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)
Dec 27, 2017, 12:05 am
#616
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Dec 27, 2017, 8:09 am
#617
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: New York City, Northern NJ
Programs: AS, AA, Hilton, Hyatt
Posts: 1,041
I have not seen anything posted bout lounge purchase. Does anyone know if Alaska Boardroom purchase counts as incidental and gets credit?
Dec 27, 2017, 10:30 am
#618
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Plat,
Posts: 284
Looks like I am in the same boat. Purchased on 12/21 and have seen nothing yet. However, since all of the details of the flight are displayed alongside the transaction, I believe we will have a very tough time getting Amex Cust Serv to believe this was a "fee"
Dec 27, 2017, 11:23 am
#619
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2
When is your statement closing date? Some users purchasing the tickets close to the end of their statement period seem to have trouble getting the reimbursement, and some purchasing near the beginning of statement seem to be having an easier time.
Dec 28, 2017, 2:29 pm
#621
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Plat,
Posts: 284
Closes late in the month - today I believe
Dec 28, 2017, 2:37 pm
#622
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Plat,
Posts: 284
Update
I just checked, and the credit posted. Transaction posted on 12/21, Credit appeared 12/27, which was statement closing date. Not sure if that made a difference or not.
Dec 30, 2017, 7:19 pm
#623
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: Krisflyer
Posts: 2
Reimbursed for two separate ticket purchases that added up to slightly under $100. Both took a few days after transaction was approved.
Dec 31, 2017, 5:30 am
#624
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 12
What if I just use my AMEX card to pay an award taxes/partner fees. Will this trigger reimbursement for Alaska?
Jan 1, 2018, 1:32 am
#625
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 12
I got an early start and purchased ticket with AMEX at 1 am Jan 1, 2018! Waiting for the post and credit.
Jan 1, 2018, 11:35 pm
#626
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 876
Just made my (2) 96.20 ticket purchases. Let 2018 start out right please. Be the Data Point you want to see. 
Jan 2, 2018, 4:53 am
#627
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 12
LOL I think we both booked the same $96.30 flight to nowhere!
I didn't want to gamble both purchases at the same time so I only did one $96.20 then after its reimbursed I will check to see if at least 5 days prior to statement close then do another one. But I think it could be risky to buy both of them simultaneously.
Last edited by Mike Andersen; Jan 2, 2018 at 5:11 am
Jan 2, 2018, 8:53 pm
#628
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 876
I thought about that but the system will either code them or it won't at this point. Plus then it looks like I upgraded two seats right? I've got an immediate use for my credit so even if it fails I'll just buy the real ticket I was already going to buy. It's a low risk gamble.
Jan 3, 2018, 5:09 am
#629
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 12
I thought about that but the system will either code them or it won't at this point. Plus then it looks like I upgraded two seats right? I've got an immediate use for my credit so even if it fails I'll just buy the real ticket I was already going to buy. It's a low risk gamble.
Jan 3, 2018, 11:42 am
#630
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 876
Dang I checked and the transaction date from Alaska is Dec 31 even though I bought it after 1 am on Jan 1, and I made sure it was Pacific Time. So Alaska's clock is wrong. But the AMEX rep said it posted on Jan 2 so it would be able to reimburse if I wait 14 days, according to her.