i was just approved for Amex Gold and have selected united as my preferred airline 30 minutes ago
from my 20 minutes researching, the only "loophole" is getting E+ seats then calling them to manually reimburse ?
has anyone tried the following ?
-buying gift cards on MileagePlus X app (Bestbuy, Walmart... ect)
-paying to enter complimentary wait list upgrade ( 20K miles + 450$). did that last year and amex statement showed it as Document Type: UPGRADE CHARGE. you dont get lounge access, only the seat.