Amex Platinum $200 Airline Credit | A Better Way & What To Do If It Doesn't Work [Updated]

[@CalbyNg]

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[@LukesPointsandMiles]

What’s up guys!! Great video calby! I’ve used this technique

[@CalbyNg]

Hahaha, glad you caught that. Thanks Uncle Luke!

[@danieljuarez911]

***UPDATE - STILL WORKS*** I purchased two Delta gift cards online (I got two free $20 gift cards with two $300 gift card purchases for their Mother's Day special) and used this to buy two separate round-trip plane tickets. I kept each flight purchase below $200 after the gift card was added and received the airline credit 3 days later. **Thanks for the advice Calby! **Also, if you plan to do this, always check to see if there are any offers with an e-gift card purchase and double dip as I did lol

[@CalbyNg]

Awesome! Congratz!! That's a neat deal. Good advice too! Thanks Daniel!

[@CesarJoel]

Great info Calby! Thanks for the data points! 👍

[@CalbyNg]

Of course! Thanks Cesar!!

[@xavierdelvalle6127]

Has the buying a gift card in the delta lounge (method 5) been confirmed to work?

[@hankduncan2665]

Maybe I did it wrong - recently booked a $193 Delta flight 6 weeks ago. No credit issued yet unfortunately

[@jimmyjames6492]

Thanks for the tips + information + video!!!

[@CalbyNg]

Of course Jimmy! Glad I could be of some help!!

[@andersonmarquesbsb]

Wow. Uncle Luke out of nowhere 😂😂😂😂 5:05

[@WealthOfOpportunity]

Solid methods for Delta! Can confirm any flights under $103 on SW will trigger the credit on the platinum. Flexibility with SW bookings will allow you to change or refund as a flight credit for a larger flight or to combine with those who also hold an Aspire with the quarterly $50 (true) airline credit.

[@yaswanthpopuri242]

What's SW?

[@AnthonyVenture]

@@yaswanthpopuri242Southwest airlines.

[@Gummb0]

​​@@yaswanthpopuri242 Southwest or code WN

[@CalbyNg]

Nice! Definitely can't ever have enough data points; especially since each year can be different. Ohhh that's a good point for the Hilton Aspire, Southwest is prbly the way to go for the Aspire, can't believe it's in quarterly credits; that has to be a pain in the bum. Thanks Ninja!

[@BenS-f1d]

Hi! I have SW for the Amex Plat and hoping to do 3 one way tickets that are under $99. It worked last year but hearing that it doesn't work for 2024 but it's good to see that you say it works. Can you give me any other tips? Thanks.

[@JuanGarcia-hr1wf]

Great video Calby. I live in MIA and AA is my preferred carrier selected on my Amex Platinum. Assume these strategies would work as well for AA?

[@CalbyNg]

Ah gotcha, yes they should work just the same. Personally I have not tried using the airline credit with AA, but other data points I've seen say they work with Southwest and United Airlines. Not sure though, if you cancel with AA you'll get any credit back.

[@juamalik]

@@CalbyNgjust to confirm the under $250 ticket hack should work on United as well?

[@CalbyNg]

​@@juamalik Yep it should, but the United Travel Bank might be a better option for you. It's basically like buying a gift card. Personally, I haven't tried it before, but there are a lot of data points of it working. Might be worth a shot. link.calbyng.com/UnitedTravelBank

[@keningilbert]

Man I completed overlooked the requirement for airfare to be under $250! What a BS requirement!

[@CalbyNg]

Ah yeah, it can be a pain, haha. Thanks Ken!

[@SENDO-X]

Gonna do the ecredit method next year! Thanks for the info

[@CalbyNg]

Of course! Wish ya the best!

[@AnthonyVenture]

Calby always comes and lays down the LAW on this topic, will be referring back to this next time I try to use my Airline Credit!

[@CalbyNg]

Ha! Thanks Mr.Venture, hope it’ll help ya out during that time

[@msaylorBTC100M]

e credits + cash and gift cards + cash will trigger the airline incidental credit as the transaction will fall under "additional collection" a small YT channel explained this as she uses that hack

[@CalbyNg]

Oh that's interesting; didn't know that. Good on her for knowing that, that's pretty cool actually.

[@adrian_thecoach]

Great video. Question - If I book say 2 tickets worth $400. I apply $200 Delta e-credit. Leaving a difference of $200. I use my Amex Platinum to cover the difference. You are saying this will activate the airline credit free? Just want to make sure I understood the video correctly. Thank you!

[@6packjesus]

Is the gift card method okay to use during my welcome offer ? Or is it sketchy lol

[@CalbyNg]

Gonna be honest, it’s sketchy whenever you do it, haha. But yeah you could use these methods while working on the welcome bonus.

[@braydenlove4495]

Nov 23, 2024. Do all of these still work? Looking at buying a Delta Gift Card in the lounge?

[@richardshack8246]

Thanks for the Video. Can you get the credit if you ticket is < 200 if you do not use some sort of gift card or ecredit. I thought you had to have some sort of gift card.

[@CalbyNg]

$250 seems to be the maximum; so if you’re under that, you don’t need to use gift cards or ecredit to offset. So yes you are correct 👍 Thanks for stopping by Richard!

[@shahpuni]

@@CalbyNg I purchased two tickets in May for $153.47 each but the credit did not trigger.

[@shahpuni]

No gc or eCredit applied to purchase.

[@CalbyNg]

@@shahpuni I would contact Amex support and follow the steps towards the end of the video. However just know, it still may not work as it’s not an official way to use the airline credits. But if the first representative says no, you can keep trying until someone says yes (possibly)

[@rosasangel123]

What about a e-gift card thru the delta website?

[@CalbyNg]

Unfortunately e-gift cards codes differently; so it shouldn't work.

