Sep 17, 2014, 10:49 am
Last edit by: VegasGambler
Reminder: you must enroll and select AS as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. Click HERE to enroll.
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed. Link to buy gift certicates
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.Tickets for travel dates > 60 days out can be deposited to your wallet when cancelled (this has not been true for some time). Change fees may apply depending on your status. Change fees are waived for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75k members according to this page: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...ID:MileagePlan (expand "service benefits" towards the bottom of the page). The wallet funds will expire one year after the issue date of the original ticket.
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed. Link to buy gift certicates
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AS only (2011-2019)
Apr 5, 2016, 2:17 pm
#286
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 1,098
Datapoint: Bought $100 x2 AS GC on 01 Apr, charges posted on 01 Apr, reimbursed 04 Apr.
Apr 5, 2016, 3:24 pm
#287
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Bay area, CA
Programs: SW, AS, UA, AA, Delta, Hilton, Hyatt, Club Carlson, SPG, IHG, Choice
Posts: 183
If you have AS card, you get companion ticket for $99+tax. Can you use this GC to pay for companion ticket or does that have to be on the AS card?
On a side note, which Airline GC are easy to use? tickets/in-flight purchase etc.?
On a side note, which Airline GC are easy to use? tickets/in-flight purchase etc.?
Apr 5, 2016, 3:28 pm
#288
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 1,098
WRT other uses of the AS GC, I generally load it onto my AS account wallet, and it's super easy to buy tickets with it (it's like cash, basically). Erm, not quite sure how in-flight purchases would work. But if you use your AMEX, I think you can do in-flight purchases directly, without having to get a GC for that purpose, because that's a legit airline fee.
May 12, 2016, 11:14 am
#289
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 599
You can pay companion fare with gift-card by adding it to your alaska wallet for sure (I've done that).
May 15, 2016, 12:05 pm
#290
Join Date: May 2015
Location: SEA • HNL
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 1
Datapoint: Purchased $100 AS GC on May 12, reimbursed May 14. It works, thanks!
May 31, 2016, 1:50 pm
#291
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 7
2 x $50 gift card charge cleared on May 25, reimbursement showed up on May 28th.
Jun 15, 2016, 11:20 am
#292
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska
Posts: 46
Purchased one $50 GC and one $100 GC on June 8, reimbursed for both on June 10.
Jul 7, 2016, 12:41 pm
#293
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NY
Posts: 29
Has anyone ever had a problem receiving the PIN for a GC purchased online?
I bought 2x $100 GCs on 7/4 from the AS website--I still haven't received a PIN for the first one, but received the PIN for the second almost immediately...
I'm a bit apprehensive about calling in as I used my real e-mail for both sender and receiver on the first purchase, while I used a burner e-mail as the recipient on the second GC--has that been known to cause problems?
I bought 2x $100 GCs on 7/4 from the AS website--I still haven't received a PIN for the first one, but received the PIN for the second almost immediately...
I'm a bit apprehensive about calling in as I used my real e-mail for both sender and receiver on the first purchase, while I used a burner e-mail as the recipient on the second GC--has that been known to cause problems?
Jul 10, 2016, 4:52 pm
#294
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 283
If you have gmail, the PIN may have delivered to your promo folder.
Also, it isn't against any rule that I know of to buy yourself a gift card, so don't sweat it.
Also, it isn't against any rule that I know of to buy yourself a gift card, so don't sweat it.
Has anyone ever had a problem receiving the PIN for a GC purchased online?
I bought 2x $100 GCs on 7/4 from the AS website--I still haven't received a PIN for the first one, but received the PIN for the second almost immediately...
I'm a bit apprehensive about calling in as I used my real e-mail for both sender and receiver on the first purchase, while I used a burner e-mail as the recipient on the second GC--has that been known to cause problems?
I bought 2x $100 GCs on 7/4 from the AS website--I still haven't received a PIN for the first one, but received the PIN for the second almost immediately...
I'm a bit apprehensive about calling in as I used my real e-mail for both sender and receiver on the first purchase, while I used a burner e-mail as the recipient on the second GC--has that been known to cause problems?
Jul 12, 2016, 4:41 pm
#295
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NY
Posts: 29
Thanks! I ended up calling a few days ago and am happy to report the CSR didn't even bat an eye--the call took all of 5 minutes with my PIN delivered before I had even hung up.
Aug 11, 2016, 3:44 pm
#296
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat
Posts: 88
Two $100 gift cards reimbursed
Bought two $100 cards, separately, on August 7th, reimbursed on August 9th.
Sep 21, 2016, 10:15 am
#297
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Switzerland/West Coast
Programs: BAEC Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 215
Bought one $100 card on September 18th (coded as "gift certificate" on the statement), reimbursed on September 21st.
Oct 1, 2016, 6:04 pm
#298
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1
Did 2 $100 purchases (9/19 and 9/22). Both were reimbursed 2 days after the initial purchase was posted.
Category on the charge was: Travel - Airline
Category on the charge was: Travel - Airline
Oct 8, 2016, 1:15 pm
#299
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 1
Purchase of $100 Alaska GC Posted on Oct. 5 and reimbursed by AMEX on Oct. 7. ^
Oct 26, 2016, 1:28 pm
#300
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Programs: AS MVP 75K, DL Gold
Posts: 204
Bought 2 x $100 on 10/17 with my recently upgraded AMEX Plat Biz from Biz Gold. Still no reimbursement. Any ideas?