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-   American Express | Membership Rewards (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards-410/)
-   -   Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2017-2019) (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards/1812742-airline-fee-200-100-reimbursement-reports-ua-only-2017-2019-a.html)

Flying Machine Dec 24, 2017 12:30 pm
Originally Posted by Diplomatico (Post 29211634)
"Technically, the approved items are:

Checked baggage fees
Overweight/oversize baggage fees
Change fees
Phone reservation fees
Pet flight fees
Airport lounge day passes and annual memberships
Seat assignment fees
In-flight amenity fees (beverages, food, pillows/blankets, etc)
In-flight entertainment fees (excluding wireless internet)"

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/choos...ne-fee-credit/

Good enough or should "someone confirm" for you?
thanks for the narrative and the link to TPG, However I haven't read in any thread that a club membership being recognized for the AMEX reimbursement thus my question seeking fellow Flyertalkers to confirm. Happy holidays

makavel Dec 25, 2017 9:03 am
Originally Posted by Flying Machine (Post 29211646)


thanks for the narrative and the link to TPG, However I haven't read in any thread that a club membership being recognized for the AMEX reimbursement thus my question seeking fellow Flyertalkers to confirm. Happy holidays
I can confirm that buying an annual United Club membership is eligible for the fee reimbursement. I just bought one the other day and was reimbursed $200 from AmEx!

Flying Machine Dec 25, 2017 10:55 am
Originally Posted by makavel (Post 29213432)
I can confirm that buying an annual United Club membership is eligible for the fee reimbursement. I just bought one the other day and was reimbursed $200 from AmEx!
Thank you so much for the confirmation! I was totally unaware, and if for some reason the travel bank is not up and runningin the first quarter of the new year I may take that route..happy holidays and safe travels

joder Dec 26, 2017 1:49 pm
On mobile and can't easily search. Can the credit be used for mileage booster or pqm purchases?

Diplomatico Dec 26, 2017 3:27 pm
Originally Posted by joder (Post 29216834)
On mobile and can't easily search. Can the credit be used for mileage booster or pqm purchases?
No.

canadiancow Dec 26, 2017 7:08 pm
I have $177 left to use by the end of the year.

I am AC*G (so things like lounge access are useless).

I have no UA flights in the next 5 days.

Is there anything I can do?

Or should I just buy a bunch of day passes?

shaker58 Dec 26, 2017 8:01 pm
switched airlines other day
 
Had no problems switching airlines. Didn’t use any of 200 on United

wco81 Dec 26, 2017 8:24 pm
Originally Posted by canadiancow (Post 29217647)
I have $177 left to use by the end of the year.

I am AC*G (so things like lounge access are useless).

I have no UA flights in the next 5 days.

Is there anything I can do?

Or should I just buy a bunch of day passes?

Wait, UA Travel Bank funds expire? It doesn't indicate on my account when they expire.

Diplomatico Dec 26, 2017 8:27 pm
Originally Posted by wco81 (Post 29217817)
Wait, UA Travel Bank funds expire? It doesn't indicate on my account when they expire.
Where did you read that UA TravelBank funds expire? I interpret the post you quoted from canadiancow as meaning that the member has $177 in AMEX airline fee reimbursement credit that will expire by 31 December if not used, not that any UA TravelBank funds are expiring.

vsuri Dec 26, 2017 11:02 pm
Originally Posted by Diplomatico (Post 29217822)
Where did you read that UA TravelBank funds expire? I interpret the post you quoted from canadiancow as meaning that the member has $177 in AMEX airline fee reimbursement credit that will expire by 31 December if not used, not that any UA TravelBank funds are expiring.
Seems like funds expire 18 months after last activity.

https://www.united.com/ual/en/US/fly...avel-bank.html

wco81 Dec 27, 2017 12:13 am
Crap, gotta remember to use the Travel Bank whenever I buy a ticket.

trmbn65 Dec 27, 2017 7:54 pm
Originally Posted by shaker58 (Post 29217775)
Had no problems switching airlines. Didn’t use any of 200 on United
I chatted with them and said I paid for a checked bag fee each way on each of my ticket purchases, even though I didn't. You can just say you paid for it when you booked the ticket. Since I had more than 4 United bookings this calendar year, the $200 credit was applied with ease.

rovitm Dec 28, 2017 11:49 am
Based on recent data points, I decided to upgrade to E+ for a flight to Europe next summer. The total cost was a little under $150. I checked and my AMEX Plat credit was never processed. The charge came in from United Airlines and on the description it said it was a preferred seat upgrade. I started a chat with a CSR and she said it was not eligible. CSR sent me a list of some of the more common eligible expenses and one listed was seat assignment fees. I argued the upgrade from E to E+ was a seat assignment fee. She countered that the seat assignment fee has to be within the same booking class. I let her know that with United you have to buy a E ticket and then upgrade to E+. I completely understand her point if I was upgrading from E to business or first class. She told me she would start an investigation (can take 4 weeks). I welcome any thoughts here if I am wrong here.

Thanks

CLG Dec 29, 2017 4:25 am
Originally Posted by rovitm (Post 29223685)
Based on recent data points, I decided to upgrade to E+ for a flight to Europe next summer. The total cost was a little under $150. I checked and my AMEX Plat credit was never processed. The charge came in from United Airlines and on the description it said it was a preferred seat upgrade. I started a chat with a CSR and she said it was not eligible. CSR sent me a list of some of the more common eligible expenses and one listed was seat assignment fees. I argued the upgrade from E to E+ was a seat assignment fee. She countered that the seat assignment fee has to be within the same booking class. I let her know that with United you have to buy a E ticket and then upgrade to E+. I completely understand her point if I was upgrading from E to business or first class. She told me she would start an investigation (can take 4 weeks). I welcome any thoughts here if I am wrong here.

Thanks
In the past, IIRC this fee reimbursement has been denied. However, now that both AA and DL are both selling true Premium Economy cabins, it’s a fair argument that UA’s E+ really is a seat assignment fee for just a few extra inches of space within the same cabin.

Wishing you luck with the “investigation” outcome!

CLG

Chrisinhouston Dec 29, 2017 9:16 am
Just bought 2 passes for $118. Unfortunately to get 3 would have been $177 and I only had $175 remaining with AMEX.


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