[@d2v219]

Great info

[@Beyond_That0]

Thanks for the update!

[@CalbyNg]

Of course! Hope it can help!

[@jason113820]

Will this work with American Airlines and upgrading to First Class?

[@abencks75]

Have you had a chance to try buying a delta gift card in lounge? I’ll be flying j class this week and have access to a sky club, so I would love to do it if confirmed! Otherwise maybe I’ll be the first data point haha

[@CalbyNg]

I have actually! So they don't charge the gift card in the club anymore; instead they want you to go to the website, listed on the back of the gift card, using your phone to activate and load the amount you want on the gift card. Because of that, it wouldn't code as a Delta lounge purchase; therefore, not trigger the airline credit unfortunately.

[@johnsmith1953x]

*Why not buy a $200 Delta gift card?* I don't understand why you want with the $300 Delta gift card especially after you said don't put any transactions above $200 ??

[@madsnooks]

For seat upgrades, can we upgrade to first class or does it only work to upgrade to Comfort Plus? Thanks!

[@PvPFoxable]

Hey Calby, any advice on the incidental credit for the ritz card? It also has 300 travel incidental credit, and I wonder if these method works similar to that one.

[@deskubrir]

Do you know if paying a portion of the flight ticket with a gift card or ecredit would void the Trip Delay/Cancellation Benefit?

[@pseven21]

Does hack #4 (e-credit) work for comfort+ seat?

[@CalbyNg]

Yep! Anything above economy should work

[@pseven21]

@@CalbyNg Hey, so i just tried this method, but unfortunately it didn’t work ☹️. I booked a comfort+ flight for $199. Then canceled for delta e-credit a couple days later. I waited 5 days but amex didn’t apply any credits. I chatted with a rep (using your script) and told them it was for check in bags. They said “their system says Delta submitted the charge as a passenger ticket,” so they couldn’t apply any credits unless they submit for higher level review, which I declined. (Also, odd thing is that when I booked the flight on the delta app, I got an email from amex saying “congratulations on booking your trip” and it even knew my itinerary. So something must be linked up between the delta app and the amex card to show it is a passenger ticket AND what my itinerary is)

[@CalbyNg]

Huh that's strange maybe they have changed it; however, I did this method not too long ago from making this video, hmmm. I would try again with a different representative. maybe change the excuse and say it was for inflight amenities?

[@LucBequette]

Have you heard of this working with Virgin Atlantic? Going to be flying with them but the flights will be with Delta and Air France I believe. I assume I should switch the credit to Virgin, but unsure if it would work.

[@CalbyNg]

Personally I haven't; but with other airlines it has worked. However unfortunately I can't guaranteed it

[@LucBequette]

@@CalbyNg I actually ended up doing it on a couple Delta flights for my return flight and here’s the best part: my Vanilla Plat was about to hit the AF so I applied for the CS Plat and was able to use both airline credits for our flights! Just booked my girlfriend’s ticket separately with the Vanilla and did mine with the CS. $168 covered for each card! Probably could’ve had more, but since delta doesn’t have a $20 gift card option, I had to settle for two $50 cards. She gets a free checked bag with a Delta card and I’ll use my CS to cover all but like $3 of my checked bag for the remainder of the $200. This was the greatest hack I’ve seen. I don’t think I had ever used any of the airline credits, so this is the new greatest thing ever. I don’t even want to tell people so it doesn’t get taken away😅

[@UserPick-j3y]

Does this still work?

[@8ballMarcucilli]

Would this work for JetBlue?

[@CalbyNg]

It should? I know it works with Southwest; so as long as the booking codes as JetBlue I could see it working. Of course I don’t have any datapoints personally

[@JuanJohn013]

I have tried all of them except the gift card

[@CalbyNg]

Nice!! I’m really curious about the gift card method, it seems almost too easy, haha. Thanks Juan!

[@elielruiz4936]

Bring the anchor cat back !!

[@hkbuddy97006]

Good tip. Thanks. Maye less hand gesture? It's very distracting.

[@CalbyNg]

Gotcha, I'll try to limit them; appreciate you letting me know!

[@ItsMeCJ]

I’m first!

[@CalbyNg]

Sure buddy, sureeeee 🥹

[@DJNYC23]

Does anyone know how to use the Dell credit for the Platinum Business?

[@CalbyNg]

Good question, I personally don’t have experience with the Dell credit but I heard you can buy Dell gift cards and Xbox gift cards and sometimes it’ll trigger; but they are notorious about cancelling the orders. Other than that Dell sells a bunch of stuff like cameras, computer accessories, Microsoft office, smart watches, even Adobe Creative Cloud.

[@laurarabideau1474]

I recently switched my seats from main cabin to comfort+ on delta for an international flight. The airline credit was NOT triggered and Amex customer service said that the seat change did not count as it is considered a seat upgrade (change of cabin). They also mentioned that seat changes are at the discretion of the airline. This happened in Jan this year.

[@CalbyNg]

Oh yeah seat changes and seat upgrades don’t count towards the airline credit. I would try to mention something on the approved list; like say it was a seat assignment fee or if that fails say it was baggage fees. Thanks for the data point Laura!

[@divyv20]

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[@CalbyNg]

Sure, always willing to talk. My email is [e-mail]

[@Beyond_That0]

Bought a one way air fare for $130 but when I reclaim the transaction they knew it was an airline credit. Telling them it was checked bags did not work 😢

[@CalbyNg]

Oof, you might want to try again; get a representative that doesn't care as much, haha. Even now you should still be able to ask for the statement credit since the new calendar year hasn't started.

[@divyv20]

Hey Calby , I have send you the email have you received it ?

[@CalbyNg]

Yep I’ve received it; reviewing now