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Air:
Baggage fees
Fees/ taxes when booking a mileage ticket
Pet travel fees
Seat upgrade fees

Airline e-GCs: best $100 increments or smaller
  Delta-$50 increments. Don't buy on mobile site!
  Southwest
  Alaska
  American Airlines No longer works as of Feb 2019



Other:
MPX (mileagePlus X app )
United gift registry:
Make united your airline of choice for your platinum.
Create a united gift registry.  Create a goal for the registry.
Add funds to the registry in increments of $100 or less using your platinum card. Get reimbursed by AMEX.

DDMS
https://www.dansdeals.com/credit-cards/used-2019-amex-airline-fee-credit-will-use/
https://www.dansdeals.com/credit-cards/testing-using-2023-amex-airline-fee-credit-uses-will-use/

Discussion about how to use more than 3 Delta GC on 1 ticket:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/1888784-possible-use-more-than-3-gift-cards-one-booking-2.html
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Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« on: November 28, 2016, 06:06:25 PM »
As per Dan
      this is worth a thread and a Wiki...

Please update the wiki
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2016, 06:21:05 PM »
MPX, full stop. (Obviously there are others, I'm making a point.)
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2016, 11:51:31 PM »
This is a very necessary thread!! The old book and cancel didn't work for me this year!! And I already chose Delta. Help!!!

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2016, 12:34:04 AM »
This is a very necessary thread!! The old book and cancel didn't work for me this year!! And I already chose Delta. Help!!!
Dig a little deeper
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2016, 12:46:59 AM »
Dig a little deeper
Skin and myself are looking for a handout and we're not getting anything........🙁
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2016, 12:51:55 AM »
Skin and myself are looking for a handout and we're not getting anything........🙁
I'm not looking for a handout at all! Direct me in the direction and I'll dig away!! I love to!!

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2016, 02:06:39 AM »
This is a very necessary thread!! The old book and cancel didn't work for me this year!! And I already chose Delta. Help!!!
Delta GCs.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2016, 09:55:22 AM »
Thought book/cancel still worked for intl - just getting ready to select Delta.  If doesn't still work - I will select United.  Any DP's from the last week?

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« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2016, 10:09:12 AM »
Thought book/cancel still worked for intl - just getting ready to select Delta.  If doesn't still work - I will select United.  Any DP's from the last week?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2016, 10:15:09 AM »
What about buying southwest gift cards or Alaska Airlines egift certificates? Does it need to be in certain increments?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2016, 10:15:46 AM »
skin and others:  You can change your choice of airline on the phone. If you have not used/been reimbursed at all this year.
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« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2016, 10:16:31 AM »
What about buying southwest gift cards or Alaska Airlines egift certificates? Does it need to be in certain increments?
Keep to $50 to be safe. 
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2016, 10:18:08 AM »
$100 should be fine as well.
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« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2016, 10:39:18 AM »
For those getting answers to their questions the least you can do is update the wiki.  ;)
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2016, 10:51:39 AM »
united gift registry?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2016, 10:52:59 AM »
MPX not working for me. Trying to buy amazon gift cards. I Keeping getting Purchase Failed msg telling me to contact customer service. Anyone know how to get around this? I already uninstalled and reinstalled app.

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« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2016, 11:00:35 AM »
MPX not working for me. Trying to buy amazon gift cards. I Keeping getting Purchase Failed msg telling me to contact customer service. Anyone know how to get around this? I already uninstalled and reinstalled app.
They've been having problems with Amazon GCs lately.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2016, 03:14:43 PM »