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 10, 2016, 10:05 am
#1831
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
Weekends do not count as business days. Nothing to worry about here.
Jan 10, 2016, 6:04 pm
#1833
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: KEWR
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat, National Exec, GE/Nexus
Posts: 501
Gift Registry on UA - Charged $200 (one shot) to GR on 1/4, posted on 1/4, reimbursed full $200 on 1/10. Happy!
Jan 11, 2016, 4:01 am
#1836
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,066
Booked United award tickets within 21 days of departure and cancelled within 24 hours on Jan 7. United has refunded me $75 x 2 and AMEX has credited me $75 and $25 on Jan 9.
Jan 11, 2016, 8:18 am
#1837
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 19
Charged 2 x $50 Amazon GCs through MPX for PRG on 1/02, reimbursed three days later
Charged 4 x $50 Amazon GCs through MPX for Platinum on 1/07, reimbursed today.
Still going strong
Charged 4 x $50 Amazon GCs through MPX for Platinum on 1/07, reimbursed today.
Still going strong
Jan 11, 2016, 8:31 am
#1838
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Jan 11, 2016, 10:10 am
#1839
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Flyover Country
Posts: 157
That's odd. I did 2x$100 on Plat and 1x$100 on PRG on the same date and I haven't seen any reimbursements..
Jan 11, 2016, 10:14 am
#1840
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
Tx Charged: 1/6
Tx Posted: 1/7
Tx Credited: … still waiting …
UA GR $100 / $200.
Tx Posted: 1/7
Tx Credited: … still waiting …
UA GR $100 / $200.
Jan 11, 2016, 11:06 am
#1841
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 269
Yes, it worked. Purchased $100 on my UA Gift registry with my husband's Amex on 12/31. Reimbursed on 1/3.
Jan 11, 2016, 12:35 pm
#1842
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 34
I've got a few planned Amazon purchases coming up so I figured, what the heck. Just did 2 $50 GC on my PRG, will update if they get credited.
Jan 11, 2016, 3:40 pm
#1845
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
AMEX just sent me an email reminding me that I can use the benefit for '16.