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)
Nov 15, 2019, 10:02 am
#1216
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 984
Thanks for letting me know, I wasn't sure what Alaska officially considers it. I mean it could be characterized as a "fee" I guess. But without something concrete to back me up doesn't seem like it is worth the risk.
Nov 15, 2019, 11:50 am
#1217
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
I wonder if the cheapest flight purchases possible would end up being being captured under the fee credit (I think I've seen $39 and $49 flights) since the amounts are close enough to seat fees or bag charges. Would be an annoying way to go about it as you'd have to book and cancel ~5 reservations (assuming you're at least MVPG+ in order to cancel for wallet credit) to maximize the $200 per Plat. I plan to test next week with one cheapo flight once my new Amex Gold arrives and will report back with results. This will be a significant driver of my decision to keep or cancel my Plat when the AF rolls around next month
Nov 15, 2019, 1:46 pm
#1218
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,842
I wonder if the cheapest flight purchases possible would end up being being captured under the fee credit (I think I've seen $39 and $49 flights) since the amounts are close enough to seat fees or bag charges. Would be an annoying way to go about it as you'd have to book and cancel ~5 reservations (assuming you're at least MVPG+ in order to cancel for wallet credit) to maximize the $200 per Plat. I plan to test next week with one cheapo flight once my new Amex Gold arrives and will report back with results. This will be a significant driver of my decision to keep or cancel my Plat when the AF rolls around next month
Nov 15, 2019, 2:00 pm
#1219
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
I don't think that's necessarily true. I've been following and have posted in the thread for several years now, and the rule of thumb posted by many in this thread generally was that anything under $100 was safe. And that's the strategy I've been following on all the cards I have with the fee credit (always looked for two flights in the $90-95 range). But now from what it seems like from all the recent DPs, the rule of thumb that anything <$100 = safe, no longer holds true. Hence my suggestion that as we get close to the time when fee credits renew, maybe the bar needs to be lowered to trying to see if more cheaper flights make it through rather then two ~$90-$100 flights.
Nov 15, 2019, 9:51 pm
#1220
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVPG 75k, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat, Kenya Airways Gold
Posts: 225
I mean you might as well try. Set your airline to alaska and book the ticket. if it doesn't reimburse and you have another way to use it up amex will let you switch the airline if you haven't used any of the credit... here's to hoping it works for you!
Nov 16, 2019, 9:27 am
#1221
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
since we book F whenever possible, getting our airline credit will be a real challenge.
Nov 16, 2019, 10:45 am
#1222
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
Nov 16, 2019, 2:57 pm
#1223
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVPG 75k, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat, Kenya Airways Gold
Posts: 225
Shoot I totally forgot that was thing now, thanks for the reminder. Sucks that I won't be able to use a better-earning card on companion fare purchases, but I would much rather keep the companion fare with this restriction than lose it altogether
Nov 17, 2019, 12:43 pm
#1224
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
agreed just wish the Alaska card had better travel protections.. our last AS flights to Hawaii (where we used a comp fare) I had a total gaggle of PNRs from different booking platforms, which made life complicated, but maximized the chances for some trip delay / interrupt if needed. that was a by product of having scattered points, not a real deliberate plan....
Nov 17, 2019, 5:42 pm
#1225
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
Payment by Alaska Visa for companion fare purchase is only required for COMPANION CODES deposited into account Oct 1, 2019 onward. I have a CC earned earlier this year and will be able to use alternate card for that one. Will be the last one under new rules. Then I will have to keep AS Visa open in order to redeem my CC codes in the future.
Nov 17, 2019, 7:45 pm
#1226
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: World
Programs: Alaska, AA, UA, DL, SPG, AMEX
Posts: 278
Does Amex reimburse premium class seat selection fee? I see it $129 for each way to Hawaii.
Nov 17, 2019, 7:57 pm
#1227
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,283
Nov 17, 2019, 8:05 pm
#1228
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,283
11/05, Bought one way LAX - BOS during flash sale for 119 Main Cabin as guest + 99$ PE seat selection, did the MVPG gold trick to have it credited to my account.
11/07 - credit posted as passenger ticket
11/17, messaged AMEX chat, they manually credited the 99 seat selection fee. I asked for other credits to be manually credited (one was a partner booking award fee, taxes and fees 2 separate fees 12.50 and 27.12) agent was happy to credit. I think Amex knows AS coding is funky atm so this might be a good way to get your credits, but YMMV
11/07 - credit posted as passenger ticket
11/17, messaged AMEX chat, they manually credited the 99 seat selection fee. I asked for other credits to be manually credited (one was a partner booking award fee, taxes and fees 2 separate fees 12.50 and 27.12) agent was happy to credit. I think Amex knows AS coding is funky atm so this might be a good way to get your credits, but YMMV
Nov 18, 2019, 2:02 pm
#1230
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 984
11/05, Bought one way LAX - BOS during flash sale for 119 Main Cabin as guest + 99$ PE seat selection, did the MVPG gold trick to have it credited to my account.
11/07 - credit posted as passenger ticket
11/17, messaged AMEX chat, they manually credited the 99 seat selection fee. I asked for other credits to be manually credited (one was a partner booking award fee, taxes and fees 2 separate fees 12.50 and 27.12) agent was happy to credit. I think Amex knows AS coding is funky atm so this might be a good way to get your credits, but YMMV
11/07 - credit posted as passenger ticket
11/17, messaged AMEX chat, they manually credited the 99 seat selection fee. I asked for other credits to be manually credited (one was a partner booking award fee, taxes and fees 2 separate fees 12.50 and 27.12) agent was happy to credit. I think Amex knows AS coding is funky atm so this might be a good way to get your credits, but YMMV