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)
Apr 16, 2018, 11:06 am
#526
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DCA
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Apr 20, 2018, 9:30 am
#527
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SRQ
Programs: UA Plat-Million Miler (1.6MM), IHG-Plat Amb; Amex Plat-P, Marriott-Gold;Hertz Gold; Hilton-Gold
Posts: 762
Upgrades are eligible for the Reimbursement ??
FWIW, I renewed my UA Travel Club Membership and received the $25 credit back from AMEX within a couple of days. Yesterday, I chose an option to upgrade 2 o/w ORD-TPA tickets to P class for $159 each or a total of $318. Should I expect a $175 credit ($200 less the $25 credit from the UA Club) anytime soon ?
Apr 20, 2018, 5:44 pm
#528
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
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FWIW, I renewed my UA Travel Club Membership and received the $25 credit back from AMEX within a couple of days. Yesterday, I chose an option to upgrade 2 o/w ORD-TPA tickets to P class for $159 each or a total of $318. Should I expect a $175 credit ($200 less the $25 credit from the UA Club) anytime soon ?
Apr 20, 2018, 6:51 pm
#529
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,455
Just had my third UA change fee in a row not trigger a credit. This is getting old.
Apr 23, 2018, 11:40 am
#530
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
Programs: Avis President's Club, Global Entry, Hilton/Marriott Gold. No more DL/AA status.
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Apr 23, 2018, 1:30 pm
#531
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 225
Itinerary change fees, yes. Other change fees (upgrade, etc.), ymmv. Cheers.
Apr 23, 2018, 4:34 pm
#532
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Yes. My experience is they will manually credit if you call. The issue is that UA has been coding them wrong from Amex's perspective (even though the narrative detail shows "change fee" on the receipt.
Apr 24, 2018, 7:11 am
#533
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: EUG BKK
Programs: Zero Status Nexus
Posts: 432
I recently called AMEX to credit my $50 change fee for an award redeposit, they said it will post in 4 weeks! Did yours post immediately?
Apr 24, 2018, 7:56 am
#534
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May 8, 2018, 11:48 am
#535
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 122
So can you no longer apply AMEX airline fee credit towards United? Still getting under maintenance until early 2018 on their gift registry page.
May 8, 2018, 12:51 pm
#536
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May 8, 2018, 7:52 pm
#537
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA LTP, UA, DL, HH, Marriott/SPG
Posts: 585
Biz plat. Had to change 2 United award tickets and was charged 2x $100 change fee plus additional taxes (approx. $30/ticket). Charges showed up as 4 separate line items on the Amex account ($100, $100, $30, $30). A few days later, the $200 credits posted but not as $100 and $100. Credits showed up as $100, $30, $30 and $40.
May 8, 2018, 9:55 pm
#538
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 122
What airlines offer gift card reimbursement with the AMEX platinum card?
May 9, 2018, 5:47 am
#539
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...s-aa-only.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...s-dl-only.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...west-only.html
May 9, 2018, 8:46 am
#540
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K/1MM, Marriott Tit
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I just received an offer via email from United to purchase miles with a bonus "mystery miles offer". Does anyone think this purchase would qualify for the AMEX plat $200 rebate?
Also, I'm still waiting for a $50 award cancellation fee to be rebated (it's a little more than a month now) - I guess I will give them a call.
Also, I'm still waiting for a $50 award cancellation fee to be rebated (it's a little more than a month now) - I guess I will give them a call.