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 22, 2016, 6:38 am
#1921
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4
I had multiple that didn't credit across different cards while others credited. Just do another charge for $5 or something, then if it gets credited, buy the remainder. All you've done is pay $100 or whatever for $100 Amazon, which is basically like cash - you'll just need to eat the extra Amazon GCs and move on. I ended up with $300 more purchased in Amazon GCs than I had credits for because of this.
Jan 22, 2016, 11:28 am
#1922
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
One important rule of FT: Get what you can, but don't mess it up for everyone else (or your future self) in the process.
Yes, see here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...lems-here.html
Jan 22, 2016, 11:29 am
#1923
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CA
Posts: 188
What if we tell its some airline charge and the chat representative does not realise it to be an amazon charge. It may work. Or may be I am just being too optimistic.
Jan 22, 2016, 11:33 am
#1924
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CA
Posts: 188
By the way. Is anyone waiting for their 1/18 mpx purchase credit?
Jan 22, 2016, 11:37 am
#1925
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
Most people, probably. It's way too soon to be asking about that one. See the wiki - no need to even think about it for at least a week.
Jan 22, 2016, 11:12 pm
#1926
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 19
My 1/17 transaction got credited today (1/23), so your earliest bet is probably going to be 1/24, though I'd guess it won't come until 1/25 (I've never received a credit, either Airline Incidental or Amex Offer, on a sunday though it just might be my own case).
Jan 23, 2016, 5:35 am
#1927
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 8
Still waiting for 1/18 transaction. $100 Amazon GCP thru mpx. Will wait few more days and try purchase for other amounts.
Jan 23, 2016, 12:59 pm
#1929
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: United MP, American AAdvantage, Chase UR, AMEX MR
Posts: 211
Patiently waiting for a 1/18 mpx purchase of amazon gcp credit to post, too.
Jan 24, 2016, 11:49 am
#1930
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Platinum
Posts: 129
Made $100 MPX purchases on both Gold and Plat.
JAN 21
AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement
-$100.00
JAN 17
MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX
$100.00
JAN 21
AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement
-$100.00
JAN 17
MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX
$100.00
Jan 24, 2016, 3:01 pm
#1931
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 121
I made one on 1/18 and have not received the reimbursement yet
Jan 24, 2016, 9:18 pm
#1932
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 32
Purchased on Jan 16 and still awaiting reimbursement...
MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX
MPX*AMAZON.COM 1-800-421-4655 TX
Jan 25, 2016, 7:41 am
#1933
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 63
Any recent GR data points?
Made a contribution on 1/18 and still waiting.
Made a contribution on 1/18 and still waiting.
Jan 25, 2016, 5:26 pm
#1935
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 114
1/19 MPX purchase still nothing.
1/17 close-in award booking fees received credit on 1/19.
1/17 close-in award booking fees received credit on 1/19.