Jan 6, 2020, 1:37 pm
Last edit by: veeRob
Reminder: you must enroll and select AA as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. "Please call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Summary of Reimbursements.
AMEX AA Reimbursement Approved
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships:
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit. Monthly Wifi subscription plans through AA appear to be eligible for automatic credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
NOT WORKING: Partial payment by gift card or voucher combined with partial payment by Amex doesn't work. Full payment of a ticket under $100 stopped working sometime in 2020.
For 2017-2019, see the previous thread
Summary of Reimbursements.
AMEX AA Reimbursement Approved
- Admirals Club Memberships
- Admirals Club Passes
- Admirals Club Food/Drinks
- Elite Status Buyback
- External Reservation Fee
- Five Star Service
- MCE/Seat Selection
- Mileage Multipler
- Monthly Wifi Subscription through AA
- Same Day Flight Change
- Upgrades
- Baggage
- Award Cancellation Fee
- Close-In Ticket Fee
- Elite Challenges
- Gift Cards
- Inexpensive tickets
- Infant Fees
- Miles Purchase from AA.com
- Wifi (per flight)
- Award Taxes/Fees
- Change Fee
- Pet Fee
- Upfares
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships:
- Yes - Majuki, Evo40, bcpoinciana, shellyphl, dpb132
- Yes - Hilton-gold, moe8555, kaydee7
- No - ShrinkTheGlobe, canesfan, jasmians, soy, shoodawg
- Yes - Dedicated, Rakibullslam, tsmith12, lotrbfme, mia, GTITAN, cdoobiest, happychic, beachfan, 355F1, zip10001
- No - Alex_I, exmike, jb0506, fangtl, nall, javabytes, chitink, roadtripguy, perkerkeem, Freckles68, thebat, bdubs7
- Mixed - PatrickTM, Visconti, iahphx
- Yes - tlglenn, travelinsperry
- No - mrlemm, mlin32, abk, pubsmeister, esls79
- No - cubs105, prhocky2607, veeRob
- Yes - tlgleen, zip10001
- No - PatrickTM, mileshound, happychic
- Yes - LuizMiranda, fotoflyer88, nk15, joshvworld, Hilton-gold, captaink, JCN, aftortoriello, nall, ymx, StatusChallenged, TravelinSperry
- No - pubsmeister
- Yes - browser508, chrisny2
- Yes - jvel
- Yes - JDiver
- No
- No - AUSINSIGHT
- Yes - chapmanj9, Dedicated, Hilton-gold, jb0506, limeyx, act0fgod, nall, tlglenn, roadtripguy, kenme1, mrscaptain, happychic, pzpa, UltraSean, leftysauce, christianj, ehchan, julian926, theranj, morphogencc
- No - UAZip
- Yes - mia, mia (two separate reports), TravelLawyer, QtownDave, nk15, nall, UAZip, kaydee7, therealdre, yjc281, glynot
- No - edcli, zebranz
- No - nk15
- Yes - jcain, Cheynewalk
- Yes - Benjinlini
- No - mrlemm
- Yes - wireless_999, saunders111, mosfet, Budoka, sdsearch, tlglenn, golfingboy
- No - kacee
- Mixed - inevitability, UltraSean
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit. Monthly Wifi subscription plans through AA appear to be eligible for automatic credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
NOT WORKING: Partial payment by gift card or voucher combined with partial payment by Amex doesn't work. Full payment of a ticket under $100 stopped working sometime in 2020.
For 2017-2019, see the previous thread
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AA only (2020-21)
Oct 19, 2020, 11:13 am
#211
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,445
Any ideas for how to spend remaining AA credit if no travel is anticipated by end of year? I'm sitting on about $130 left of my $200 for my platinum card. Was looking into buying some AC day passes for future use, but seems like those would require me to be there, ready to enter the AC, right? Just wondering if there's any good way to not have this $$ go to waste.
Oct 22, 2020, 12:19 pm
#212
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 1
I was reimbursed for a $48 one-way flight ticket—wonder if cheap tickets working again, and with no change fees currently the value can be held on to for a bit. Posted the 19th, reimbursed this morning.
Oct 29, 2020, 2:45 pm
#213
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: YCD
Programs: AC 75K, HIlton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, Radisson Rewards Gold
Posts: 513
Data Point:
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
Oct 29, 2020, 7:49 pm
#214
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,044
Data Point:
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
Regards
Nov 11, 2020, 1:32 am
#215
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 1
A mileage multiplier transaction of $37.50 completed last week was credited from my annual airline credit for the Gold Card.
Another mileage multiplier transaction of $60.89 completed three days later was also credited from my annual airline credit for the Gold Card.
