United data point. Bought Award accelerator for $68 to test whether it would be reimbursed. Got reimbursed 3 days later...

Not normally a good value at 3 cents per mile but better than nothing if you're looking to use up the $200 credit

I was reimbursed for all of my Continental award ticket fees automatically.

How long did it take to get reimbursed? I purchased a $75 Continental GC and still not reimbursed after ten days... :confused:

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wasn't reimbursed for a $100 Continental gift certificate purchase on Oct. 10. But when I bought a $97 Continental gift certificate on Oct. 26, a credit for $97 posted four days later. YMMV, it would seem.

Good deal, did you purchase online? I purchased one for $75 on October 22 and no reimbursement yet... I am losing hope. If it does not get reimbursed I am cancelling the card; I hardly ever incur fees with CO/UA.

Ordered an $85 gift card from Continental a few weeks ago and did not receive a credit. In the past I did $75 and got it back...anyone have any luck with Continental lately?

I charged a $98 Continental gift certificate on Oct. 7 and was reimbursed two days later, so I'm 2-for-3 this year. The one time I wasn't reimbursed I had charged $100.

Worked for me
 

About ten days ago I ordered a $75 gift certificate from CO - took about 6 days to credit to my account

According to United and Continental websites gift certificates can only be used for the specific airline on the certificate. As of now, they are not interchangeable. My $200 can be used on either one but I'm not sure on which of the two I would travel. Does anyone know if they will be interchangeable after the first of the year when the websites are merged? The CO agent only had the info that was on the website.

I applied mine to United and then used it to help pay for my RCC membership. Took a couple of emails to Amex but I got it applied against the charge.

Confirmed that the AMEX Plat travel credit works for UA Club membership
 

Hi Joediver and af fp, and others who may be UA/CO FFs. I just upgraded to Plat over the phone and asked the rep to confirm with someone at Plat before I did so, that the $200 travel credit can be used for United Club yearly membership, not just day passes.

She did come back and say that the yearly membership will qualify for the travel credit! Whoo hoo!

So, no need to buy UA gift certs if you don't really need them, just to use up the travel credit.

She also reminded me that the Plat card can be used to access US Air clubs, no ticket is needed. That is really great, because there are two things that annoy me about UA clubs: 1) the lack of access when you ARRIVE from a long flight and need to make a pitstop and/or are dying for somewhat better coffee than the junk they now serve on UA, or are dying for a snack because Jeff Smisek has taken away the bananas and pop chips out of F cabin (jeez, like it would just kill their profit margin to serve a bag of chips to a pax who paid $3K for a F seat) and 2) the PHL UA Club. It is just sorry; the paint job is left over from the early 70's! The restrooms are done up in gray, and where it's chipped off you can see pink underneath! I mean, the last time I saw a color scheme like that was while watching the original Hawaii Five-o!!

My mom has United registered on her Plat card and i was wondering if we could get a few United lounge day passes online and get those charges reinbursed. Now that UA's lounges do not accept her priority pass card.

Also, if she spends on food/drinks onboard Continental's flights will she also get reinbursed? She has not used a cent of her $200 allowance and with only one trip next month with UA before the year ends .

Thanks

Yes lounge passes are covered in the $200 credit, as well as onboard food and drinks, and CO and UA are considered one airline. Everything should be reimbursed.

Mainly fly on AA, but sometimes I fly on United. This may make sense but I'll have to see. The $200 gives me 5 visits (@$39 per). So will have to see if I'll be using it more than that

Can anyone confirm annual UA club works?
 

I was so paranoid about this as I would have to had renewed early that I ended up asking the question 3 times as I was calling in for other reasons. Once I got told it was ok and twice that it only applies to day visits. So I went with AA for misc items.

Anyone with real experience on this? What happens when you charge $400+? Or do you use two cards for one purchase or what? If it works I will use in January for renewal.