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Successful Credits:

AA $50 gift card
AA $100 gift card
AA taxes and seat fees paid on award, $94.80
AA $11.20 taxes paid on award
AA miles purchase, $100 reimbursed on $225 purchase
AA first class upgrade that cost 145
AS drinks
AS award taxes ($5.60)
AS bag fee ($30)
B6 bag fee
B6 EMS purchase
B6 seat selection (from basic fare)
DL taxes paid on domestic award, also award from Caribbean to US
DL First Class buyup (prior to OLCI)
HA taxes
HA seat selection fee
HA bag fee
UA taxes paid on international award, Europe to US one-way
UA small fee reimbursed when paying for one-way ticket with electronic ticket certificate
UA WiFi subscription
WN $16 fee
WN award fee
WN early bird fee
WN in-flight movie
WN $11.20 TSA fee
WN $39 o/w ticket
WN $40+ charge + travel fund for o/w ticket
UA $100 United TravelBank Cash (mobile site)
UA $100 United TravelBank Cash (desktop site) Go here to purchase: https://www.united.com/offers/travelcash

Unsuccessful Credits:

Gogo, not billed by airlines
WN gift card
AS $125 change fee, which was billed in a separate transaction from the fare increase
AS $25 gift card

1/19/18 A BOA rep stated the following are eligible airlines for credits: AA, AS, UA, DL, WN, HA, B6, F9.

BofA Premium Rewards - What works for airline expense reimbursement?

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Jan 11, 2018, 3:24 am

#91

Khiaao

Join Date: Mar 2014

Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Citi-Prestige,

Posts: 131

I did one on AA jan6th for $50.00, it’s finally showing on the app today.. so I guess another day or three for the
credit to show.

Jan 12, 2018, 8:59 am

#92

Macosty

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 64

The $100 credit finally showed up in my app...hopefully it posts in a few days!

Jan 12, 2018, 10:53 am

#93

quizzer25

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macosty

The $100 credit finally showed up in my app...hopefully it posts in a few days!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khiaao

I did one on AA jan6th for $50.00, it’s finally showing on the app today.. so I guess another day or three for the
credit to show.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livingintheair

<br /><br /><em>UPDATE:</em> I charged one $50 AA eGC on 1/8 and it showed in "the meter" on 1/11. Charged another $50 AA eGC on 1/9 and it showed in the meter on 1/12. I'm still waiting for the actual credits to hit my account.

Waiting for people to update about credit being posted for 2018.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrequentFlyer9000

Anyone have a good way to liquidate AA gift cards at better than 80-85 cents on the dollar? Thanks.

Waiting to know...

Last edited by mia; Jan 12, 2018 at 11:56 am Reason: Consolidate consecutive replies.

Jan 14, 2018, 8:44 am

#94

Livingintheair

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: AA Plat, UA Gold, SPG Plat, MAR Plat

Posts: 12

Both of my $50 credits finally hit my statement - both dated 1/13.

Jan 14, 2018, 10:30 am

#95

Khiaao

Join Date: Mar 2014

Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Citi-Prestige,

Posts: 131

Mines posted on the 13th

Jan 15, 2018, 9:37 am

#96

jnb_tx

Join Date: Mar 2011

Posts: 203

$100 AA eGC purchased 1/2, posted 1/4, -$100 credit posted on 1/13. Strangely the usage meter still shows $0.

Jan 16, 2018, 12:57 pm

#97

harkish

Join Date: Aug 2014

Posts: 1

Bank of America® Premium Rewards® Credit Card

When I applied for the Bank of America® Premium Rewards® Credit Card in mid 2017 the airline incidental offer read

Quote:

Get up to a $100 Airline Incidental Statement Credit annually for qualifying purchases such as seat upgrades, baggage fees, in-flight services, and airline lounge fees - automatically applied to your card statement

In early December 2017, I upgraded my seats for $198 and I was expecting a reimbursement of $100, but I have been reimbursed only $10. Upon calling the bofa help desk, I was told that every airline incidental expense will receive $10 up to a total of $100 per year. This means I have to incur 10 expenses above $10 each to receive the full benefit. This sounds ridiculous, does not match the CC offer description and is not in line with other CC companys' products. Has this happened to any of you guys?

Jan 16, 2018, 2:09 pm

#98

jnb_tx

Join Date: Mar 2011

Posts: 203

Quote:

Originally Posted by harkish

When I applied for the Bank of America® Premium Rewards® Credit Card in mid 2017 the airline incidental offer read

In early December 2017, I upgraded my seats for $198 and I was expecting a reimbursement of $100, but I have been reimbursed only $10. Upon calling the bofa help desk, I was told that every airline incidental expense will receive $10 up to a total of $100 per year. This means I have to incur 10 expenses above $10 each to receive the full benefit. This sounds ridiculous, does not match the CC offer description and is not in line with other CC companys' products. Has this happened to any of you guys?