Another mileage multiplier transaction of $60.89 completed three days later was also credited from my annual airline credit for the Gold Card.
Last edited by Esquivalience; Nov 13, 2020 at 9:05 pm
Nov 13, 2020, 7:42 am
#216
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: CLT
Programs: AA ExPlat, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,551
New to the Amex Plat as of today.
To use the AA $200 fee credits for 2020 without any travel in 2020 is this a plausible way forward:
A) Book today flights on AA for a date in 2021 and add mileage multiplier and pay for seats to total $200+
B) Refund/cancel the flights (and thus extra fees) in early 2021 prior to travel date
Would that be successful? Any nuance/adjustment suggested to that?
To use the AA $200 fee credits for 2020 without any travel in 2020 is this a plausible way forward:
A) Book today flights on AA for a date in 2021 and add mileage multiplier and pay for seats to total $200+
B) Refund/cancel the flights (and thus extra fees) in early 2021 prior to travel date
Would that be successful? Any nuance/adjustment suggested to that?
Nov 14, 2020, 12:07 pm
#217
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 70
1. $30 baggage fee credited automatically a few days later.
2. Made a date change for the return leg of my flight. $21 fare difference paid with the Amex, credited automatically one day later. Pleasantly surprised with that one.
2. Made a date change for the return leg of my flight. $21 fare difference paid with the Amex, credited automatically one day later. Pleasantly surprised with that one.
Nov 15, 2020, 8:18 am
#218
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: 2.4mm++ AA Plat, Hlt Diam, Hyt Globaist, Mrrt Gold, Gold Pts, MilesForDreams.com, etc.. etal..
Posts: 428
Every time I upgrade my daughters seats it posts separately and reimbursement kicks in. They code them differently. FYI - Seat up grades are not refundable by policy so if you cancel the flight you will get credit for the ticket but you must appeal for seat credit and they will only give you credit if you upgrade on replacement flight.
Nov 15, 2020, 7:27 pm
#219
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4
Bought three 500 miles upgrades. $120 on my personal plat. Took three days. Reimbursed.
Nov 16, 2020, 9:37 am
#220
Join Date: Dec 2019
Programs: AA: Exec Plat; AC: 75K; JX: Explorer; HH: Dia; Bonvoy: Gold; Wyndham: Dia
Posts: 299
Nov 17, 2020, 1:31 pm
#221
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 6
I wonder if anyone else has a similar experience. It is not uncommon to get an upgrade promo prompt when you check in? Anyone has success on getting the cost reimbursed?
Apologies if I'm not doing this right as it is my first post and want to contribute my data point:
Purchased round-trip AA Economy (G) PHL - MCI with flights 7/5 and 7/9 with Amex Personal Plat.
For both upgraded to to first/business (can't find specific class but it was full first/business and not MCE) the day before (7/4 & 7/9) after checking-in for flight at a cost of $85.67 each time.
On 7/12 one of the two was reimbursed ($85.67) while the other was not. Don't see a way to tell which was/wasn't reimbursed but it worked for me 1 out of 2 times.
Purchased round-trip AA Economy (G) PHL - MCI with flights 7/5 and 7/9 with Amex Personal Plat.
For both upgraded to to first/business (can't find specific class but it was full first/business and not MCE) the day before (7/4 & 7/9) after checking-in for flight at a cost of $85.67 each time.
On 7/12 one of the two was reimbursed ($85.67) while the other was not. Don't see a way to tell which was/wasn't reimbursed but it worked for me 1 out of 2 times.
Nov 18, 2020, 4:30 pm
#223
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA EXP IHG Diamond Marriott Gold Hilton Diamond
Posts: 151
I got the new AA monthly wifi plan reimbursed since it is now processed through "AAwifi." That was a nice surprise.
Nov 18, 2020, 4:58 pm
#224
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: YCD
Programs: AC 75K, HIlton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, Radisson Rewards Gold
Posts: 513
Data Point:
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
I purchased tickets in January for a trip to St Lucia in December for Xmas - trip was paid via AMEX Platinum and I paid for seat selection utilizing my airline credits...total was $250 but got reimbursed the $200
Earlier this month, I called and cancelled my flight due to COVID and got a flight credit for initial purpose, but was told I had get refunded the seat selection...I was refunded the full $250 on Sunday to my AMEX but no clawback
Nov 19, 2020, 6:14 pm
#225
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 1
Hi - newbie here. Have any amex platinum cardholders had recent success claiming the $200 incidental credit? If so, could you explain your process? TYIA
Last edited by chuddcabbage; Nov 19, 2020 at 6:36 pm