Jan 1, 2022, 11:44 am
Last edit by: rrgg
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)
Nov 30, 2022, 9:42 am
#991
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 21
I agree - it seems a little chatty in the thread, but it's nice to take a quick peek right before a TB purchase to make sure there have been some positive DPs super-recently... just in case Amex pulls the plug
Nov 30, 2022, 9:50 am
#992
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott // WN, AA, BA, UA, AS // Avis
Posts: 1,314
Bought two day passes to United Club at LAX, no issue with reimbursement a few days later. Hooray. Only $6 went unused this year!
Nov 30, 2022, 5:33 pm
#993
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 18
Bought 2 $100 travelbank credits 11/23, reimbursed 11/29
i also find the reports useful since it’s nice to see something within the last few weeks post. This saved me back when southwest GC stopped working and I was about to pull the trigger.
Of course there could be a system to automate/consolidate the reports.
i also find the reports useful since it’s nice to see something within the last few weeks post. This saved me back when southwest GC stopped working and I was about to pull the trigger.
Of course there could be a system to automate/consolidate the reports.
Nov 30, 2022, 6:15 pm
#994
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,905
Couldn’t we still achieve that if people only post failures?
Nov 30, 2022, 9:21 pm
#995
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,477
I'm on the side of this forum working just fine as it is. The steady flow of DP's and ideas also helped the discovery of our favorite loopholes and off-label use of benefits. And there's always the Wiki to make sure that the important stuff does not get overlooked.
Nov 30, 2022, 10:07 pm
#996
Join Date: Nov 2022
Posts: 5
I agree! As a noob to the forum and new Amex Plat holder and frequent flier between 2 United Hubs - this thread is hugely helpful, fun and makes my $695 an absolute no brainer!!
Nov 30, 2022, 10:36 pm
#997
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Silver, AA, WN, DL
Posts: 4,091
Because then you'd have a bunch of false alarms of it not working. And who knows if a member would actually wind up coming back to update the community.
This way, positive data points provide an automatic reassurance vs constant worry something was wrong.
This way, positive data points provide an automatic reassurance vs constant worry something was wrong.
Dec 1, 2022, 8:08 pm
#998
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: 3,299
As the instigator on Nov 29 (above) of discussion about this topic, add my vote (again) for continuing to post affirmative (arguably redundant repetitive recurring unnecessary superfluous) datapoints. I agree with the following quotes.
Dec 1, 2022, 8:13 pm
#999
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 40
Bought 2 x $100 TravelBank credits Nov 23
Reimbursed Nov 29
Reimbursed Nov 29
Dec 2, 2022, 7:37 am
#1001
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AAdvantage, Rapid Rewards, and Mileage Plus
Posts: 17
2 x $100 TravelBank purchase on 11/25
2 x $100 Amex Statement credit on 12/2
Another successful datapoint.
2 x $100 Amex Statement credit on 12/2
Another successful datapoint.
Dec 2, 2022, 7:58 am
#1002
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 11
UA Travelvank data point:
Purchased 100 USD x2 on November 26
Credit received on December 2
Purchased 100 USD x2 on November 26
Credit received on December 2
Dec 2, 2022, 5:41 pm
#1003
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 5
Is the credit only work for $100 purchases now? I only have $50 left and any DPs on working for $50?
Dec 2, 2022, 6:32 pm
#1005
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
Programs: HH Diamond, Sixt Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott/SPG Gold .....
Posts: 3,215