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 3, 2015, 7:10 am
#1426
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Programs: Milege+, SkyMiles, AAdvantage, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,685
Oct 3, 2015, 12:14 pm
#1427
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: EWR
Posts: 81
Just did chat with Amex for my $202 MPX purchase from 9/15.
He said it may take up to 2 to 4 weeks to receive credit and he can see in their system that credit is in process...so i will get it anytime soon...
Let's hope it comes in a week.
No other question asked.
He said it may take up to 2 to 4 weeks to receive credit and he can see in their system that credit is in process...so i will get it anytime soon...
Let's hope it comes in a week.
No other question asked.
Oct 3, 2015, 3:46 pm
#1428
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Total Rewards Diamond, Delta Gold, Starwood Gold, Mosaic
Posts: 235
The first said it would post in 2-4 weeks. The second said my charge wasn't eligible.
Oct 4, 2015, 12:36 am
#1429
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2
Hello Everyone,
I made a $100 purchase through MPX on Sept 29th, was automatically reimbursed on Oct 2nd.
Hopefully the systems are up and running again.
I made a $100 purchase through MPX on Sept 29th, was automatically reimbursed on Oct 2nd.
Hopefully the systems are up and running again.
Oct 4, 2015, 12:57 am
#1430
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 6
Hi,
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Oct 4, 2015, 8:39 am
#1431
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Total Rewards Diamond, Delta Gold, Starwood Gold, Mosaic
Posts: 235
Hi,
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Oct 4, 2015, 9:02 am
#1432
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,577
Found it. Did not work in IE to find the chat, had to use Chrome.
Last edited by antonius66; Oct 4, 2015 at 9:17 am
Oct 4, 2015, 12:24 pm
#1433
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
I want to cancel a United Star Alliance flight for 2, which will cost me $200 in fees per person. My understanding is that this counts toward the $200 airline incidentals reimbursement, but I want to be absolutely sure. Thanks
Oct 4, 2015, 3:50 pm
#1434
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: UA PP (47% MM), HH Gold, National Exec Elite
Posts: 548
Any other updates on gift registry credits? Are they posting properly?
I'm looking to use my $100
Thanks
I'm looking to use my $100
Thanks
Oct 4, 2015, 4:20 pm
#1435
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Reisterstown, MD, USA
Posts: 117
After chatting about my SPG Amex, I asked about my $100 MPX charge on my Platinum card from Aug 29. He looked and said I had gotten the reimbursement on Oct 3. I said that was for the two $50 United Airlines charges from Sept (Club Passes.) After a while he came back and said he'd process the $100 credit. Very happy here. I think for 2016, I'll see what seems the most automatic and go with that airline as my choice for the new year...and then cancel the Platinum card, unless cancelling sooner and getting a higher prorated fee reduction is better.
Oct 4, 2015, 5:41 pm
#1436
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: PetCo Pals Rewards
Posts: 531
FWIW, it seems like even legitimate charges from late August to late September were not reimbursed unless you talked to AmEx. Now it seems to be back to status quo with legitimate and MPX (and GR?) processing automatically.
Oct 4, 2015, 6:10 pm
#1437
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2
Hi,
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Can you please elaborate on what did you purchase ? Amazon Gift card or some thing else? I did 2 seat upgrades on 28th Sep and both were credited on 1st Oct. So, thats still working.
I will wait till i complete the legit travel and then plan to utilize the remaining through Amazon GC. Just Hoping this is still working till that time.
Oct 4, 2015, 8:23 pm
#1438
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,498
Made 3 GR purchases last week, $75/75/50, all three got reimbursed today automatically.
Oct 4, 2015, 10:42 pm
#1440
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: PetCo Pals Rewards
Posts: 531