Frequent Miler on the Air · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
The podcasters discussed how utilizing the Amex Platinum airline fee credits has become more difficult after the United Travel Bank workaround stopped working and nearly all non-intended approaches for Delta credits were eliminated.
“United Travel Bank long worked for triggering airline incidental credits, even though it wasn't necessarily exactly intended. And that, unfortunately, has stopped. So that doesn't work anymore. And Delta, nearly all of the approaches have been eliminated other than the intended uses”