Feb 22, 2016, 3:57 pm
Last edit by: frudd38
Credit appears on the billing statement for the month the fee/charge hit. It is not an instantaneous credit that you'll see in the account online, it only applies at close of statement.
The year your purchase counts against is based on the statement date, not date of purchase. Tickets purchased late in the year, especially in December, will almost certainly count against the benefit in the following calendar year. Do not wait until the end of the calendar year to use your credits!
Summary of reimbursement options by airline
Please edit the wikipost to add your specific knowledge of airlines.
Aer Lingus: Tickets work
Air Asia: Tickets worked booked on airline site.
Air Canada: Tickets (via travel agent) work. Bag fees work
Air France: Award fees work
Alaska Airlines: Tickets work. In-flight food does not. Gift certificates do not.
Allegiant: Tickets work, with effort.
Atlantic Airways: Tickets work.
American Airlines: Gift certificates work. Status challenge payment works. In-flight food works. Tickets Work Baggage Fees at Airport works.
ANA: Award taxes
Avianca: Upgrade fees work.
British Airways: Tickets work.
Cebu Pacific: Tickets and bag fees work.
China Airlines: Tickets work.
Delta: Bag fees work. Tickets work. Gift cards work.
Emirates: Gift shop purchases work.
Etihad: Award taxes/fees work
EVA: Sky Shop
Frontier: Ticketing online works 6/18/17
Hawaiian: Bag fees work.
JetBlue: Bag fees work. Tickets work.
KLM: Tickets work.
Korean Air: Ticket (via travel agent) works.
Lufthansa: Tickets work.
Malaysia Airlines: Tickets Work
Qatar Airways: Tickets work.
Turkish Airlines: Tickets work. Upgrade fees work.
Southwest: Gift certificates work. Award fees work. In-flight meal purchases do not work.
Sun Country: Tickets work.
Thomas Cook Airlines: flight from UK to USA, priced in GBP, worked
United: Gift certificates work. Tickets work.
Virgin Atlantic: taxes+YQ for award ticket worked
Points + Cash booking via TY portal: Yes, after manual request.
The year your purchase counts against is based on the statement date, not date of purchase. Tickets purchased late in the year, especially in December, will almost certainly count against the benefit in the following calendar year. Do not wait until the end of the calendar year to use your credits!
Summary of reimbursement options by airline
Please edit the wikipost to add your specific knowledge of airlines.
Aer Lingus: Tickets work
Air Asia: Tickets worked booked on airline site.
Air Canada: Tickets (via travel agent) work. Bag fees work
Air France: Award fees work
Alaska Airlines: Tickets work. In-flight food does not. Gift certificates do not.
Allegiant: Tickets work, with effort.
Atlantic Airways: Tickets work.
American Airlines: Gift certificates work. Status challenge payment works. In-flight food works. Tickets Work Baggage Fees at Airport works.
ANA: Award taxes
Avianca: Upgrade fees work.
British Airways: Tickets work.
Cebu Pacific: Tickets and bag fees work.
China Airlines: Tickets work.
Delta: Bag fees work. Tickets work. Gift cards work.
Emirates: Gift shop purchases work.
Etihad: Award taxes/fees work
EVA: Sky Shop
Frontier: Ticketing online works 6/18/17
Hawaiian: Bag fees work.
JetBlue: Bag fees work. Tickets work.
KLM: Tickets work.
Korean Air: Ticket (via travel agent) works.
Lufthansa: Tickets work.
Malaysia Airlines: Tickets Work
Qatar Airways: Tickets work.
Turkish Airlines: Tickets work. Upgrade fees work.
Southwest: Gift certificates work. Award fees work. In-flight meal purchases do not work.
Sun Country: Tickets work.
Thomas Cook Airlines: flight from UK to USA, priced in GBP, worked
United: Gift certificates work. Tickets work.
Virgin Atlantic: taxes+YQ for award ticket worked
Points + Cash booking via TY portal: Yes, after manual request.
Report Citi Prestige Success/Fail $250 airline expense reimbursements (2015-2018).
Sep 20, 2016, 7:13 am
#286
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Read the entire paragraph. The STATEMENT date determines the year in which the credit is generated. Read the second sentence to understand the circumstance in which this will matter.
The year your purchase counts against is based on the statement date, not date of purchase. Tickets purchased late in the year, especially in December, will almost certainly count against the benefit in the following calendar year. Do not wait until the end of the calendar year to use your credits!
Sep 27, 2016, 7:46 am
#287
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My statement just closed and I can add that upgrade fees (via bid for upgrade) on Avianca work for the credit. Used up the $250 and the 50k bonus hit my points balance. Good statement, all in all. 
Interestingly, the transaction billed as "Avianca Montreal CAN". When I googled Plusgrade it says they have an office in Montreal.
Interestingly, the transaction billed as "Avianca Montreal CAN". When I googled Plusgrade it says they have an office in Montreal.
Oct 1, 2016, 12:56 am
#288
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Got the $250 credit the next statement cycle after using the card to purchase a Delta ticket for $2,000 in J YVR-ZAG
Oct 5, 2016, 12:00 am
#289
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I read that we can book refundable airfares and cancel after the charge posts, and will still get the credit. But will I get the $250 credit even if the booking is cancelled before the credit posts? Or should I wait for the $250 credit first?
Oct 5, 2016, 12:09 am
#290
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Hmmm... that's a good question
Oct 7, 2016, 6:41 pm
#291
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Got an offer for 2500 TYP if spend $250 on hotel/air/rental car/amusement park on Sears card.
Would it be a good assumption that Citi uses the same categorizations across its card family? So whatever works for the Prestige air credit should work for this bonus?
Cheers
Would it be a good assumption that Citi uses the same categorizations across its card family? So whatever works for the Prestige air credit should work for this bonus?
Cheers
Oct 7, 2016, 7:25 pm
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Oct 13, 2016, 1:19 pm
#294
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Got the $250 credit after spending $250 at www.aa.com for an AA virtual gift card.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:55 pm
#295
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$50 Delta gift card reimbursed.
Cash balance of flight paid with points+cash on the ThankYou travel portal NOT reimbursed. Charge posted as TRIPCHRG.COM Other TravelTRAVEL AGENCY AND TOUR OPERATORS.
Cash balance of flight paid with points+cash on the ThankYou travel portal NOT reimbursed. Charge posted as TRIPCHRG.COM Other TravelTRAVEL AGENCY AND TOUR OPERATORS.
Oct 14, 2016, 1:47 pm
#296
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Anyone else have success purchasing Southwest Gift Cards besides the DP from 2015?
Oct 18, 2016, 4:26 pm
#297
Join Date: Feb 2013
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This did not work for me. When you use Citi's travel service it does not "code" as an airline purchase. I got an apology and 2000 points, but no credit.
Oct 18, 2016, 7:55 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk.
This is accurate. The benefit requires making a purchase from an airline. You are making a purchase from a travel agency. It may well be partial payment for an airline ticket, but it's not a purchase from an airline.
This is accurate. The benefit requires making a purchase from an airline. You are making a purchase from a travel agency. It may well be partial payment for an airline ticket, but it's not a purchase from an airline.
Oct 18, 2016, 11:01 pm
#299
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I see that AAward taxes aren't listed in the wiki: are they a non-refundable item or nobody has tried yet?