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]
Nov 4, 2015, 4:47 pm
#1531
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Now that we're back to things working as usual, not sure we need everybody posting/bumping this thread every time they get a GR/MPX reimbursed.... 
Not that I've ever found... Also, with the rest of your post, maybe they said they switched you to UA and didn't? CSR error? What I'd do is make a small MPX purchase, but an Amazon GC or something, and see if it gets reimbursed. If it doesn't then you can assume your airline is set to AA still. If it does, then who knows, but at least you'll know UA is getting reimbursed.
Not that I've ever found... Also, with the rest of your post, maybe they said they switched you to UA and didn't? CSR error? What I'd do is make a small MPX purchase, but an Amazon GC or something, and see if it gets reimbursed. If it doesn't then you can assume your airline is set to AA still. If it does, then who knows, but at least you'll know UA is getting reimbursed.
Nov 5, 2015, 9:20 am
#1532
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't find where to buy Amazon gift cards through United. Can someone give me a link?
Nov 6, 2015, 3:22 pm
#1534
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Geeum
NOV 2
AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement
-$200.00
You have a posted transaction on Oct 27 from MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX for dollar 200.00
OCT 27
MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX
$200.00
Nov 6, 2015, 5:56 pm
#1535
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Can someone please let me know if I have to setup a registry first and then purchase thru the app?
Nov 7, 2015, 5:59 am
#1536
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When you buy an Amazon giftcard through the Mileage Plus app, do they send you a redemption number or a physical giftcard?
Nov 7, 2015, 10:17 am
#1538
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Thanks.
For those on iOS, here's the direct link to the app:
MileagePlus X by UAL
https://appsto.re/us/VbBw3.i
For those on iOS, here's the direct link to the app:
MileagePlus X by UAL
https://appsto.re/us/VbBw3.i
Nov 9, 2015, 7:35 am
#1540
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Amex PRG -
Posted 11/3 - MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX $100.00
Still nothing as of 11/9
Also did an $89 on my Personal Plat (has $90 remaining for year). Posted on 11/5 - nothing either as of yet.
How long should I wait? Should I call?
Posted 11/3 - MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX $100.00
Still nothing as of 11/9
Also did an $89 on my Personal Plat (has $90 remaining for year). Posted on 11/5 - nothing either as of yet.
How long should I wait? Should I call?
Nov 9, 2015, 3:10 pm
#1541
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Last edited by Mediahound; Nov 9, 2015 at 4:29 pm
Nov 10, 2015, 4:39 am
#1542
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. The 11/3 $100 posted one was just credited this morning but with an 11/9 post. So all good.Will advise when the other $89 from Platinum posts also..
UPDATE 11/11: Nov 10 AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement-$89.00
Last edited by elg26; Nov 11, 2015 at 7:43 am
Nov 13, 2015, 10:49 am
#1543
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why does the wiki only have the gift registry method which seems quite a hassle. this shows that you can just buy it directly via MPX without jumping through loopholes... http://therewardboss.com/2015/10/30/...on-gift-cards/
Nov 13, 2015, 11:14 am
#1544
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why does the wiki only have the gift registry method which seems quite a hassle. this shows that you can just buy it directly via MPX without jumping through loopholes... http://therewardboss.com/2015/10/30/...on-gift-cards/
Nov 13, 2015, 6:54 pm
#1545
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I have amex MR plat and wife has MR gold. I bought $50 amazon thru MPX on Nov 5 and $150 gift registry contribution on Nov 6. Got $150 gift registry credit Nov 12, but still no MPX credit.
Wife bought $50 amazon thru MPX and made $50 gift registry contribution on same days, and she got $50 gift registry credited on Nov 10, and no credit yet for MPX. Hopefully MPX still works, but is slower?... Both MPX purchases showed as MPX*AMAZON.COM1-800-421-4655 TX $50.00
BTW, we already spent the $150+$50 gift registry on a pair of tickets, paying the balance with her new Citi Prestige, which should get a credit for the remaining airfare. But that credit hasn't posted yet. Citi says one to two billing cycles...
Wife bought $50 amazon thru MPX and made $50 gift registry contribution on same days, and she got $50 gift registry credited on Nov 10, and no credit yet for MPX. Hopefully MPX still works, but is slower?... Both MPX purchases showed as MPX*AMAZON.COM1-800-421-4655 TX $50.00
BTW, we already spent the $150+$50 gift registry on a pair of tickets, paying the balance with her new Citi Prestige, which should get a credit for the remaining airfare. But that credit hasn't posted yet. Citi says one to two billing cycles...