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]
Apr 24, 2012, 9:52 pm
#167
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,312
$200 gc +1
-David
-David
Apr 25, 2012, 9:16 pm
#170
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3
slightly unrelated, but where do you go to actaully redeem the GC? i tried booking an itinerary through united.com but the only payment options were Credit Card or PayPal.
Apr 25, 2012, 9:49 pm
#171
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: DL BA Amex
Posts: 916
my GC says to "provide the GC number on the COMPLETE YOUR PURCHASE page"
Last year when I chose DL as my carrier of choice for the $200 reimbursement, the reimbursements posted 2-3 days after the transaction posted.
Last year when I chose DL as my carrier of choice for the $200 reimbursement, the reimbursements posted 2-3 days after the transaction posted.
Apr 26, 2012, 3:49 am
#172
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,312
I see it here on the payment page. Click "Redeem a gift certificate" and the entry box for the Gift Certificate Number appears.
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Apr 26, 2012 at 3:59 am
Apr 26, 2012, 7:13 am
#173
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: ORY/PCT
Programs: AA 1MM, AF Plat, VS Gold, Hyatt Glob, Sixt Diamond, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 1,150
Bought $50 gift cert UNITED AIRLINES HOUSTON TX - posted 4/22/12
AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement - posted 4/25/12
For what its worth the charge is posted as a Special Service Ticket. Time to get one more for $150.
AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement - posted 4/25/12
For what its worth the charge is posted as a Special Service Ticket. Time to get one more for $150.
Apr 30, 2012, 10:48 am
#176
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
possibility of double-dipping with Executive Privileges Club? buy 4 passes if member, get reimbursed by AMEX for UA purchase, and also EPC for their program?
May 1, 2012, 6:58 am
#177
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
May 2, 2012, 10:07 am
#178
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AMEX Plat
Posts: 40
Got my $200 GC credit today! ^
May 4, 2012, 2:28 pm
#179
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 28
Bought $200 GC a couple of weeks ago and automatically got reimbursed a few days later. Great!
May 8, 2012, 2:38 pm
#180
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: NYC/Internat'l
Programs: AA, DL, UA, USAir, CO, SAS, AmexMR Plat, Starwood
Posts: 48
amex $200 reimbursement on UA gift certs
Still working for reimbursement on UA gift certs. I bought a $175 certificate and it was reimbursed within a couple of days. Charge said Continental during the 'pending' amex phase, then listed as United when charge went through. Reimbursement listed as AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement -175.00
Doing Business As: UNITED ELEC TICKETNG
Doing Business As: UNITED ELEC TICKETNG