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The United gift registry has been discontinued.
Reminder: you must enroll and select UA as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. Unless you check your bags or experience change fees, United has the fewest options for reimbursement because of the codes they use for transactions.
United does not sell giftcards. As of December 2016 American Express no longer reimburses MPX transactions.
Airline Taxes on Award Tickets
Reminder: you must enroll and select UA as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. Unless you check your bags or experience change fees, United has the fewest options for reimbursement because of the codes they use for transactions.
United does not sell giftcards. As of December 2016 American Express no longer reimburses MPX transactions.
Airline Taxes on Award Tickets
Doesn't seem to work anymore; see post 179 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25297196-post179.html and #391
Economy Plus and First Class Upgrade FeesAs of December 2016 there were conflicting posts; one stating that an upgrade to E+ coded as an "upgrade fee" and was, therefore, not reimbursed. Others said they were reimbursed as it was coded as "preferred seat upgrade." In February 2019, three separate FTer reported receiving varying amounts of reimbursement (dependent upon which card was used for the purchase) after purchasing an E+ annual subscription. The E+ subscriptions code as "preferred seat upgrade". Upgrading from E to FC will also not be reimbursed because it codes as a passenger ticket even when done after buying the original ticket. There seems to be a distinction between seat upgrades being reimbursed, while ticket upgrades are not.
Award AcceleratorI would not risk this. The last report of being reimbursed for Award Accelerator was for $68 on October 27, 2011. Every post about Award Accelerator since has reported "No reimbursement."
Eligible incidental fees include:- Checked baggage fees (including overweight/oversize)
- Itinerary change fees
- Phone reservation fees
- Pet flight fees
- Seat assignment fees (E+)
- In-flight amenity fees (beverages, food, pillows/blankets, headphones)
- In-flight entertainment fees (excluding wireless internet because it's not charged by the airline)
- Airport lounge day passes & annual memberships
- Onboard WIFI
Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2017-2019)
#1007
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NY
Programs: UA Plat (1mm), Marriott Titanium, HH Gold, Hertz Pres
Posts: 430
#1008
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: NJ (EWR)
Programs: UA Premier Platinum + Marriott Platinum
Posts: 29
update on my own efforts, purchased 3 day passes via United app (as a single transaction) on 12/27, transaction posted as 3 individual charges. reimbursements posted on 12/30. processed three more purchases on a separate Amex Biz Plat card on 12/30... I hope those credits will be taken out of 2019 $200 balance... (likely to post on 01/02)...?
#1009
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: Hilton Diamond, AA Advantage Gold, Amex Plat, BA Executive Club
Posts: 6
I really wish AMEX would loosen up its travel credit because it is no longer competitive with other issuers. The fact that there have been multiple public threads for years about how to game the credit is silly.
Anyway, if you do get credited for something like a pet fee, and the fee is ultimately refunded, the risk is that AMEX may try to claw it back, but at least that puts you at net $0, which is less risky to me than trying stuff that may or may not work to trigger the fee and being stuck with it, even if it's something relatively usable like travel credit.
I don't really see anywhere in the terms of this benefit though that AMEX can claw back reimbursements of fees that were ultimately refunded for whatever reason.
Anyway, if you do get credited for something like a pet fee, and the fee is ultimately refunded, the risk is that AMEX may try to claw it back, but at least that puts you at net $0, which is less risky to me than trying stuff that may or may not work to trigger the fee and being stuck with it, even if it's something relatively usable like travel credit.
I don't really see anywhere in the terms of this benefit though that AMEX can claw back reimbursements of fees that were ultimately refunded for whatever reason.
When my multiple AMEX cards come up for renewal, I will definitely have a decision to make.
#1011
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: ORD
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, IHG Platinum, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Gold - cheapass economy flyer!
Posts: 241
Our baggage fees all got reimbursed, no movement yet on lounge pass. It did post in 2019, no longer pending. Assuming they do give credit, will it come from 2019 or 2020?
#1012
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
#1013
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958