Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholders Can Get Exclusive Benefits at Paris 2024 Olympics

Updated: April 24, 2025, 6:33am CDT

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Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholder Benefits at the 2024 Olympics
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If you’re headed to the Olympics and have the Chase Sapphire Reserve^® in your wallet, you’re in for a special treat.

Cardholders have the opportunity to enjoy athlete meet-and-greets with former Olympians, curated dining experiences, lounge access at the Visa Lounge in the heart of Paris, and more. In the past, I’ve found some of these experiences to sometimes be less than impressive, but you may be running as fast as an Olympian to these perks.

Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholder Benefits at the 2024 Olympics

If you happen to be in Paris during the Olympics, check out the many on-the-ground benefits for Chase Sapphire Reserve card members, provided by Visa.

Lounge Access and Olympian Meet and Greet

Cardmembers will get access to the Visa Lounge, located in central Paris. It will be open between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to midnight CEST. The lounge will have gourmet food and excellent views of the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower.

In addition, the lounge will have fun engagements like a meet and greet with former Olympians.

Michael Phelps Olympics — Here’s your chance to meet Michael Phelps at the 2024 Olympics. Image Credit: Chase

Here’s who will be appearing and when:

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Athlete	Sport and Accomplishments	Times
Michael Phelps	Swimming; most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals	July 28: 1:30-2 p.m. August 3: 1:15-2 p.m,
Tony Parker	Basketball; played for France and also won 4 NBA titles	July 30: 1:30-2 p.m. August 9: 5:45-6:30 p.m.
Aly Raisman	Gymnastics; 2-time team captain for the USA women’s gymnastics team and the third-most decorated American gymnast	August 4: 1-1:30 p.m. August 6: 1:15-2 p.m.
Allyson Felix	Track and field; most decorated American track and field Olympian of all time	August 5: 1:30-2 p.m. August 7: 1:15-2 p.m.
Sue Bird	Basketball; won 5 Olympic gold medals	August 8: 1:30-2 p.m. August 10: 1-2 p.m.

If you’re headed to Paris and want to meet any of these former Olympians, be sure to reserve your spot here. Oh, what I would do to meet Michael Phelps…

Exclusive Restaurant Reservations

It’s safe to say getting restaurant reservations during the Olympics will be its own sporting event. With the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, you can grab reservations at Girafe for either lunch or dinner, an excellent French restaurant with unbeatable views of the Eiffel Tower.

Girafe Paris Olympics lounge with view of Eiffel tower — The views here aren’t too shabby. Image Credit: ExploreTock

If you want to score a table, you can do so here.

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If you don’t already have a Chase Sapphire Reserve card and are headed to the Olympics, it isn’t too late. You can apply for the card and instantly add it to your digital wallet for immediate use — including access to these great benefits. Even during and after the Olympics, the card is a solid travel credit card for its travel insurance and valuable Ultimate Rewards points.