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)
Jan 4, 2018, 7:24 pm
#496
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: LAX
Posts: 9
Purchased 2 $50 gift cards and 1 $100 gift card today. Still pending, hopefully this will work out.
Jan 4, 2018, 9:24 pm
#497
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 210
Changed from UA to AA on Jan 1, purchased 1x$100 a few mins after getting the change confirmation email from Amex. Reimbursed Jan 3.
Jan 5, 2018, 4:30 am
#498
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: JAL Global Club; Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum Elite; World of Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 45
1/2 Early morning, bought 2 $100 AA e-gift cards
1/5 Morning, $200 credit received.
1/5 Morning, $200 credit received.
Jan 5, 2018, 7:50 am
#499
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: AA Plat, UA Gold, SPG Plat, MAR Plat
Posts: 12
1/2 Purchased 1 $50 AA GC
1/4 Reimbursed
1/4 Reimbursed
Jan 5, 2018, 8:52 am
#500
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,423
Yeah, I recall last year's weirdness. Fortunately, my wife's card is new, so it's not like I need to cancel it this month. It's obviously disconcerting though that January reimbursements are being processed, but this Dec. 26th one looks lost. I would think that if the credit is not posted in the next 10 days, I should do something. What's the best way to nudge AMEX on this stuff?
Jan 5, 2018, 9:00 am
#501
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: ABQ & RNO
Programs: AA EXP 4MM, Piper Dakota, Admirals Club, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Gold, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 1,426
Yeah, I recall last year's weirdness. Fortunately, my wife's card is new, so it's not like I need to cancel it this month. It's obviously disconcerting though that January reimbursements are being processed, but this Dec. 26th one looks lost. I would think that if the credit is not posted in the next 10 days, I should do something. What's the best way to nudge AMEX on this stuff?
Jan 5, 2018, 9:17 am
#502
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 6
Amex PRG:
Purchased $100 AA GC on Jan 2nd. Got the statement credit $100 Jan 4. SUCCESS!! Good luck to everyone!
Purchased $100 AA GC on Jan 2nd. Got the statement credit $100 Jan 4. SUCCESS!! Good luck to everyone!
Jan 5, 2018, 9:32 am
#503
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: East Coast US
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 192
Just wait & hope it comes through. As you probably know from the wiki and the many times such questions have been asked, these GCs are excluded per the T&C. So there's no way to "nudge" Amex on them. And please don't attempt to do so, whether by call or email or other. It has no chance of doing anything good for you, but a very good chance of causing them to take a new interest in this space. Their clawback team and once in a lifetime terms are quite bad enough, right?
Jan 5, 2018, 10:22 am
#504
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
Five $100 GCs Jan 2nd
Credits Jan 4th
Credits Jan 4th
Jan 5, 2018, 11:19 am
#505
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 16
AmEx Platinum
Bought AA Gift Card $100, 1/2/18
AmEx Fee Reimbursements $100, posted 1/4/18
Bought AA Gift Card $100, 1/2/18
AmEx Fee Reimbursements $100, posted 1/4/18
Jan 5, 2018, 4:48 pm
#506
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 44
1/2 Early morning, bought 1 $100 AA e-gift card
1/4 $100 credit received.
1/4 $100 credit received.
Jan 5, 2018, 10:18 pm
#507
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,423
Just wait & hope it comes through. As you probably know from the wiki and the many times such questions have been asked, these GCs are excluded per the T&C. So there's no way to "nudge" Amex on them. And please don't attempt to do so, whether by call or email or other. It has no chance of doing anything good for you, but a very good chance of causing them to take a new interest in this space. Their clawback team and once in a lifetime terms are quite bad enough, right?
I will certainly try something to recoup the $100 loss if the credit doesn't show up this month.
Jan 5, 2018, 11:01 pm
#508
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
S/he called and said everyone else is getting the reimbursement.
Jan 6, 2018, 11:35 am
#509
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: UA, AA , DL, RITZ
Posts: 6
out $100
Why out $100- don't you have a gc to use as cash on next AA flight ?
Jan 6, 2018, 2:40 pm
#510
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
If you want AA gift cards that sort of implies you are planning to buy an AA ticket, so it's not clear you have any "loss."2) Furthermore, what exactly are you going to "try" since technically speaking gift cards are clearly verboten as explicitly documented in the T&Cs?
I think when something is expressly disallowed in documented T&Cs you sort roll the dice and take your chances.
Regards