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Air:
Baggage fees
Fees/ taxes when booking a mileage ticket
Pet travel fees
Seat upgrade fees

Airline e-GCs: best $100 increments or smaller
  Delta-$50 increments. Don't buy on mobile site!
  Southwest
  Alaska
  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 #1360 on: January 14, 2024, 12:50:27 AM »
got for charges made Jan 2 2024
Got for tb made Jan 3 2024
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1361 on: January 15, 2024, 11:15:50 AM »
Bump is there anyone here that uses this for AA? Looking for a way to get airfare covered

You will probably find this useful: https://milesmastery.com/how-to-easily-use-the-amex-airline-fee-credit/

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1362 on: February 07, 2024, 08:43:05 AM »
Will I get a credit if I purchase exit row or extra leg room on jet blue flights
Flight was already booked I want to upgrade now

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1363 on: February 07, 2024, 08:13:56 PM »
Try and let us know :)

Ok, so for all those waiting with a bated breath, here is the final score.

All of the following is with United.

$100 Travelbank purchase- auto credit
$24 charge together with ETC- auto credit
$28 charge together with Travelbank- auto credit
 $6 charge for fees on award travel- auto credit
$110 charge for fees on intl award travel- did not auto credit, but after calling in they manually gave the credit

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1364 on: July 26, 2024, 01:05:38 PM »
will a sub $100 ticket on Spirit activate the credit?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1365 on: July 26, 2024, 01:13:16 PM »
will a sub $100 ticket on Spirit activate the credit?

There's a (very old) data point here indicating that a cheap ticket did not activate the credit: https://frequentmiler.com/amex-airline-fee-reimbursements-still-works/#Spirit

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1366 on: July 26, 2024, 01:55:35 PM »
Worth messaging amex for a $35 ×2 for AA wifi in flight powered by Panasonic?

CMIIW Award taxes don't count? And infant ticket fees(10%)?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1367 on: September 20, 2024, 07:48:19 AM »
If I buy 4 $50 Delta GCs, does it have to be in separate transactions?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1368 on: September 28, 2024, 01:34:33 PM »
If I buy 4 $50 Delta GCs, does it have to be in separate transactions?
Update: I bought 3 $50 GCs on the Delta desktop website a week ago, and then booked a ticket using them +$58 on the Plat card. I just got credited for the $58 but not for the GCs.