Jan 4, 2017, 7:25 am
Last edit by: presario1626
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)
Nov 8, 2018, 11:26 pm
#676
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: UA gold; WN A; PC plat; Marriott Gold
Posts: 425
That's a charge that occurred in Dec 2018, so your 2018 calendar year airline credit would apply. I don't expect your 2019 calendar year airline credit to apply to a Dec 2018 charge.
Nov 12, 2018, 7:26 am
#677
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 3
Hello! So I have been following this thread for a long time. I had been trying to figure out how to use my $200 credit on UA. I decided to upgrade to E+ seats, hoping that I would get reimbursed . If you guys are wondering, I upgraded these seats on the UA mobile app. It sat pending for 3 days and it finally posted this morning!
Nov 12, 2018, 4:11 pm
#678
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: Delta GM, Delta Amex Plat,
Posts: 148
Hello! So I have been following this thread for a long time. I had been trying to figure out how to use my $200 credit on UA. I decided to upgrade to E+ seats, hoping that I would get reimbursed . If you guys are wondering, I upgraded these seats on the UA mobile app. It sat pending for 3 days and it finally posted this morning!
Nov 13, 2018, 10:37 am
#680
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: Delta GM, Delta Amex Plat,
Posts: 148
Nov 13, 2018, 11:57 am
#681
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Plat MM, CM Plat, Amex Plat, Hertz CP, Hyatt Globalist, SPG Gold, Vons Club
Posts: 6,852
Nov 15, 2018, 5:02 pm
#683
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 8
Quick question. If a Gold card authorized user on Amex Plat buys an E+ upgrade, does it trigger Airline fee reimbursement? Thanks!
Nov 17, 2018, 9:12 pm
#684
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 20
So I did an award ticket on UA using Avianca in economy. Any chance upgrade to premium economy on my UA ticket would trigger the incidental credit?
Nov 18, 2018, 7:50 am
#686
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,454
E+ is not a separate class of service on UA, so the charge is not an "upgrade." It's an incidental fee, and no one should be surprised that it's being reimbursed by AMEX.
The one quirk here is that it also qualifies for PQD on UA.
The one quirk here is that it also qualifies for PQD on UA.
Nov 18, 2018, 5:46 pm
#687
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 225
Nov 20, 2018, 1:03 pm
#688
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: OZ Diamond *A Gold / Delta Gold
Posts: 775
Nov 26, 2018, 11:28 pm
#689
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
I'm stuck with $300 or so in credit and despite buying wifi on all my flights I'm still not getting close… There are no other hacks left these days? Sad to see the gift registry go.