Jan 6, 2020, 1:26 pm
Last edit by: mia
Reminder: you must enroll and select your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. http://www.americanexpress.com/airlinechoice -or- "Call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed.
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.Tickets for travel dates > 60 days out can be deposited to your wallet when cancelled (this has not been true for some time). Change fees may apply depending on your status. Change fees are waived for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75k members according to this page: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...ID:MileagePlan (expand "service benefits" towards the bottom of the page). The wallet funds will expire one year after the issue date of the original ticket.
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed.
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.
Airline fee $250/$200 reimbursement reports: AS only (2020-23)
Mar 4, 2020, 10:41 pm
#181
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: USA
Programs: Alaska 75k
Posts: 107
Had 8 transactions in the last two months on my card. All less than $100 charges. Only thing reimbursed automatically was $9 taxes for same day change (taxes for adding a layover, no change fee as Gold).
Didn't know about the PC selection, but I'll have to try that.
Didn't know about the PC selection, but I'll have to try that.
Mar 6, 2020, 9:30 am
#183
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 3,259
Hello again, I want to actually credit a family members AS account with the wallet funds (They do not have AS status) Would this method work exactly the same way for this purpose or is this specifically for 75K? Can I just follow these steps with their account or do I need to tweak the process? Thanks again :-)
Mar 6, 2020, 11:34 pm
#184
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: FCA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 926
The fee was reimbursed to my AmEx account 7 days later. It is strictly within the AmEx account, so no, it has nothing to do with Alaska MyWallet funds. Not a refundable fare, but the pet in cabin charge is the same regardless of fare class.
Mar 7, 2020, 10:09 am
#185
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Had 8 transactions in the last two months on my card. All less than $100 charges. Only thing reimbursed automatically was $9 taxes for same day change (taxes for adding a layover, no change fee as Gold).
Didn't know about the PC selection, but I'll have to try that.
Didn't know about the PC selection, but I'll have to try that.
Mar 8, 2020, 7:41 am
#186
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SEA town
Programs: Alaska LTG, HHonors-Gld, IHG-Dia, LT MR Ti
Posts: 627
Just made some cheap AS flight reservations. AMEX PLAT reimbursed $46.52, $74.40, and $61.70
Mar 8, 2020, 7:43 am
#187
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
Mar 8, 2020, 8:04 am
#188
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SEA town
Programs: Alaska LTG, HHonors-Gld, IHG-Dia, LT MR Ti
Posts: 627
If I chose not to take those flights, I’d opt to put the funds in my AS Wallet. I don’t think AMEX could claw that scenario back as there was no refund issued against AMEX balance.
Mar 8, 2020, 11:05 am
#189
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
And the change/cancellation fee waiver Alaska has going right now means you don't have to be MVPG/75K to do that.
Mar 8, 2020, 11:57 am
#190
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
BTW, when you cancel and have it put toward wallet funds, do they get added to a single balance or do you get discrete wallet fund certificates? And if you get discrete certificates, can you use more than one per flight/is it possible to get them combined?
Mar 8, 2020, 4:19 pm
#191
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
wondering the same. Since these would be valid for 1 year, worried that they will combine total to that posted for Gift Certificated deposited into account. GC are good indefinitely. How would the totals be reflected on My Wallet funds?
Mar 8, 2020, 4:20 pm
#192
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 3,259
single balance.
Mar 9, 2020, 9:05 pm
#194
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SEA town
Programs: Alaska LTG, HHonors-Gld, IHG-Dia, LT MR Ti
Posts: 627
Mar 10, 2020, 12:56 pm
#195
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 984
Hmm...with the cancellation waivers, might be worth a try instead of going with the legitimate seat upgrade. I guess I can buy a cheap fare, wait for a week, if it doesn't reimburse, tack on the seat upgrade and then get the manual reimbursment after 2 weeks. I hadn't heard of Amex crediting for cheap AS flights like they were doing for WN, your success seems to be an outlier.