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]
Oct 18, 2015, 6:17 pm
#1501
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 1
Yes, you can buy anything. I bought a $200 Amazon gift card and got reimbursed. Many people like to buy in increments of $25 because they can claim the $25 was a baggage fee if they have to request reimbursement.
Oct 20, 2015, 11:22 pm
#1502
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
amex prg
bought $50 amazon gc from mpx app on 10/16
credit posted 10/19
bought $50 amazon gc from mpx app on 10/16
credit posted 10/19
Oct 22, 2015, 2:39 am
#1503
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Highland PArk,IL,USA -- AA Lifetime Platinum, IHG Plat, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Radisson Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,366
Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only.
I bought an Amazon gc 10/17. no credit so far, any go through lately?
Oct 22, 2015, 8:23 am
#1505
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 19
Bought a $195 Amazon GC that posted on 10/17. Nothing yet.
Oct 23, 2015, 6:30 pm
#1508
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 114
Any one recently got UA gift card reimbursed? From recent comments i can see only amazon gift card being reimbursed
Oct 23, 2015, 8:09 pm
#1510
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: PetCo Pals Rewards
Posts: 531
Oct 23, 2015, 9:50 pm
#1511
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 5
On 10/04/15 bought some nikes: MPX*NIKE 1-800-421-4655 TX
On 10/07/15 refunded: AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement
two $100 purchases
On 10/07/15 refunded: AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement
two $100 purchases
Oct 24, 2015, 10:11 am
#1512
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 19
It is kind of funny that the MPX app does not allow for the purchase of United gift cards, but such is life. All MPX gift cards should work since Amazon is working. If you don't use amazon, perhaps Papajohns?
Oct 24, 2015, 12:45 pm
#1513
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,774
a few questions.
1. So you can buy anything using mpx app (not necessarily Amazon gift card) and you would get reimbursed as United airline fee credit?
2. Would the mpx purchase count toward the initial spending requirement for welcome bonus (even if after the fee is reimbursed)?
3. Since mpx is recognized as airline purchase, I would get 3x me points if I use premier gold to make mpx purchase, right?
1. So you can buy anything using mpx app (not necessarily Amazon gift card) and you would get reimbursed as United airline fee credit?
2. Would the mpx purchase count toward the initial spending requirement for welcome bonus (even if after the fee is reimbursed)?
3. Since mpx is recognized as airline purchase, I would get 3x me points if I use premier gold to make mpx purchase, right?
Last edited by uclacolumbiaunc; Oct 24, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Oct 24, 2015, 6:25 pm
#1514
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: SFO/OAK, LAX, TPE
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hertz PC, DL Gold
Posts: 134
a few questions.
1. So you can buy anything using mpx app (not necessarily Amazon gift card) and you would get reimbursed as United airline fee credit?
2. Would the mpx purchase count toward the initial spending requirement for welcome bonus (even if after the fee is reimbursed)?
3. Since mpx is recognized as airline purchase, I would get 3x me points if I use premier gold to make mpx purchase, right?
1. So you can buy anything using mpx app (not necessarily Amazon gift card) and you would get reimbursed as United airline fee credit?
2. Would the mpx purchase count toward the initial spending requirement for welcome bonus (even if after the fee is reimbursed)?
3. Since mpx is recognized as airline purchase, I would get 3x me points if I use premier gold to make mpx purchase, right?
2. Most likely; I have not personally verified it.
3. I got 3X
Oct 26, 2015, 12:34 pm
#1515
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2
anyone got refund on/after Oct 20? I applied on 18th and registered UA for the airline(emailed confirmed). Got card and spent $100 on Oct 20 with MPX but nothing so far. By the way I have spent more than $2000 so far--booked a vacation with it.