You were certainly misinformed. The credit is good for $100 and can be used in a single purchase of $100 or greater or accumulated in smaller purchases up to the $100 limit. I would call back again and try another representative or ask to speak with a supervisor.

Jan 16, 2018, 5:59 pm

#99

unavaca

Join Date: Jun 2007

Location: YVR SFO

Programs: UA G

Posts: 4,866

Any experiences using the credit on UA award taxes and/or change fees?

Jan 16, 2018, 11:09 pm

#100

MisterBill

Join Date: Apr 2009

Posts: 681

Quote:

Originally Posted by harkish

That definitely is odd and as jnb_tx said, wrong (and does not match anyone's experience here). How did the charge post to your card? Was there a charge of $10 and then the rest post separately? Had you maybe received $90 in reimbursement earlier in the year and forgotten about it?

Jan 19, 2018, 12:30 pm

#101

ZzzzX

Join Date: Apr 2014

Posts: 1,273

Quote:

Originally Posted by mile ho

Western Nogales Airlines - they're pretty new

bwahahaha! So Wn gift cards work? Had anyone tried for a lounge day pass? In the terms lounge expenses are covered.

Jan 19, 2018, 9:28 pm

#102

valuetactics

Original Poster

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: MSP

Programs: UR, RR, MileagePLus, Dividend Miles (R.I.P), AAdvantage, HHonors, IHG, Skymiles

Posts: 108

Eligible airline list (according to rep)

Finally got around to calling about a $25 checked bag fee and a $36 in-flight food charge on Sun Country from November 2nd. I happened to have just been reimbursed for a Global Entry application fee, and it took me several times to explain to the rep that this was a separate benefit. I mentioned that the checked bag fee, paid at check-in, was explicitly mentioned in the benefits. He talked to his supervisor. When he came back he informed me that only charges from specific domestic airlines are eligible for the airline reimbursement:

Alaska
American
United
Virgin American
Delta
Frontier
Southwest
Hawaiian
Jet Blue

No Spirit, no Sun Country. I don't know if this is in the terms somewhere or not. It sucks but whatever... I considered this card "earn and burn" from the start. At least I got my Global Entry covered. And thanks to everyone's contributions here, looks like I can still get a $100 AA GC out of the deal. Those are great for me because I can get a one-way MSP-ORD which greatly increases the easy of my award itinerary planning.

. . . But I outright screwed the pooch on the "calendar year" part

Good luck to everyone squeezing the value out of this card!

Jan 30, 2018, 4:04 am

#103

happyvoid

Join Date: Jul 2005

Programs: Hilton Diamond, Starwood Platinum, AA, SW, Delta

Posts: 885

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocsrubik

Any data points out there/has anyone managed to get $200 incidental credit ($100 in 2017 and $100 in 2018)?

Update: I found the meter on the BOA app for 2018, showing $0, despite my incidental airline credit posting on Jan 3.

Thanks.

When did you make the purchase?
It is 1 per calender year

Feb 7, 2018, 1:42 pm

#104

jacisme

Join Date: Feb 2012

Posts: 197

Some recent data points I can add:

Southwest passenger TAXES/FEE during a Rapid Rewards award ticket booking:
1/20/18: Charged $5.60 on for me
1/20/18: Charged $5.60 for my companion
1/24/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60
1/24/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60 (a second credit)

2/9/18: Charged $5.60 on for me
2/9/18: Charged $5.60 for my companion
2/13/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60
2/13/:18 Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60 (a second credit)

Southwest IN FLIGHT MOVIE:
1/27/18: Charged $5.00 on for me
1/31/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.00

Hawaiian Airlines passenger TAXES/FEE during a Hawaiian award booking:
1/27/18: Charged $5.60 on for me
1/27/18: Charged $5.60 for my wife
1/31/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60
1/31/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $5.60 (a second credit)

Hawaiian Airlines SEAT SELECTION FEE during a Hawaiian award booking:
1/27/18: Charged $10.00 on for me
1/27/18: Charged $10.00 for my companion
1/31/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $10.00
1/31/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $10.00 (a second credit)

Hawaiian Airlines BAG FEES during a Hawaiian award checkin online:
2/2/18: Charged $30.00 for two bags
2/7/18: Card Travel Credit posted for $30.00

Last edited by jacisme; Feb 14, 2018 at 10:05 am Reason: updating with more data points

Feb 18, 2018, 9:27 am

#105

Blind and Green

Join Date: May 2015

Location: Jacksonville, AR

Programs: Hilton - Diamond; SPG/Marriott - Gold

Posts: 245

Purchased $100 AA Gift Card on 2/12; posted on 2/14; credit posted on 2/16.

Wish I would've remembered to do it in December as well.