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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1020 on: March 04, 2020, 01:56:03 PM »
Any recent DP's on getting credited for JetBlue tickets under $100?
Within the past 2 weeks, yes.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1021 on: March 04, 2020, 04:27:56 PM »
How long did it take?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1022 on: March 09, 2020, 03:50:42 PM »
For JetBlue tickets under $100, does the original price for flight need to be under $100, or just the portion billed to cc should be under $100?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1023 on: April 07, 2020, 02:16:38 AM »
any recent DP on SW tickets under 100?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1024 on: April 07, 2020, 03:54:26 PM »
For JetBlue tickets under $100, does the original price for flight need to be under $100, or just the portion billed to cc should be under $100?
Just the portion billed.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1025 on: April 19, 2020, 11:38:54 PM »
any recent DP on SW tickets under 100?
Anyone? Have $100 need to spend

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1026 on: April 22, 2020, 03:14:43 PM »
Any recent DPs for Delta GCs?
Also, all reports here work for Hilton Aspire as well?

Thanks!

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1027 on: April 22, 2020, 05:07:22 PM »
Any recent DPs for Delta GCs?
Delta GC's do not work anymore online (and not available anymore in lounges iirc)
Also, all reports here work for Hilton Aspire as well?
Amex gold, plat & Aspire airline credits work the same way.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1028 on: April 22, 2020, 05:19:47 PM »


Delta GC's do not work anymore online (and not available anymore in lounges iirc)

I spotted some in a DL lounge recently. I think in JFK. Are there historical dp's of DL GC's in lounges triggering the credit?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1029 on: April 22, 2020, 05:46:06 PM »

I spotted some in a DL lounge recently. I think in JFK. Are there historical dp's of DL GC's in lounges triggering the credit?
I think these are GC that you grab and activate later, the payment is not made in the lounge itself.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1030 on: June 08, 2020, 05:04:00 PM »
does anyone know (sorry if discussed earlier..) if I used this last year but then had to refund the charges that I got the airline credit for - does amex then claw back the credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1031 on: June 08, 2020, 05:05:42 PM »
does anyone know (sorry if discussed earlier..) if I used this last year but then had to refund the charges that I got the airline credit for - does amex then claw back the credit?
They could, even a year later.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1032 on: July 13, 2020, 06:12:45 PM »
anyone try charging  UA ticket  and then canceling, but transferring to electronic voucher?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1033 on: July 13, 2020, 07:09:33 PM »
Tried it with a cheap ticket and it worked. Got the Amex credit. United gave an electronic voucher. Didn't try yet combining the vouchers

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1034 on: July 13, 2020, 07:23:20 PM »
does anyone know (sorry if discussed earlier..) if I used this last year but then had to refund the charges that I got the airline credit for - does amex then claw back the credit?
Claw back happened to me on 2 cards. From my experience it seems that if you keep the account open there is less of a chance of a claw back.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1035 on: July 14, 2020, 09:23:55 AM »
Tried it with a cheap ticket and it worked. Got the Amex credit. United gave an electronic voucher. Didn't try yet combining the vouchers
worked automatically?
how much was ticket? was it an exact dollar amount or with cents/change?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1036 on: July 15, 2020, 12:42:14 AM »
worked automatically?
how much was ticket? was it an exact dollar amount or with cents/change?
It was a very cheap ticket (less than $20). Just did it for fun to try it out. Waited 2 days till Amex credited the money back as an airline fee, then I hit the cancel button on my United reservation. Within minutes the voucher was in my United account

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1037 on: July 16, 2020, 11:03:59 AM »
Delta GC's do not work anymore online (and not available anymore in lounges iirc)Amex gold, plat & Aspire airline credits work the same way.

do alaska gift cards work  or they also no longer work

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1038 on: July 18, 2020, 11:35:21 PM »
does anyone know (sorry if discussed earlier..) if I used this last year but then had to refund the charges that I got the airline credit for - does amex then claw back the credit?
They will claw it back at some point, even years later. You’ll get a bill in the mail >:( >:(
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1039 on: July 18, 2020, 11:40:34 PM »
They will claw it back at some point, even years later. You’ll get a bill in the mail >:( >:(
All the DP I saw, they only clawed back if the card was closed within the membership year.