Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (Southwest) only (2020)
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Edit: this post originally appeared in the Delta thread where the previous poster was asking about Southwest credits. It has since been moved to the WN thread.
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#907
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Yes, and so the question for those of us with no current travel plans becomes whether to 1) act now and get Travel Funds that will expire a year from now, or 2) wait until later in the year so as to maximize the time you have to use the funds.
The risk with 1) is that your funds might expire before you want to fly again. The risk with 2) is that at any point this <$100 trick might stop working. I'll betting that it will keep working, so I'm waiting until later in the year.
The risk with 1) is that your funds might expire before you want to fly again. The risk with 2) is that at any point this <$100 trick might stop working. I'll betting that it will keep working, so I'm waiting until later in the year.
#908
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I like the odds of the <$100 trick working the rest of the year. It's easy to lose sight of how travel-geeky and unusual we are in this forum. I don't think we collectively cost Amex much with this trick, and it wouldn't be worth their time to close the loophole. Besides, Amex probably figures a lot of the cardholders who play this game are Amex Plat fans who are profitable customers for them. I sure am.
#911
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I like the odds of the <$100 trick working the rest of the year. It's easy to lose sight of how travel-geeky and unusual we are in this forum. I don't think we collectively cost Amex much with this trick, and it wouldn't be worth their time to close the loophole. Besides, Amex probably figures a lot of the cardholders who play this game are Amex Plat fans who are profitable customers for them. I sure am.
#912
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I do too. Besides, what's the worst case scenario if it doesn't? It seems all you have to do is buy a "wanna get away" ticket and then upgrade it by using your AMEX card. That charge should be reimbursable by AMEX and then just cancel the ticket with the funds going to the travel funds, which is what we're doing today anyway. I haven't done it yet but don't see a reason why that would not work.
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Maybe I have missed something, but the above seems a bit convoluted
It seems fairly simple as far as I can see.
Worst case scenario seems to be that Amex does not refund purchases and you are left with a "gift card" which will expire within one year of purchase. No money lost, unless, of course, you can't use the credit on a flight within one year,
It seems fairly simple as far as I can see.
Worst case scenario seems to be that Amex does not refund purchases and you are left with a "gift card" which will expire within one year of purchase. No money lost, unless, of course, you can't use the credit on a flight within one year,
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