Jan 8, 2014, 8:56 am
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Read this primer first
eGift Card (eCert) details
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- In the Amex Membership Rewards family, both the Consumer and Business versions of the Platinum and Centurion cards qualify for a $200 airline credit. The Premier Rewards Gold (PRG) card is eligible for a $100 airline credit.
- You must click here to select Delta as your enrolled airline before you make a reimbursable purchase, else the benefit won't apply. The feature is activated immediately upon airline designation.
- If you've selected DL in the past and don't wish to change airlines, there's no need to select again; current selection rolls into future years until modified.
- Reported reimbursed incidental charges have included baggage and other service fees, award and change fees (incl standby, SDC), taxes, in-flight purchases (not WiFi), lounge access fees, EC upgrade (seat assignment) fees, priority boarding fees, Delta mileage booster fees, and DL eGift Cards/eCerts (see section below). Charges not posted by Delta (e.g., partners) are not eligible. Note that the Global Entry fee reimbursement is a separate benefit in addition to the $200 Delta incidentals reimbursement.The T&Cs state the eligible charges, but YMMV, so don't call and ask.
- The credit is per account, not per card. If the main account has authorized users with additional cards, eligible charges may still be made on those cards, but they'll count jointly towards the same account limit.
- Credits are capped per calendar year, meaning you could tap the full amount on Dec 31st and again on Jan 1st in the extreme. Transaction date, not posting date, determines the year.
- You will get a partial credit to bring your total annual reimbursements to the limit exactly if a qualifying charge takes you past the limit.
- Credit posting delays range from several business days (typical) to several weeks (seen in Oct 2015). The T&Cs state that it could take up to four weeks, so wait at least that long before worrying, and certainly don't contact Amex prematurely. After four weeks, if you've read this Wiki carefully and posted here seeking assistance but the credit still has not arrived, consider chatting with Amex online. Politely mention the "Delta extras" you thought would be reimbursed within four weeks and they'll handle it.
eGift Card (eCert) details
- Delta eGift Cards (eCerts) qualify for reimbursement. The name on the eCerts doesn't matter and need not match your card, but you must purchase using an eligible Amex card and meet the other criteria detailed in this Wiki.
- Denominations over $50 will not generate the credit. Multiple $50 eCerts will. The smallest denomination available is $50.
- To order, use this direct link to the eGift cert order page, or navigate via Delta.com>Shop>eGift Certificate.
- No need to place separate orders using multiple carts/checkouts. By adding multiple certs to one order (e.g., 4 x $50), even though they are in the same cart, the certs will post as separate transactions and still generate a credit for each.
- eCert purchases may initially authorize (show pending) as ticket purchases before posting to (finalize on) your statement. Multiple-eCert orders may authorize the combined value as a single pending ticket purchase. Don't worry. They will later post as separate eCert charges in the qualifying amounts.
- eCerts are generated instantly, but the codes are not valid for use until 72 hours after purchase, so don't order expecting to use them in a pinch.
- A maximum of three eCerts may be redeemed per online transaction. Splitting a round-trip into two one-ways will allow you to use additional eCerts.
For other airlines: AS Thread | B6 Thread | HA Thread | UA Thread | WN Thread
Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: DL only [2011 - 2015]
Jul 11, 2013, 8:19 pm
#346
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: ALB
Programs: DL Platinum, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 89
Jul 19, 2013, 8:47 pm
#347
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 7
Worth designating Delta as airline?
I'm about to apply for the card and I am trying to decide what airline to designate. I have no elite status. I have the Southwest Companion pass so I use that for most domestic travel. I'm traveling to Argentina and planning to book several of my internal flights with Skymikes on Aeorolineas Argentina. I was considering designating Delta in hopes of recouping award fees but after reading this I'm not sure. If I bought e-certs could I apply to my fees and get reimbursed? Or am I best going with another airline? Thanks for the advice.
Jul 20, 2013, 8:00 am
#348
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
I would not recommend this, since GCs are specifically excluded in the T&Cs...
