However, you can use them toward
airline gift cards purchased directly from the carrier, which you could then use to book a flight.
But, you might ask, if you can't get credit for
airline gift cards purchased during the last month, doesn't this mean you're stuck with unreimbursed airline gift cards?
In this case, if you were the victim of unfortunate timing and made
your airline gift card purchases during the «dead» month, just remember that you haven't lost anything.
Not only are airline fees being automatically credited again, but
airline gift card purchases made within the established guidelines are also again being automatically reimbursed.
So if you made
an airline gift card purchase between August 20th and September 27th and it didn't get automatically reimbursed, DO NOT CALL AND ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
Also, remember that you must select your airline for reimbursement before charging any airline fees or making
any airline gift card purchases.
Certain
airline gift card purchases in smaller denominations are known to work.
But American Express's computers decides whether a certain purchase qualifies for a fee credit, and in the experience of thousands of people, certain
airline gift card purchases will result in a statement credit.
There are plenty of data points about which
airline gift card purchases work over on FlyerTalk, but luckily at TPG we also have an office full of Amex cardholders.
Not exact matches
While it's not specified, you may even be able to
purchase airline gift cards with the credit, which you can use for ticket
purchases.
Note:
Airline tickets, upgrades, points
purchases, points transfer fees,
gift cards, duty - free spending, and award tickets do not fall under the category of «incidental fees.»
For the (relatively) low annual fee of $ 995, cardholders can receive services through the Luxury
Card Concierge, $ 200 credits toward qualified
airline purchases, a «members» - only subscription to Luxury Magazine, and unspecified luxury
gifts.
For example, if you're a Frontier
Airlines World Mastercard holder and only use your
card for Frontier travel
purchases, you'll have to spend $ 17,599 to earn enough miles for a $ 100 Target
gift card.
On these
cards, your eligible
purchases earn points or cash back or miles which can later be redeemed toward rewards, for example, for cash back, merchandise,
airline tickets, hotel stays, charitable donations or
gift cards.
Membership Rewards points can be used to
purchase flights, transferred to
airline and hotel partners, or swapped for
gift cards.
If you
purchase airline gift cards with the reimbursement (some work) and value those at 80 % of face value that gives you another $ 320 in cash plus $ 200 in uber credit.
Each point is worth approximately one cent, and you can redeem at 2,500 points for a $ 25
gift card, or for travel
purchases like
airline tickets, hotels, car rentals, and cruises.
Then, I
purchased two $ 100 Southwest
gift cards to get the $ 200 AMEX Business Platinum
airline credit.
So I wanted to see if
purchasing Southwest
gift cards would trigger the $ 200
airline credit.
If you
purchase one $ 200
gift card, it might not trigger the AMEX Business Platinum
airline credit.
Earning
airline miles while you unwind at the spa seems too good to be true, but it can be a reality when you
purchase gift cards through
gifting company SpaFinder.
The following as specifically excluded in the fine print:
Airline ticket purchases, mileage point purchases, mileage point transfer fees, gift cards, duty - free purchases, award tickets and fees incurred with airline alliance partners do not q
Airline ticket
purchases, mileage point
purchases, mileage point transfer fees,
gift cards, duty - free
purchases, award tickets and fees incurred with
airline alliance partners do not q
airline alliance partners do not qualify.
Similar to Daraius, I picked Southwest and
purchased airline gift cards to get the credit.
I
purchased a Southwest
Airlines gift card form Southwest.com to get my $ 300 in prior to the December statement date.
The fact is, we don't really know for sure what's going on yet, and we won't know until we start seeing a stream of legitimate
airline fees being reimbursed but
gift card purchases not being credited (or being credited, in which case we'll all be very happy).
In theory, you may be able to request that amount in credits for the
purchase of several
airline gift cards.
2 points: You'll earn 2 points for each $ 1 spent on
purchases made directly with Southwest
Airlines ®, including flight, inflight, Southwest ®
gift card, and Southwest Vacations ® package
purchases, and at participating Rapid Rewards ® hotel and rental car partners.
Initially, I thought that the $ 200 annual credit only goes towards fees incurred (such as bag fees, wifi, in - flight
purchases, etc) but in actuality, it can be used to
purchase gift card vouchers on your preferred
airline, and then AMEX eventually reimburses those fees to you.
I highly recommend knowing what your preferred
airline is in advance before committing to the
card, and then from there, checking FlyerTalk to make sure you are up - to - date on whether or not the
Gift Voucher
purchase situation is still working with your preferred
airline.
Believe it or not, there are some
airline «mileage millionaires» who have earned basically all their miles
purchasing various types of
gift cards, and then there are others who also have millions of miles and points who have never
purchased a single
gift card.
If you make a
purchase with Southwest
Airlines — whether it's
purchasing a flight, something inflight, a Southwest
gift card to give to a friend, or a Southwest Vacations package — you will earn 2X points per dollar spent.
This includes all flights, in - flight
purchases, and Southwest
gift cards purchased through Southwest
Airlines.
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While in theory this perk is meant to offset taxes, fees, baggage charges and in - flight
purchases, it's often possible to use the credit to
purchase gift cards for
airlines including American that can be used toward cash flights in the future.
Airline tickets, upgrades, mileage points
purchases, mileage points transfer fees,
gift cards, duty - free
purchases, and award tickets are not eligible.
Those
gift cards are still valid for ticket
purchases as always, so all you've done is prepay for $ 200 of
airline tickets.
If you're
purchasing airline gift cards with the automatic reimbursement in mind, it's extremely important to follow the established guidelines.
Depending on the
card and the program, they can be used to
purchase travel via the program's website, transferred to
airline and hotel partners, redeemed for
gift cards from a variety of merchants and more.
Earning
airline miles while you unwind at the spa seems too good to be true, but it can be a reality when you
purchase gift cards through
gifting company SpaFinder.
These
gift cards can then be used to
purchase tickets with that
airline, and if you had to book a flight with them anyway, then it's like getting $ 200 back for free.
Each point is worth approximately one cent, and you can redeem at 2,500 points for a $ 25
gift card, or for travel
purchases like
airline tickets, hotels, car rentals, and cruises.
Now, there are still reports that
gift card purchases from different
airlines are still going through.
Note:
Airline tickets, upgrades, points
purchases, points transfer fees,
gift cards, duty - free spending, and award tickets do not fall under the category of «incidental fees.»
There's been a few reports that
gift card purchases do not qualify as
airline purchases anymore with Amex.
One of the best perks of the American Express Platinum
Card is the $ 200
airline fee reimbursement, which can be used to
purchase gift cards from various
airlines.
Or even if you're like me who tries not to spend much cash at all with
airlines, you can
purchase a $ 200 Southwest (or American or Delta... etc.)
gift card and then turn around and sell it for around 85 % of its value.
Earn 75,000 bonus ThankYou Points after you spend $ 7,500 in
purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.2 Points are redeemable for flights on any
airline, anytime with no blackout dates when booked through the ThankYou Travel Center, or
gift cards redeemed from the ThankYou Rewards collection.
As a cardholder, you can use your points to
purchase a variety of things — such as merchandise,
gift cards, car rentals, cruises and entertainment — through the program, but Membership Rewards is really best for transferring points to
airline frequent flyer programs.
Whether that's through the MPX app or by
purchasing airline gift cards, let's just knock $ 400 off and assume you're making efficient use of that credit.
However, some people still have luck
purchasing excluded items like
gift cards and even cheap
airline tickets.