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]
Jan 16, 2012, 12:00 pm
#91
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Yellow Springs
Programs: AS 75k
Posts: 1,523
$39 for United Club (RCC) one-time pass followed a few days later with $161 (of $375 fee) for United Club annual membership. Both were automatically credited to my Amex account a few days after the charges posted.
Note -- you can save $50 ($11 more than you spend) on the United Club annual membership buying a $39 pass on-line and within 30 days buy the annual membership on-line. UA gives you a $50 credit on the annual fees even though you only paid $39.
Note -- you can save $50 ($11 more than you spend) on the United Club annual membership buying a $39 pass on-line and within 30 days buy the annual membership on-line. UA gives you a $50 credit on the annual fees even though you only paid $39.
Jan 17, 2012, 11:49 pm
#92
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: K+K
Programs: *G
Posts: 4,867
refunded a 200$ purchase (1-purchase) for CO gift card. refund processed the next day 
Jan 20, 2012, 9:07 am
#94
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
CO $100 GC
Got reimbursed today (1/20) for a $100 GC purchased on Monday (1/16).
Does anyone know if the name on the GC has to match the name of the ticket purchaser? Or can anyone use the GC number towards a ticket?
Does anyone know if the name on the GC has to match the name of the ticket purchaser? Or can anyone use the GC number towards a ticket?
Jan 20, 2012, 1:34 pm
#95
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: United Platinum, SPG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 26
Just got reimbursed today (1/20) for a $75 gift card purchased on the 17th.
Jan 20, 2012, 4:40 pm
#96
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP / UA Lifetime Gold / Marriott Lifetime Plat / SPG Plat / Hyatt Diamond / HH Diamond / Avis CC
Posts: 483
Jan 21, 2012, 12:05 pm
#97
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Does the CO lounge at EWR offer day passes? Is it any good?
Jan 23, 2012, 8:25 am
#98
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Houston
Programs: UA: MM
Posts: 844
Just got paid back for an upgrade
I didn't think that was going to happen (and didn't expect/plan on it.) I paid for an upgrade at check in on my IAH-PHI last week. (Lots of non-relivant reasons why I chose to pay.) It was $239 and the $200 rebate just showed up.
I guess I don't need to worry about again it until 2013.
FWIW
DLM
I guess I don't need to worry about again it until 2013.
FWIW
DLM
Jan 23, 2012, 9:15 am
#99
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1
CO 200$ GC
Purchased $200 CO GC on 1/20. Received reimbursement on 1/22
Jan 23, 2012, 9:59 am
#100
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 106
Reimbursement Effectively a Statement Credit
I recently purchased and then canceled within 24 hours a close-in reward reservation on CO, for miles + $60 in fees/taxes. After canceling the itinerary, the CO refund of $60 posted a day later (I had to call a week later to get the miles back as they didn't get refunded properly). However, the very next day, I was credited with $60 from Amex for the airline fee reimbursement. The statement has now closed and no further adjustments have been made. Ended up getting $60 in reimbursement credit for fees that had already been refunded to me. Contemplating trying it again to use up the remainder of my reimbursement for the year.
Jan 23, 2012, 1:02 pm
#101
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
$100 CO GC
Another successful $100 CO GC. Reimbursement took 2 business days.
Jan 24, 2012, 5:03 pm
#102
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Illinois.
Programs: Switched from UA 1K to AA so I could earn EQD's on partners. Mid-tier on most major hotel programs.
Posts: 542
Many thanks for the tips everyone! My $99 Co Gift Certificate was credited after 2 days. I'll put through credit #2, but now I wish I had gone for a single $200 credit!
Jan 24, 2012, 11:01 pm
#103
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 211
i bought 4x $50, they were reimbursed the next day
Jan 25, 2012, 12:03 pm
#104
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG, TK Elite, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold, AMEX Plat
Posts: 57
CO $75
Purchased $75 CO GC on 1/22, charge posted 1/24 and "AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement" posted today.
Jan 28, 2012, 6:01 pm
#105
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA CK
Posts: 85
Made a $200 transaction for continental.com GC. The charge posted for 1/26, reimbursement of $200 showed and posted on 1/27.