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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1260 on: December 13, 2022, 02:55:50 PM »
any recent data points on united travel bank charged on decmber 7th...still no credit
thanks in advance
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1261 on: December 13, 2022, 04:07:37 PM »
any recent data points on united travel bank charged on decmber 7th...still no credit
thanks in advance
Charged $50 after that date (friday i think) and credit hit today.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1262 on: December 13, 2022, 04:25:25 PM »
Charged $50 after that date (friday i think) and credit hit today.
thanks
on my tracker it shows i used the credit but on the statement its not showing
though it says it may take upto 4-8 weeks for it to show in account balance...

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1263 on: December 17, 2022, 09:14:11 PM »
Is there a minimum airline purchase that will trigger the credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1264 on: December 17, 2022, 09:38:03 PM »
Does booking united flight with pet then cancelling still trigger the amex credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1265 on: December 18, 2022, 09:11:43 AM »
Does a JetBlue flight under 200 trigger the credit

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1266 on: December 18, 2022, 03:22:57 PM »
Does a JetBlue flight under 200 trigger the credit
under $137.00

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1267 on: December 18, 2022, 09:26:01 PM »
OK my apologies. I am was used to it posting over night. This time took several days.  the credit posted after my post here.
I still have some to use on DL. Where can I find Current DP about what works there?
As soon as the charge I tried today goes through I can give you a dp for delta

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1269 on: December 22, 2022, 09:57:22 AM »
anyway to make a united travel bank purchase under $50?  I have a lower amount of credit left in 2022 and dont want to pay more;

 if not any other options with United ?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1270 on: December 22, 2022, 01:20:54 PM »
any recent data points on united travel bank charged on decmber 7th...still no credit
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1271 on: December 22, 2022, 11:17:44 PM »
recent DP charged 2x100 united TB on 12/15 credit appeared on 12/21

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1272 on: December 26, 2022, 06:48:41 PM »
As soon as the charge I tried today goes through I can give you a dp for delta
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1273 on: December 26, 2022, 06:51:43 PM »
any recent data points on united travel bank charged on decmber 7th...still no credit
thanks in advance
I have done $100 charges on 7 diff cards got refunds on all of them
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1274 on: December 26, 2022, 08:31:59 PM »
anyone know if taxes on a Jetblue award ticket of $112 will trigger the credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1275 on: December 26, 2022, 08:51:40 PM »
DID YOU GET THE CREDIT?

I used my credit for United Travel Bank on 12/12. When I didn't receive the credit until 12/24, I chatted with an agent, who asked what the fee charge was. I said United Travel Bank, and he immediately credited me manually.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1276 on: December 26, 2022, 09:15:19 PM »
Any update?
Took a few days to credit but it was successful. I used a $50 delta gift card to purchase a flight that was $258.20 and charged the rest to my card. Cancelled the flight for credits and it's all good.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1277 on: December 26, 2022, 11:31:42 PM »
purchased united tb 12/19
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1278 on: December 27, 2022, 08:59:18 AM »
Took a few days to credit but it was successful. I used a $50 delta gift card to purchase a flight that was $258.20 and charged the rest to my card. Cancelled the flight for credits and it's all good.
Sorry for being ignorant, but how does this work?
You purchase a $50 delta GC and use that combined with cash to purchase a ticket to then cancel and get delta credit? What is the point of the gift card then?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1279 on: December 27, 2022, 09:08:21 AM »
Sorry for being ignorant, but how does this work?
You purchase a $50 delta GC and use that combined with cash to purchase a ticket to then cancel and get delta credit? What is the point of the gift card then?
It doesn't have to be a GC, credits should work as well. The point is to trigger an extra collection fee, so you charge a few dollars to a GC or Credit and then the $200 to your card.