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)
Jun 21, 2018, 1:56 pm
#751
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Jun 21, 2018, 8:08 pm
#752
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Purchased 2 x $100 GC on 6/16. Credit on 6/20.
Jun 21, 2018, 8:45 pm
#753
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Jun 22, 2018, 7:57 am
#754
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Where are you looking to see the document type? I recently was approved for the Business Platinum card.
Jun 22, 2018, 8:03 am
#755
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Jun 22, 2018, 10:30 am
#756
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OK, I finally found that today - it's the Misc Tax/Fee thing that everyone else has. So maybe I'm okay.
I couldn't see that right after buying the GC because it sat in pending status for 2 days. But now that it's posted, I can see it.
I couldn't see that right after buying the GC because it sat in pending status for 2 days. But now that it's posted, I can see it.
Jun 22, 2018, 10:34 am
#757
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Jun 22, 2018, 7:49 pm
#758
Join Date: Sep 2017
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got it. 6/21. was sweating a little bit based on all the delays i have been hearing on doc.
Jun 23, 2018, 9:49 am
#759
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BAY AREA
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I got my 100 credit with Bofa premium card but I'm still waiting on my Amex PRG. I bought both gift cards the same day.
Jun 23, 2018, 3:00 pm
#760
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Jun 24, 2018, 2:28 am
#762
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 53
Purchased 1 x $100 06/20, remimbursed 06/22.
The site is a PITA as it won't let me use an APO address so I have to call in to order. I still need to order 3 x $100 and 1 x $50 between two different cards, so I guess this will be one awkward phone call or a couple different calls.
The site is a PITA as it won't let me use an APO address so I have to call in to order. I still need to order 3 x $100 and 1 x $50 between two different cards, so I guess this will be one awkward phone call or a couple different calls.
Jun 28, 2018, 8:13 am
#763
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 4
Purchased 1x $100 GC on Amex Gold Premier - June 24
Posted on account - June 25
Reimbursed - June 27
Posted on account - June 25
Reimbursed - June 27
Jun 28, 2018, 8:39 am
#764
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Jul 3, 2018, 8:38 am
#765
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,134
$100 GC purchased 6/29
$100 reimbursed 7/2
$100 reimbursed 7/2