP Morgan and Ritz-Carlton cards, here is the dwindling list of cards that still offer this benefit:
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*The information for these cards was independently collected by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been verified or provided by the card issuer.
Chase pulling the plug on Priority Pass restaurant access on the Chase Sapphire Reserve is disappointing because the number of cards with this benefit has dropped significantly.
TPG Credit Card Editor-in-Chief Matt Moffitt has Priority Pass access through three popular premium travel rewards cards: the Sapphire Reserve, the Venture X and the Platinum Card® from American Express. The reason he valued his Sapphire Reserve membership over the others is because it is the only membership that offers access to restaurants – now that will change.
While Sapphire Reserve cardholders will still have access to Priority Pass “experiences” like Be Relax spas, the loss of access to restaurants is a shame. We hope Chase will add something to compensate for the loss of this valuable benefit.
Related: Everything you need to know about the Priority Pass airport lounge program
