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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 #780 on: February 13, 2019, 12:26:25 AM »
Scattered reports of AA GC's posting as gift cards.  :'(
I just bought one last week and it was ok, unless something changed since .
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #781 on: February 13, 2019, 12:33:52 AM »
I just bought one last week and it was ok, unless something changed since .
I bought last week too, this week is supposedly an issue.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #782 on: February 13, 2019, 09:01:58 AM »
Will the taxes for this work?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #783 on: February 13, 2019, 12:22:19 PM »
still waiting for reimbursement from 1/31 for aa gc on platinum and hilton aspire card-  anyone else waiting?

Yup, something wrong with that day, you'll probably just have to contact them after 4 weeks to manually credit.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #784 on: February 13, 2019, 02:03:50 PM »
Yup, something wrong with that day, you'll probably just have to contact them after 4 weeks to manually credit.
+1 From FT looks like a problem with that day in particular.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #786 on: February 13, 2019, 08:33:39 PM »
Will the taxes for this work?
Taxes worked for me
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #788 on: February 13, 2019, 08:53:55 PM »
Even this high?
Wasn't this year, but I booked a $90+ infant ticket on DL, and got it credited with a phone call.
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« Reply #789 on: February 13, 2019, 08:56:42 PM »
Even this high?
i booked 2 tickets with around $40 taxes each and it posted right away.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #790 on: February 17, 2019, 01:39:58 AM »
I bought last week too, this week is supposedly an issue.
Read elsewhere that it changed between 2/6 and 2/8

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #791 on: February 17, 2019, 02:12:20 AM »
Read elsewhere that it changed between 2/6 and 2/8
That it is working? Or not?
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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 #793 on: February 18, 2019, 03:53:08 PM »
so now that AA is dead, what other GC's can be purchased?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #794 on: February 18, 2019, 03:54:11 PM »
so now that AA is dead, what other GC's can be purchased?
Officially dead?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #795 on: February 18, 2019, 03:55:15 PM »
Officially dead?
Not fully official
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #796 on: February 18, 2019, 03:58:29 PM »
My purchase from 2/12 posted as -

   
DOING BUSINESS AS
AMERICAN AIRLINES
MERCHANT ADDRESS
4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155 UNITED STATES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
#### AA.COM
REFERENCE NUMBER
#####
CATEGORY
TRAVEL - AIRLINE
FROM   TO   CARRIER   CLASS
N/A
N/A
YY
Y
    N/A
YY
Y
    N/A
YY
 
    N/A
YY
 
TICKET NUMBER
00106####
DATE OF DEPARTURE
02/12
PASSENGER NAME
#######
DOCUMENT TYPE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
    AMERICAN AIRLINES
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« Reply #797 on: February 18, 2019, 09:25:31 PM »
so now that AA is dead, what other GC's can be purchased?
Delta
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« Reply #798 on: February 18, 2019, 10:13:01 PM »
Delta
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #799 on: February 19, 2019, 12:01:46 AM »
My purchase from 2/12 posted as -

   
DOING BUSINESS AS
AMERICAN AIRLINES
MERCHANT ADDRESS
4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155 UNITED STATES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
#### AA.COM
REFERENCE NUMBER
#####
CATEGORY
TRAVEL - AIRLINE
FROM   TO   CARRIER   CLASS
N/A
N/A
YY
Y
    N/A
YY
Y
    N/A
YY
 
    N/A
YY
 
TICKET NUMBER
00106####
DATE OF DEPARTURE
02/12
PASSENGER NAME
#######
DOCUMENT TYPE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
    AMERICAN AIRLINES
This is what I got on the last cards I purchased, it does not say gift cards, and I did get the credit. Please update if you get credited or not.
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