Sep 17, 2014, 10:44 am
Last edit by: mia
Reminder: you must enroll and select UA as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase (this includes MPX). Click HERE.
Caution: As of December 2016, it appears that American Express no longer reimburses MPX transactions.
Credits generally appear 3-4 days after making the transaction. No need to worry unless they don't appear after a week.
TravelBank funds can only be used on United and United Express flights. Partner flights are not eligible.
Gift Registry and Gift Cards
The consensus is that United gift registry contributions will be reimbursed and gift card purchases will not. So
There seems to be no downside to contributing in sub-200 dollar chunks since the gift registry creates a single pool of cash. However there are lots of reports of successful fee credits from a single $200 donation. Whether done as on $200 transaction or eight $25 transactions, the result is that one will have $200 in ones TravelBank.
PLEASE NOTE: When you establish a gift registry for the first time, it will take 24 hours before the funds in the registry are available to use toward payment of a flight.
Do I have to join the united.com Club ($25 annual fee) to use my TravelBank?
Apparently not.
Does spending TravelBank credit count towards PQD?
Yes-for revenue flights only
Airline Taxes on Award Tickets- Log into united.com
- Set up a gift registry for yourself
- Use the link in your gift registry web page to send an announcement to your email address. This better, faster, and more reliable than searching for your gift registry, especially if you have a common name. Even someone with an unusual surname like mre5765 has could not find his registry after creating it.
- Log out of united.com
- Follow the Make Contribution in your gift registry email
- Contribute using your Amex platinum card
There seems to be no downside to contributing in sub-200 dollar chunks since the gift registry creates a single pool of cash. However there are lots of reports of successful fee credits from a single $200 donation. Whether done as on $200 transaction or eight $25 transactions, the result is that one will have $200 in ones TravelBank.
PLEASE NOTE: When you establish a gift registry for the first time, it will take 24 hours before the funds in the registry are available to use toward payment of a flight.
Do I have to join the united.com Club ($25 annual fee) to use my TravelBank?
Apparently not.
Does spending TravelBank credit count towards PQD?
Yes-for revenue flights only
Doesn't seem to work anymore; see post 179 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25297196-post179.html and #391
MPX (MileagePlus X)It appears that this is no longer working. See this post: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27589581-post1496.html.
Economy Plus feesThere are recent reports of this working on a per ticket basis. No recent report of an Economy Plus annual subscription being reimbursed.
$200 airline fee reimbursement reports: UA only. [2010 - 2016]
Dec 6, 2012, 11:17 am
#286
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CMH
Programs: Delta Gold, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 52
Bought 2 x $100 gift cards on 11/27 and was credited on 12/3.
Dec 10, 2012, 9:18 am
#287
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Washington, D.C.
Programs: AA Silver, UA Silver
Posts: 11
Bought 1 x $175 gift certificate on 12/4 and was credited on 12/6!
Dec 10, 2012, 6:23 pm
#288
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 28
Just bought a $200 GC, i'll post in a few days if I see the credit!
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
Dec 11, 2012, 8:25 am
#289
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: SPG Platinum
Posts: 64
Dec 11, 2012, 10:31 pm
#290
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 913
Purchased 1 x $200 on 12/5. Received the credit on 12/8.
Dec 13, 2012, 11:17 pm
#292
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: California
Programs: *A Gold, SPG Gold, PC Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Plat, Avis PC, Hertz PC, EC Elite, Starbucks Gold :D
Posts: 133
Here is the link that I used to receive credit for both Plat and MB Plat cards.
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/pro...tificates.aspx
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/pro...tificates.aspx
Dec 15, 2012, 7:14 am
#293
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
Can I use the gift card to pay for awards taxes?
Dec 15, 2012, 10:12 am
#296
Formerly known as hcampana
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AMS
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 463
does anyone know if you can use more than one gift certificate at a time when purchasing a flight?
Dec 16, 2012, 11:07 am
#298
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Dec 18, 2012, 1:40 pm
#299
Join Date: Apr 2002
Programs: hilton diamond SPG/Marriott platinum UA silver AA platinum
Posts: 100
Am I screwed 
. Bought on 12/8 yet to see any credit on my platinum card
. Bought on 12/8 yet to see any credit on my platinum card
Dec 18, 2012, 11:10 pm
#300
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 526
How long does it take for the card to arrive?
Also, do you know if both the day of purchase and the day of credit must be in the same year? I think I will only be able to purchase on the 29th so I think the credit will next year.
Also, do you know if both the day of purchase and the day of credit must be in the same year? I think I will only be able to purchase on the 29th so I think the credit will next year.