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Airline e-GCs: best $100 increments or smaller
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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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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2016, 03:15:54 PM »
As per Dan
      this is worth a thread and a Wiki...

Please update the wiki
the difference is CSR doesn't need loopholes...

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2016, 03:31:03 PM »
GC for those airlines do they need to be booked directly thru the airline?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #22 on: November 29, 2016, 07:10:39 PM »
GC for those airlines do they need to be booked directly thru the airline?
Yes

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2016, 11:26:01 AM »
How long does it take for the credit to post?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2016, 09:28:37 PM »
Many data points reporting mpx not generating Amex travel Credit, (doctor of credit flyertalk)

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2016, 10:20:02 PM »
Many data points reporting mpx not generating Amex travel Credit, (doctor of credit flyertalk)

Yup, i am waiting a few days already.

I hope they dont close MPX :(

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2016, 10:35:21 PM »
Yup, i am waiting a few days already.

I hope they don't close MPX :(
Is it coded the same like before?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2016, 11:17:11 PM »
Is it coded the same like before?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2016, 01:59:46 AM »
Will united gift registry contribution work?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #29 on: December 04, 2016, 09:01:00 AM »
Be safe, do MPX.
What's unsafe about it? Where there any reports i missed?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #31 on: December 04, 2016, 10:30:04 AM »
What's unsafe about it? Where there any reports i missed?
Neither option is very safe right now actually.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #32 on: December 04, 2016, 10:31:57 AM »
Neither option is very safe right now actually.
Right now? What changed? Chyme me in please

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #33 on: December 04, 2016, 10:37:47 AM »
Right now? What changed? Chyme me in please
Read the thread, MPX hasn't been working as of this week.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #34 on: December 04, 2016, 10:39:10 AM »
Read the thread, MPX hasn't been working as of this week.
But that doesn't mean it's unsafe?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #35 on: December 04, 2016, 10:40:24 AM »
But that doesn't mean it's unsafe?
It does, my original post was from last week, the situation has since changed.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #36 on: December 04, 2016, 10:45:25 AM »
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #37 on: December 06, 2016, 07:12:09 AM »
Anyone has any encouraging info on credits from MPX or other GC methods?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #38 on: December 06, 2016, 08:37:50 AM »
Is GPPM or whatever its called over?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #39 on: December 06, 2016, 08:54:42 AM »
Is GPPM or whatever its called over?
No.