Feb 22, 2016, 3:57 pm
Last edit by: frudd38
Credit appears on the billing statement for the month the fee/charge hit. It is not an instantaneous credit that you'll see in the account online, it only applies at close of statement.
The year your purchase counts against is based on the statement date, not date of purchase. Tickets purchased late in the year, especially in December, will almost certainly count against the benefit in the following calendar year. Do not wait until the end of the calendar year to use your credits!
Summary of reimbursement options by airline
Please edit the wikipost to add your specific knowledge of airlines.
Aer Lingus: Tickets work
Air Asia: Tickets worked booked on airline site.
Air Canada: Tickets (via travel agent) work. Bag fees work
Air France: Award fees work
Alaska Airlines: Tickets work. In-flight food does not. Gift certificates do not.
Allegiant: Tickets work, with effort.
Atlantic Airways: Tickets work.
American Airlines: Gift certificates work. Status challenge payment works. In-flight food works. Tickets Work Baggage Fees at Airport works.
ANA: Award taxes
Avianca: Upgrade fees work.
British Airways: Tickets work.
Cebu Pacific: Tickets and bag fees work.
China Airlines: Tickets work.
Delta: Bag fees work. Tickets work. Gift cards work.
Emirates: Gift shop purchases work.
Etihad: Award taxes/fees work
EVA: Sky Shop
Frontier: Ticketing online works 6/18/17
Hawaiian: Bag fees work.
JetBlue: Bag fees work. Tickets work.
KLM: Tickets work.
Korean Air: Ticket (via travel agent) works.
Lufthansa: Tickets work.
Malaysia Airlines: Tickets Work
Qatar Airways: Tickets work.
Turkish Airlines: Tickets work. Upgrade fees work.
Southwest: Gift certificates work. Award fees work. In-flight meal purchases do not work.
Sun Country: Tickets work.
Thomas Cook Airlines: flight from UK to USA, priced in GBP, worked
United: Gift certificates work. Tickets work.
Virgin Atlantic: taxes+YQ for award ticket worked
Points + Cash booking via TY portal: Yes, after manual request.
The year your purchase counts against is based on the statement date, not date of purchase. Tickets purchased late in the year, especially in December, will almost certainly count against the benefit in the following calendar year. Do not wait until the end of the calendar year to use your credits!
Summary of reimbursement options by airline
Please edit the wikipost to add your specific knowledge of airlines.
Aer Lingus: Tickets work
Air Asia: Tickets worked booked on airline site.
Air Canada: Tickets (via travel agent) work. Bag fees work
Air France: Award fees work
Alaska Airlines: Tickets work. In-flight food does not. Gift certificates do not.
Allegiant: Tickets work, with effort.
Atlantic Airways: Tickets work.
American Airlines: Gift certificates work. Status challenge payment works. In-flight food works. Tickets Work Baggage Fees at Airport works.
ANA: Award taxes
Avianca: Upgrade fees work.
British Airways: Tickets work.
Cebu Pacific: Tickets and bag fees work.
China Airlines: Tickets work.
Delta: Bag fees work. Tickets work. Gift cards work.
Emirates: Gift shop purchases work.
Etihad: Award taxes/fees work
EVA: Sky Shop
Frontier: Ticketing online works 6/18/17
Hawaiian: Bag fees work.
JetBlue: Bag fees work. Tickets work.
KLM: Tickets work.
Korean Air: Ticket (via travel agent) works.
Lufthansa: Tickets work.
Malaysia Airlines: Tickets Work
Qatar Airways: Tickets work.
Turkish Airlines: Tickets work. Upgrade fees work.
Southwest: Gift certificates work. Award fees work. In-flight meal purchases do not work.
Sun Country: Tickets work.
Thomas Cook Airlines: flight from UK to USA, priced in GBP, worked
United: Gift certificates work. Tickets work.
Virgin Atlantic: taxes+YQ for award ticket worked
Points + Cash booking via TY portal: Yes, after manual request.
Report Citi Prestige Success/Fail $250 airline expense reimbursements (2015-2018).
Nov 26, 2015, 11:49 am
#106
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 476
Is buying AA gift card a safe deal to get reimbursed 250 credit? Plz advice
Nov 26, 2015, 2:40 pm
#107
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Baltimore/Washington, USA
Programs: AA LT Platinum, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 3,076
Dec 1, 2015, 9:08 pm
#108
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 93
How long does the airline credit take to post ? Do I have to call in for the credit , like it is for Chase or is it automatic like Amex ?
Dec 2, 2015, 6:51 am
#109
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Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Dec 2, 2015, 7:38 am
#110
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
Does FT have an exchange type forum where users can sell Airline Gift cards (in my case, American) to one another to cut out the brokers online like cardpool, ebay, etc etc?
Dec 3, 2015, 2:09 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 23
Bought $250 AA GC on 11/17, statement just cut yesterday and received the credit. Also received my 4th night credit.
Dec 8, 2015, 7:59 pm
#112
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
My new Prestige is on the way and I might be up against a quick statement closing date. Is there a certain type of purchase that posts faster than another — e.g., an AA gift card/e-cert vs. a United gift card/e-cert? I don't have any specific flights to book, so gift cards seem to be the best way to use the airline credit ASAP. Thanks.
Dec 8, 2015, 8:26 pm
#113
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 5
My new Prestige is on the way and I might be up against a quick statement closing date. Is there a certain type of purchase that posts faster than another — e.g., an AA gift card/e-cert vs. a United gift card/e-cert? I don't have any specific flights to book, so gift cards seem to be the best way to use the airline credit ASAP. Thanks.
Dec 9, 2015, 4:03 pm
#117
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Please use this thread only to discuss specific expenses which have (or not) been reimbursed.
Discussion of the closing date for recently opened Prestige accounts has been moved to the primary thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...000-spend.html
Discussion of the closing date for recently opened Prestige accounts has been moved to the primary thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...000-spend.html
Dec 10, 2015, 8:21 am
#118
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: ATL
Programs: DL, Marriott
Posts: 728
Sorry, I haven't been through the thread, but recalling how easy it was to get Prestige reimbursement, what purchases have actually failed? I mean, buying actual tickets with Prestige works, which is great, so I'm curious what negative data points are out there. I mean I guess I'll also go through it, but I thought Citi was on the easier side with reimbursements compared to Ritz/Amex...
Dec 10, 2015, 12:28 pm
#119
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: DL MM, Marriott LT Titanium, AA EXP, Avis Chairmans
Posts: 1,399
I just recently opened the Prestige card, and within a week bought AA $250 gift card. The charge hit on my closing date, but thankfully got the $250 credit. A day later and I would have been SOL for this year. Whew!
Dec 13, 2015, 2:27 pm
#120
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 102
Anyone know if there is a way to book a hotel and get the $250 credit to cover it? Eg, if the room is booked directly through AA, or SW, etc?
Last edited by mia; Dec 13, 2015 at 2:52 pm Reason: Please do not post the same question in more than one thread.