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Airline e-GCs: best $100 increments or smaller
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  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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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1100 on: January 19, 2021, 08:00:49 AM »
united travel bank worked for me

dead now

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1101 on: January 19, 2021, 08:10:39 AM »

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1103 on: January 19, 2021, 02:26:24 PM »
united travel bank worked for me
dead now
Overnight?

Purchases made as of 1/14 are coding differently and no longer being reimbursed.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1104 on: January 19, 2021, 05:21:40 PM »
Purchases made as of 1/14 are coding differently and no longer being reimbursed.
TG for one of my cards. @nafnaf12



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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1105 on: January 19, 2021, 05:39:54 PM »
TG for one of my cards. @nafnaf12


any charge made *After* Jan 14th is coding as gift certificate.
Which doesn't trigger the credit.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1106 on: January 19, 2021, 06:25:08 PM »
any charge made *After* Jan 14th is coding as gift certificate.
Which doesn't trigger the credit.
I think you misunderstood why I mentioned you.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1107 on: January 20, 2021, 03:45:25 PM »
I just made a $100 travel bank purchase today to test out the change, I’ll update shortly.

(I travel with United anyway, so it’s no waste)

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1108 on: January 20, 2021, 11:09:14 PM »
TG for one of my cards. @nafnaf12


u got me curious with that black out

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1109 on: January 22, 2021, 02:39:17 PM »
Hey all,
500 Mile Upgrade on AA. Any tips?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1110 on: January 22, 2021, 02:54:20 PM »
Hey all,
500 Mile Upgrade on AA. Any tips?
Is there a question here?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1111 on: January 22, 2021, 03:05:49 PM »
Is there a question here?
How to purchase these with airline credit.
I paid for the status match on Amex last year and it was not covered.

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« Reply #1112 on: January 22, 2021, 03:07:35 PM »
How to purchase these with airline credit.
I paid for the status match on Amex last year and it was not covered.
500 milers are covered.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1113 on: January 22, 2021, 03:41:51 PM »
Thanks!

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1114 on: January 24, 2021, 12:39:16 PM »
@Dan the DDMS post should prob be updated to state that TB doesnt work any more.

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« Reply #1115 on: January 24, 2021, 07:30:46 PM »
@Dan the DDMS post should prob be updated to state that TB doesnt work any more.
Yes, I plan on making a 2021 post this week.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1116 on: February 02, 2021, 10:22:33 AM »
Yes, I plan on making a 2021 post this week.

Did this post come out yet?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1117 on: February 04, 2021, 10:43:09 AM »
TB got broadcasted from the loudspeaker and then was killed by amex within what, a month or two?   :-[

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1118 on: February 04, 2021, 03:04:50 PM »
TB got broadcasted from the loudspeaker and then was killed by amex within what, a month or two?   :-[

No it was going for quite awhile in 2020.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1119 on: February 04, 2021, 04:40:59 PM »
No it was going for quite awhile in 2020.

Well yeah but the broadcast post didn't come until the fall, now it's dead.