TravelCredit

I saw this story and honestly… that is some next level airline luck. Guy volunteers to give up his seat on a PHX to MIA flight for $300. Gate agent says whatever the last volunteer gets, everyone gets. It climbed all the way to $2000 and he got the full amount. Then it gets even...

Just got an email from Southwest with a “unique offer” to switch my flight in exchange for a travel credit. The catch? The only option is to move it two days earlier. And they don’t even say how much the credit is unless you click through. I’m not planning to change anything,...

I’ve got about $450 in Wizz Air credits sitting in my account that expire on Feb 20, and I don’t have any real travel plans right now. I’m trying to figure out the safest way to extend them without doing anything sketchy. One idea was booking a flight with Wizz Flex and then...

Trying to figure this out because there’s a decent amount of money on the line. Can you cancel a JetBlue flight around 30 minutes before departure and still get travel credits? I’ve seen mixed answers and don’t want to assume wrong. Anyone know how strict JetBlue is on this?

Tried that trick of booking and canceling a flight to combine travel credits, but now the expiration date on the new credit is earlier than my planned trip. The system won’t let me use it anymore. Has anyone had luck getting Southwest to extend a credit’s expiration date?...

Got approved for the Platinum on 12/17 and Amex overnighted it to me. As soon as I activated it, I added $100 to my United Travel Bank totally forgot I hadn’t selected my airline yet. About 30 minutes later, I chose United. Charge showed as “UNITED ELEC TICKET” and posted with a...

Canceled a Frontier flight today and the website briefly showed I’d get a refund to my card minus the 10% fee. I was actually happy with that. Hit cancel and boom, travel credit instead. Only for one leg too, which was odd. Called customer service and mentioned the site...

Took a voluntary bump for 3000 dollars and thought it was straightforward. Got 1500 right away into my Alaska wallet. Then an email shows up with three 500 dollar discount codes instead of actual credit. Each code can only be used once per reservation, so to use all three I’d...

Found out the hard way that the $500 travel credit promo is single use. I used $200 on a flight thinking I could use the rest later, but the remaining $300 disappeared when I tried to book a hotel later on. Totally my fault for not reading the fine print, but still feels kind of...

Saw this update on TPG starting Jan 1, 2026, Sapphire Reserve (and business version) will get a $250 credit for prepaid hotel stays of 2+ nights through Chase Travel. Works with brands like IHG, Omni, Montage, Pendry, and Virgin Hotels. It looks like it’ll stack with The Edit...

Has anyone actually seen the $100 JSX credit post sooner than the 6–8 weeks the terms mention? I’m planning to downgrade my card in a couple weeks and don’t want to lose it. Other credits (like rideshare or hotel) usually show up fast, so wondering if JSX does too.

Just got this “amazing” offer for a flight next week: > We’re seeking volunteers willing to change from Flight #5987. We’ll waive the fare difference and give you $20 in travel credit. Oh, and you lose any upgrades you already paid for. Who on earth would take that deal? $20...

Booked LAX–DFW for tonight, app showed me the travel credit options so I picked the highest one. About 20 mins later AA calls asking if I’ll move to tomorrow since tonight’s overbooked. I figured it was tied to the credit, so I agreed. They rebooked me… and no credit ever showed...