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)
Aug 30, 2018, 3:57 am
#586
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AMEX Plat Marriott Gold HHGold UA Silver
Posts: 40
I skimmed the thread but didn’t see anything recent about applying the $200 toward the United Club fee? My travel had been almost all involving IAH or SFO so the Centurian was always a better option. But my life has shifted toward the East coast so a club membership maybe more useful.
i wanna cry seeing I missed the boat on applying it toward MXP!!
i wanna cry seeing I missed the boat on applying it toward MXP!!
Aug 30, 2018, 4:21 am
#587
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
I skimmed the thread but didn’t see anything recent about applying the $200 toward the United Club fee? My travel had been almost all involving IAH or SFO so the Centurian was always a better option. But my life has shifted toward the East coast so a club membership maybe more useful.
i wanna cry seeing I missed the boat on applying it toward MXP!!
i wanna cry seeing I missed the boat on applying it toward MXP!!
Aug 30, 2018, 7:47 am
#588
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Aug 30, 2018, 8:21 am
#589
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
Aug 30, 2018, 9:09 am
#590
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Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Aug 30, 2018, 11:03 am
#592
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
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I skimmed the thread but didn’t see anything recent about applying the $200 toward the United Club fee? My travel had been almost all involving IAH or SFO so the Centurian was always a better option. But my life has shifted toward the East coast so a club membership maybe more useful.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...l#post29213432
Aug 31, 2018, 8:11 am
#593
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA Gold | Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 94
Here's a report from late 2017 that confirms that United Club fee gets (partially, I would presume) reimbursed.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...l#post29213432
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...l#post29213432
Aug 31, 2018, 9:14 pm
#594
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: West
Programs: UA MP
Posts: 221
Not sure if covered, but AMEX airline reimbursement fee covers the residual taxes from award tickets.
Sep 1, 2018, 9:49 am
#595
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Boston
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 272
Hi all: Like an idiot I forgot to select an airline when I got my card. I recently (1 week) ago flew United and charged $50 on baggage fees. Can I now select UA and ask Amex to cover the charges? Will they do it? Any experiences?
Last edited by ksingh0311; Sep 1, 2018 at 10:12 am
Sep 4, 2018, 8:41 am
#596
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 197
Does Amex still reimburse Economy Plus seat upgrades? Waiting several business days now since transaction posted...
Sep 4, 2018, 11:55 am
#598
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
Programs: Au: UA, Marriott, Hilton; GE
Posts: 7,132
I'm the last FTer who has reported funding the gift registry. Using whatever is in your account is as simple as calling an agent and asking for the funds to be used.
Sep 4, 2018, 6:53 pm
#599
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,192
There's an option to apply the TravelBank funds once you reach the payment page on the website. (Just did a dummy booking to confirm that it's still there.) It's just above the section where you would enter your credit card information, same page.
Sep 5, 2018, 10:40 pm
#600
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NYC suburbs
Programs: UA LT Gold (BIS), AA LT Plat (CC SUBs & BD), Hilton Dia (CC), Hyatt Glob (BIB), et. al.
Posts: 3,278
FWIW: TravelBank and Gift Registry are different entities. United uses the TravelBank for other funds than the (possibly defunct) Gift Registry. The United.com Club has a $25 annual membership fee and then credits $5 to the TravelBank for each ticket purchased and flown (one of the reasons some people sometimes purchase 2 one-way tickets instead of a roundtrip). I’ve also had erroneously charged taxes and fees for tickets paid for with TravelBank funds reimbursed automatically back into the TravelBank.
Last edited by Dr Jabadski; Sep 9, 2018 at 7:08 pm