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Your question is probably answered in this Wikipost
Reminder: you must enroll and select UA as your airline, then wait a day before making a reimbursable purchase. It can take a few days or a full week to be reimbursed.
Travel Bank: There'sa separate thread at this link for general discussion of Travel Bank. Travel Bank is available again Jan. 3, 2022 and posts as a Special Service Ticket reimbursed by Amex (but unofficially). May appear as United Electronic Ticketing or United Airlines Houston. Purchase here: https://www.united.com/offers/travelcash If your transaction returns a Payment Failed error, try adding your American Express card to your United Airlines profile, and repeat the transaction using the stored card. DO NOT CALL Amex to ask about being credited for this.
On December 31, 2021 United suspended Travel Bank deposit transactions and posted a message "Offer has ended."
United does not sell gift cards.
As of December 2016 American Express no longer reimburses MPX transactions.
READ BELOW for EXPENSES WHICH MAY BE REIMBURSED
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 Fees Subscription worked in Feb 2020, data point here. As 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:
A general discussion of Travel Bank is in a separate thread .
(2021 discussion of UA available at this link.)
Reminder: you must enroll and select UA as your airline, then wait a day before making a reimbursable purchase. It can take a few days or a full week to be reimbursed.
Travel Bank: There'sa separate thread at this link for general discussion of Travel Bank. Travel Bank is available again Jan. 3, 2022 and posts as a Special Service Ticket reimbursed by Amex (but unofficially). May appear as United Electronic Ticketing or United Airlines Houston. Purchase here: https://www.united.com/offers/travelcash If your transaction returns a Payment Failed error, try adding your American Express card to your United Airlines profile, and repeat the transaction using the stored card. DO NOT CALL Amex to ask about being credited for this.
United does not sell gift cards.
As of December 2016 American Express no longer reimburses MPX transactions.
READ BELOW for EXPENSES WHICH MAY BE REIMBURSED
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 Fees Subscription worked in Feb 2020, data point here. As 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
- FareLock
- Pet flight fees
- Seat assignment fees (E+)
- In-flight amenity fees (beverages, food, pillows/blankets, headphones)
- In-flight entertainment fees (excluding wireless internet unless it is billed by the airline.)
- Airport lounge day passes & annual memberships
- Onboard WIFI (provided it is billed by the airline.)
A general discussion of Travel Bank is in a separate thread .
(2021 discussion of UA available at this link.)
Airline fee $250/$200 reimbursement reports: UA only (2022)
#677
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 107
02/01: $100 UA Travel Bank purchase posted.
02/06: $100 credit posted
02/06: $100 credit posted
#678
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: CA
Posts: 31
All posted. The last charge was on 2/2 and the meter moved 2/7. Got a little nervous with the last one since it took 5 days for the meter to move instead of 2-3. See ya'll next year.
#679
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 258
Business Platinum:
1/31: (2) x $100 UA Travel Bank purchase posted (purchased immediately one after another)
2/5: (2) x $100 credit posted
Personal Platinum:
1/31: (2) x $100 UA Travel Bank purchase posted (purchased immediately one after another)
2/2: $100 credit posted
2/5: $100 credit posted
1/31: (2) x $100 UA Travel Bank purchase posted (purchased immediately one after another)
2/5: (2) x $100 credit posted
Personal Platinum:
1/31: (2) x $100 UA Travel Bank purchase posted (purchased immediately one after another)
2/2: $100 credit posted
2/5: $100 credit posted
#680
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Either I'm hallucinating or United's sh!tty IT is back at it.
Can't get to the page to add funds to travel bank. Clicking all around "My United" leads me in circles. The "Travel Bank / View Details" box and link just go to main airfare search page. If I go to the section showing my past Travel bank activity, there's no button to load more funds.
Anyone else see this?
Can't get to the page to add funds to travel bank. Clicking all around "My United" leads me in circles. The "Travel Bank / View Details" box and link just go to main airfare search page. If I go to the section showing my past Travel bank activity, there's no button to load more funds.
Anyone else see this?
#681
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,955
I click the link in the Wikipost, click [Sign in to purchase] and then I see this...
#682
Join Date: Jun 2021
Programs: AA, UA, UR, MR
Posts: 4
Update**
Feb 2 - Amex Platinum - $50x4 Travel Bank
Feb 7 - Meter Moved
Feb 8 - Credits applied
Took a little longer then on my centurion card which only took 2 days. But it was also done in January.
Look forward to next year!
Feb 2 - Amex Platinum - $50x4 Travel Bank
Feb 7 - Meter Moved
Feb 8 - Credits applied
Took a little longer then on my centurion card which only took 2 days. But it was also done in January.
Look forward to next year!
#683
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,477
I finally experienced the "Transaction Not Successful" error while trying to load TB. There is also NO pending charge on my AmEx card, and the TB balance has not changed. Is this in line with what other folks experienced with this error, or did this purchase really not go through at all?
#684
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,955
#686
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,955
#688
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: UA 1K 1MM (finally!), IHG AMB-Spire, HH Diamond
Posts: 60,174
#689
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Thanks! I was looking for it in this Wiki, but found it in the TravelBank Wiki post. Either way, that's dumb web design where I can't even reach the buying option from my own United profile page without running in circles or finding outside links.
#690
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Programs: UA 1MM 0P, AA, DL, *wood, Lifetime FPC Plat., IHG, HHD
Posts: 6,912
I found this same error trying to apply my SO 200$ yearly credit to MY Travel Bank account.. didn’t work and at this point I’m not going to add her card to my account just for this.
Last edited by nmenaker; Feb 11, 2022 at 8:44 am