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]
Apr 4, 2014, 12:32 pm
#886
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NJ
Programs: United Silver, Hyatt, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Amex Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 751
I dont know if this ever was discussed...but was in EWR last month and went to the UA Lounge before the flight. Had 2 glasses of premium wine (actually quite high end Red wines by the glass...impressed...but i digress) and spent $36. Put on the Amex. Was hoping when it posted it would post as UNITED...instead posted as UAL CLUB EWR.
DO you think its worth me calling Amex to see if the can reimburse?
DO you think its worth me calling Amex to see if the can reimburse?
Apr 6, 2014, 3:42 pm
#887
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,818
I dont know if this ever was discussed...but was in EWR last month and went to the UA Lounge before the flight. Had 2 glasses of premium wine (actually quite high end Red wines by the glass...impressed...but i digress) and spent $36. Put on the Amex. Was hoping when it posted it would post as UNITED...instead posted as UAL CLUB EWR.
DO you think its worth me calling Amex to see if the can reimburse?
DO you think its worth me calling Amex to see if the can reimburse?
Apr 6, 2014, 4:14 pm
#888
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 106
Went the gift registry route for $200 a couple weeks ago and was reimbursed three days later. One other point to note was that it took about 24 hours for the $200 to be "Available" to use for a purchase. I had hoped to immediately book a trip, but had to wait about a day for the funds to be available (I didn't closely monitor the timing, so it could have been less than 24 hours).
Apr 7, 2014, 2:02 pm
#889
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NJ
Programs: United Silver, Hyatt, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Amex Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 751
Apr 22, 2014, 10:03 am
#890
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: MM / UA 1K
Posts: 473
When purchasing a GR, how is it showing up when it posts to your account?
My $200 GR purchase has just posted and it seems to have posted as if an actual ticket was purchased. For example, the description includes a 016 ticket number and has a destination listed as well (Reggio Calabria !?). This has me concerned that it will not be reimbursed. So I ask - what did your GR purchase post as?
My $200 GR purchase has just posted and it seems to have posted as if an actual ticket was purchased. For example, the description includes a 016 ticket number and has a destination listed as well (Reggio Calabria !?). This has me concerned that it will not be reimbursed. So I ask - what did your GR purchase post as?
Apr 23, 2014, 1:06 pm
#891
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,216
When purchasing a GR, how is it showing up when it posts to your account?
My $200 GR purchase has just posted and it seems to have posted as if an actual ticket was purchased. For example, the description includes a 016 ticket number and has a destination listed as well (Reggio Calabria !?). This has me concerned that it will not be reimbursed. So I ask - what did your GR purchase post as?
My $200 GR purchase has just posted and it seems to have posted as if an actual ticket was purchased. For example, the description includes a 016 ticket number and has a destination listed as well (Reggio Calabria !?). This has me concerned that it will not be reimbursed. So I ask - what did your GR purchase post as?
Apr 23, 2014, 3:54 pm
#892
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 231
How long until GR funds available to spend?
I'm a new Plat AX card holder, and I don't know my travel plans for 2014 or thus how I'll use my $200 AX reimbursement. So I intend to wait until I have a paid ticket I need to buy or an award ticket or other UA fees to decide how much money to put in a GR and how much I'll use for regular incidental expenses reimbursed by AX. Once I put funds in my GR, is there a time period lag until I can access those funds to buy a ticket? Thank you.
Apr 23, 2014, 5:53 pm
#893
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,216
I'm a new Plat AX card holder, and I don't know my travel plans for 2014 or thus how I'll use my $200 AX reimbursement. So I intend to wait until I have a paid ticket I need to buy or an award ticket or other UA fees to decide how much money to put in a GR and how much I'll use for regular incidental expenses reimbursed by AX. Once I put funds in my GR, is there a time period lag until I can access those funds to buy a ticket? Thank you.
Apr 25, 2014, 2:15 pm
#894
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 13
Reward ticket cancellation
Will the $200 award ticket cancellation fee be applied to airline fee reimbursement? I believe it will -- but anyone had actual experience? Thanks.
May 10, 2014, 11:40 am
#895
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 307
How long did it take for you to be able to use the $200 if you go the Gift Registry route? I got the email confirmation that funds were contributed, but when I select book a flight using funds, it doesn't seem to subtract the $200
May 21, 2014, 8:58 pm
#896
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY Metro
Programs: SPG Titanium, United Premier 1K
Posts: 1,600
It usually takes a day (or the next day)
May 21, 2014, 9:43 pm
#897
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 12
will
1) Points transfer fee
2) Points purchase fee
3) Award change fee
qualify for reimbursement. I tried reading prior posts but I didn't see a clear answer. thanks a lot.
1) Points transfer fee
2) Points purchase fee
3) Award change fee
qualify for reimbursement. I tried reading prior posts but I didn't see a clear answer. thanks a lot.
May 26, 2014, 6:16 am
#898
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: 2015 kettle
Posts: 653
I had my $200 UA gift registry credited 4 days after the charge posted. Worked without a problem.
May 26, 2014, 3:05 pm
#899
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: Mileage Plus, Aadvantage, Skymiles, Marriott, Priority Club, SPG, Amtrak, Hertz
Posts: 834
Was it $200 in one transaction? Or x transactions of $y?
May 27, 2014, 7:33 pm
#900
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: 2015 kettle
Posts: 653
$200 airline fee reimbursement reports: UA only.
One transaction only.