UA "TravelBank" Q&A , with new option to deposit funds
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Jul 30, 20, 11:30 am
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UA "TravelBank" Q&A , with new option to deposit funds
Recevied an email today from MileagePlus advertising the United TravelBank again. It was being marketed as a way to budget future travel and by adding funds you will receive a 10% bonus. The deal may be worthwhile if you are traveling soon, but funds that are matched are deposited with 90 days and then those bonus funds are only valid for 120 days. The funds deposited by you are good for 5 years. . .
Interesting concept and way to get some short term cash flow if there are takers.
Interesting concept and way to get some short term cash flow if there are takers.
Jul 30, 20, 12:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Micp3208
Recevied an email today from MileagePlus advertising the United TravelBank again. It was being marketed as a way to budget future travel and by adding funds you will receive a 10% bonus. The deal may be worthwhile if you are traveling soon, but funds that are matched are deposited with 90 days and then those bonus funds are only valid for 120 days. The funds deposited by you are good for 5 years. . .
Interesting concept and way to get some short term cash flow if there are takers.
Interesting concept and way to get some short term cash flow if there are takers.
Jul 30, 20, 12:39 pm
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Originally Posted by SAPriorityTag
This is very interesting. I have not (yet) received this email, and I'm not aware of any way to add funds to my TravelBank. Hmmm
https://www.united.com/offers/travel...0&icid=7424127
There are six denominations you can choose from, $50 to $1,000.
Jul 30, 20, 1:45 pm
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Glad I got the invitation to Join TravelBank, or is it the NEW TravelBank, as I missed the email a year ago about the end of the program and would have let $425 expire in 3 months had I not checked to see my balance.
Jul 30, 20, 2:11 pm
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The Travel Bank never when away. The $5 bonus per reservation from the United.com Club program and the Gift Registry method for submitting funds have gone away.
The Travel Bank credit card 1.5% credit still works and looks like there is now a new program for depositing funds
The Travel Bank credit card 1.5% credit still works and looks like there is now a new program for depositing funds
Jul 30, 20, 4:44 pm
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w that it seems TravelBank purchases may be back I guess it's time to see whether it will still trigger Amex Platinum airline credit...
w that it seems TravelBank purchases may be back I guess it's time to see whether it will still trigger Amex Platinum airline credit...
Jul 30, 20, 7:39 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
The Travel Bank never when away. The $5 bonus per reservation from the United.com Club program and the Gift Registry method for submitting funds have gone away.
The Travel Bank credit card 1.5% credit still works and looks like there is now a new program for depositing funds
The Travel Bank credit card 1.5% credit still works and looks like there is now a new program for depositing funds
I’ve had this card since a few months after it was introduced, and always get the 1.5% TB cash deposited. The card is way less valuable than it once was - up until last year, or whenever it was that they did that devaluation from PQD to PQP, I used it to hit PQD waiver for my purchases that didn’t get bonuses on my MP select (or for the discount on in-flight purchases). Now that spend doesn’t even work to reduce PQP on that card, I rarely use it any more, much better to use Freedom Unlimited or other cards with bonus categories on those.
I didn’t get an invite yet to add funds with a bonus - but probably wouldn’t use that option right now - I’ll wait until I actually can envision wanting to travel for fun again. But love the TB for its flexibility - it has its issues, but one benefit, unlike with ETCs, is that you can choose the amount you want to use - for me, that means I can choose to use a few dollars less than the total trip cost, and then put the rest on my CSR, which give me the trip protection benefits of the card.
Jul 30, 20, 8:29 pm
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Originally Posted by emcampbe
.... But love the TB for its flexibility - it has its issues, but one benefit, unlike with ETCs, is that you can choose the amount you want to use - for me, that means I can choose to use a few dollars less than the total trip cost, and then put the rest on my CSR, which give me the trip protection benefits of the card.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Dec 4, 20 at 12:11 pm Reason: mispoken
Jul 31, 20, 9:15 am
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FWIW, I tried the offer link above and am prompted to log in. nce I enter my credentials my browser either displays a white screen or an error ... I tried using two different browsers. <sigh>
nce I enter my credentials my browser either displays a white screen or an error ... I tried using two different browsers. <sigh>
Jul 31, 20, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by Xyzzy
FWIW, I tried the offer link above and am prompted to log in. nce I enter my credentials my browser either displays a white screen or an error ... I tried using two different browsers. <sigh>
nce I enter my credentials my browser either displays a white screen or an error ... I tried using two different browsers. <sigh>
Jul 31, 20, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by ctownflyer
Try F5 a couple times after signing in?
? My keyboard has no such key (Macbook). I did try to reload (and shift-reload to force it) the page - with no success... then I tried Safari (I'd tried Firefox & Chrome earlier) and I was prompted to authenticate my account and then I saw the offer!
Jul 31, 20, 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by mkasperzak
Glad I got the invitation to Join TravelBank, or is it the NEW TravelBank, as I missed the email a year ago about the end of the program and would have let $425 expire in 3 months had I not checked to see my balance.
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Jul 31, 20, 11:54 am
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FWIW, my charge today posted as "UNITED ELECTRONIC TICKETNG" so I'm d
ubtful that it will trigger the Platinum card fee rebate (it used to). I'll post again if it does.
ubtful that it will trigger the Platinum card fee rebate (it used to). I'll post again if it does.
Jul 31, 20, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by SAPriorityTag
I'm glad you brought that up. This really has me curious because when I sign in it says that my TravelBank account balance is $0 (it's not). So I wonder if they'd have two separate accounts running.
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