Jul 20, 2013, 8:04 am
#349
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
So I called DL and they said the EC fee, even if booked separately, would be refunded if the ticket was cancelled in 24 hours.
Is this just bad info from a rep? I'll call again to confirm, but if someone else wants to as well, it would be nice to clarify the new language.
Is this just bad info from a rep? I'll call again to confirm, but if someone else wants to as well, it would be nice to clarify the new language.
IIRC, EC fees were mentioned as one of the fees they'd refund, but it looked like it was a print and mail form.
Jul 20, 2013, 9:31 am
#350
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: CMH/CVG
Programs: Marriott, Southwest, American, Delta, Amtrak,Multiple others
Posts: 564
Jul 23, 2013, 3:29 pm
#351
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 101
Purchased $50 gift card on 7/18. Statement credit on 7/22.
Aug 15, 2013, 8:07 am
#352
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
Possibly a silly question - but can anyone confirm that flights purchased with eGCs still receive full RDM/MQM credit? I couldn't find anything definitive in the T&Cs.
Aug 15, 2013, 9:25 am
#354
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
Aug 23, 2013, 8:23 pm
#355
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20
The oddest thing just happened: I bought a $50 eGift from Delta.com today. Later on tonight, maybe 4 hours after they made the purchase, I received a call to my cell phone from a Delta rep asking if I indeed had bought the eGift. I didn't know what to say (I was walking into the movies) so I said yes. Now I wonder if they are notifying AMEX of these eGift purchases :S . I hope not.
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
Aug 23, 2013, 9:16 pm
#356
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: ALB
Programs: DL Platinum, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 89
The oddest thing just happened: I bought a $50 eGift from Delta.com today. Later on tonight, maybe 4 hours after they made the purchase, I received a call to my cell phone from a Delta rep asking if I indeed had bought the eGift. I didn't know what to say (I was walking into the movies) so I said yes. Now I wonder if they are notifying AMEX of these eGift purchases :S . I hope not.
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
Aug 23, 2013, 10:43 pm
#357
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
The oddest thing just happened: I bought a $50 eGift from Delta.com today. Later on tonight, maybe 4 hours after they made the purchase, I received a call to my cell phone from a Delta rep asking if I indeed had bought the eGift. I didn't know what to say (I was walking into the movies) so I said yes. Now I wonder if they are notifying AMEX of these eGift purchases :S . I hope not.
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
Has anybody else gotten a call like this?
While that's odd, and sounds more like a ecommerce security measure, DL doesn't need to call you to confirm that the eGC was purchased, they can see that one has been issued.
What would be more concerning is if it was Amex on the other line asking what you just bought for $50 at DL.com.
Worst case - you just spent $50 to get $50 credit toward a future DL purchase. If you need to use your Plat card credit, just get 7 Woodfords and call it a day.
Aug 24, 2013, 11:41 pm
#358
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20
Did you purchase it and apply it to someone else's SM account/ticket somehow? (I haven't bought one yet, so not entirely sure how they work.)
While that's odd, and sounds more like a ecommerce security measure, DL doesn't need to call you to confirm that the eGC was purchased, they can see that one has been issued.
What would be more concerning is if it was Amex on the other line asking what you just bought for $50 at DL.com.
Worst case - you just spent $50 to get $50 credit toward a future DL purchase. If you need to use your Plat card credit, just get 7 Woodfords and call it a day.
While that's odd, and sounds more like a ecommerce security measure, DL doesn't need to call you to confirm that the eGC was purchased, they can see that one has been issued.
What would be more concerning is if it was Amex on the other line asking what you just bought for $50 at DL.com.
Worst case - you just spent $50 to get $50 credit toward a future DL purchase. If you need to use your Plat card credit, just get 7 Woodfords and call it a day.
Aug 31, 2013, 9:24 am
#359
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 85
Purchased three $50 GCs. All reimbursed within four days.
Purchased a ticket online with them and had an additional $50 credited because the remaining charge was coded as "Additional Collected".
Purchased a ticket online with them and had an additional $50 credited because the remaining charge was coded as "Additional Collected".