Jan 4, 2017, 6:59 am
Last edit by: mia
CAUTION: In February 2019, American Airlines changed the coding of gift card transactions. Although there are a few successful data points since, in general, Gift Card purchases are now explicitly identified, and no longer reimbursed by American Express.
Reminder: you must enroll and select your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. http://www.americanexpress.com/airlinechoice -or- "Call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships: Admirals Club Passes:
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
To review AA reimbursement reports from 2011-2016 as well as information on gift cards, click HERE.
Reminder: you must enroll and select your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. http://www.americanexpress.com/airlinechoice -or- "Call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships: Admirals Club Passes:
- Yes - Hilton-gold, moe8555
- No - ShrinkTheGlobe, canesfan, jasmians, soy
- Yes - Dedicated, Rakibullslam, tsmith12, lotrbfme, mia, GTITAN, cdoobiest
- No - Alex_I, exmike, jb0506, fangtl, nall, javabytes, chitink
- Mixed - PatrickTM, Visconti, iahphx
- No - cubs105, prhocky2607
- No - PatrickTM, mileshound
- Yes - LuizMiranda, fotoflyer88, nk15, joshvworld, Hilton-gold, captaink, JCN, aftortoriello, nall
- No - pubsmeister
- Yes - jvel
- Yes - JDiver
- No - AUSINSIGHT
- No - mrlemm
- Yes - Segments
- Yes - wireless_999, saunders111, mosfet, Budoka, sdsearch
- Mixed - inevitability
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
To review AA reimbursement reports from 2011-2016 as well as information on gift cards, click HERE.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AA only (2017-2019)
Dec 25, 2017, 12:59 pm
#451
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: DCA in the winter, SJC in the summer
Posts: 81
PRG
12/20: Set Airline as AA
12/21: Bought 1x $100 GC, posted same day
12/23: $100 credit
12/20: Set Airline as AA
12/21: Bought 1x $100 GC, posted same day
12/23: $100 credit
Dec 27, 2017, 1:51 am
#453
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: DCA in the winter, SJC in the summer
Posts: 81
^ probably used the instant card number you can get from the amex website
Dec 27, 2017, 7:17 am
#454
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 76
Still no reimbursement for my change fees I used my card to pay for. I will call in to Amex tomorrow
Dec 27, 2017, 8:36 am
#455
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 55
I had to chat with a rep to get them to cover my change fees. The charge posted like airfare, possibly due to the fare differential, but I think they will need to manually credit the account for those fees.
Dec 27, 2017, 5:37 pm
#456
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
Dec 28, 2017, 2:22 am
#457
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AA PLT, United Silver
Posts: 173
Do you know if you get reimbursed if you use the credit for food or a drinks at the admirals club lounge?
Dec 28, 2017, 10:22 am
#458
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 8
Recieved the card 12/26
Purchased the card 12/26 at 6pm
My $100 GC purchase is posted now but it hasn't been reimbrushed.
Purchase Category: Travel - Airline
Purchased the card 12/26 at 6pm
My $100 GC purchase is posted now but it hasn't been reimbrushed.
Purchase Category: Travel - Airline
Dec 28, 2017, 12:37 pm
#459
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1
Worked!
Purchased 4x$50, promptly reimbursed 3 days later.
Dec 29, 2017, 6:11 am
#460
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 177
Purchased 2x$100 cards on the same CC transaction. Wasn't my intention... but just realized my error.
Relieved to see that a $200 reimbursement did in fact post, on Dec 28th.
Relieved to see that a $200 reimbursement did in fact post, on Dec 28th.
Last edited by Retale_88; Dec 29, 2017 at 7:53 am
Dec 29, 2017, 10:14 am
#461
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 8
Recieved the gold card 12/26
Purchased the $100 card 12/26 at 6pm
Reimbursed 12/29
Purchased the $100 card 12/26 at 6pm
Reimbursed 12/29
Dec 29, 2017, 10:58 am
#462
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 301
PRG
12/25: Set Airline as AA
12/25: Bought 1x $100 GC two minutes later, posted 12/28
12/29: $100 credit
I've seen some posts that you need to wait 24 hours. I'm wondering if something else might have been at play there. In the last three months: (1) I forgot to select airline and did so an hour after order and still received DL reimbursement on another PRG; (2) selected DL on AmexPlat same day and within an hour purchased GCs and received reimbursements; and (3) this one within a few minutes of selecting airline. The real message: I need to plan things out better :-)
12/25: Set Airline as AA
12/25: Bought 1x $100 GC two minutes later, posted 12/28
12/29: $100 credit
I've seen some posts that you need to wait 24 hours. I'm wondering if something else might have been at play there. In the last three months: (1) I forgot to select airline and did so an hour after order and still received DL reimbursement on another PRG; (2) selected DL on AmexPlat same day and within an hour purchased GCs and received reimbursements; and (3) this one within a few minutes of selecting airline. The real message: I need to plan things out better :-)
Dec 29, 2017, 1:19 pm
#463
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Programs: AA ExPlat, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Spire, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4,009
If I buy a $100 gift card on Dec. 30 but the transaction doesn't post until Jan. 1, that would still count as a 2017 purchase, correct? Thanks.
Dec 30, 2017, 8:27 am
#464
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 5
PRG
12/27: 1x $100 e-GC in one transaction. 2x $50 physical GC in another transaction. Posted on two days later but dated 12/27.
12/29: $100 credit.
Guess I'll have to figure out which transaction triggered the credit in 2018
12/27: 1x $100 e-GC in one transaction. 2x $50 physical GC in another transaction. Posted on two days later but dated 12/27.
12/29: $100 credit.
Guess I'll have to figure out which transaction triggered the credit in 2018
Dec 30, 2017, 8:24 pm
#465
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hyatt globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 142
Selected AA on Dec 27
Purchase 2x$100 on Dec 28
Posted today Dec 30
still waiting for reimbursement...
Purchase 2x$100 on Dec 28
Posted today Dec 30
still waiting for reimbursement...