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I have a relationship with PenFed already and current have Honors Advantage already.

Is this card still worth it for the travel credit?
I primarily fly Southwest.

Just wanted to report back, I got a travel credit back on 3/11/22 for AA gift card 100 which I purchased December of 2021. My other card the credit was almost instant. Only took a couple days. When in doubt be patient. It looks like there's a manual or delayed component here. I also clarified this credit was for 2021, the rep told me I'm still eligible for credit in 2022

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Originally Posted by fatlard (Post 34046449)

I have a relationship with PenFed already and current have Honors Advantage already.

Is this card still worth it for the travel credit?
I primarily fly Southwest.

Unless you spend extra on southwest ancillaries, probably not.
But I will say this is a great card to just keep around. They're giving you global entry and $100 back every year on most major domestic carriers. These benefits are usually reserved for cards with annual fees.

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Originally Posted by merice107107 (Post # 312) (Post 33426553)

Ancillary purchases that count for the annual credit can be made at Alaskan Air, American Air, Delta Air, Frontier Air, Hawaiian Air, JetBlue, Southwest Air, United Air, and Virgin America.

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Originally Posted by rocky_nnc (Post # 312) (Post 33730821)

Does United Travel credit work?

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Originally Posted by Vip4me (Post # 343) (Post 33896154)

Has anyone used United Travelbank in 2022 for credit?

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Originally Posted by Promo_Jake (Post # 351) (Post 33953541)

When you call do they ask what the charge was for and how do you respond? Only one of my UA Travel bank charge for $50 from December was reimbursed.

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Originally Posted by diesteldorf (Post # 352) (Post 33958980)

I hate waiting for credits to post and like immediate gratification, but if you fly United enough, you could just do another $50 Travel Bank charge and see if it also reimburses in a few days, or you could just wait another 4-5 weeks and see if the one you already did credits automatically.

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Originally Posted by npatel1050 (Post # 363) (Post 34080803)

I will say this is a great card to just keep around. They're giving you global entry and $100 back every year on most major domestic carriers. These benefits are usually reserved for cards with annual fees.

Apparently not many users of the PenFed Pathfinder® Rewards Visa Signature® Card fly UA?

Reporting DP:
Order 100*1 AA eGF on 3/26. Got credit next day(3/27).

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Originally Posted by akr1970akr (Post 33671126)

did this ever post for you?

Nope, it never posted for me. I see people posting that they called to get the credit applied, but I thought we weren't supposed to do that because technically we're not supposed to be using this credit on GCs. So, I just took the loss. This year, if I have an issue, should I try to call?

Yet another DP:
Bought AA $50 eGC 3/29, got credit two days later and bought another $50 immediately, just got the second credit.

Adding Datapoint

$44 Southwest Airline ticket worked and got reimbursement

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Originally Posted by iamflyer (Post # 250) (Post 33051861)

$95. Open to new applicants. https://www.penfed.org/credit-cards/pathfinder-rewards

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Originally Posted by berombeu (Post # 251) (Post 33051977)

Here is the T&C:

"If you qualify for Honors Advantage (member of the military or Access America account holder) at the time of application, we will waive the annual fee on your account. If you were not eligible at account opening but subsequently become eligible, the annual fee will be waived on your next and each anniversary. If at any time you fail to meet the eligibility requirement, you will no longer be eligible for the waiver. You will receive advance notice of this change." [Boldface emphasis added.]

With all the focus on the $100 calendar-year ancillary travel credit, I wouldn't want sign-up qualifications and procedure to be forgotten, wiki notwithstanding.

DP: Fees paid when booking AS award travel were promptly credited.

Data Point: Fees for Southwest award travel were credited, as were Alaska Airlines baggage fees.

Is there anyway to check the remaining travel credit left for the year other than manually going thru the statements ?
It would be nice if they had a dashboard like chase.

On another note, what are the best redemptions for the points ? IIRC, the points expire 5 years after earning them.

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Originally Posted by lanb (Post 34647555)

Never used them, expiring now , need to redeem

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Originally Posted by lanb (Post 34647555)

I'm not sure there's a simple answer to "best redemptions". As I've reported here, I've done well by using them for car rentals, but YMMV.

10/07/22 - $28.98 Southwest airfare and $5.60 fee on award booking
10/10/22 - $28.98 and $5.60 reimbursed