Originally Posted by
koctail
i wonder if i can use my cap1 miles for this one. does anyone know what the cc charge shows for these discover america deals? does it show up as travel related? this would be a good replacement for the other fairmont deal that they were offering which has already vanished from the c1 rewards.
If it's travel-related, you can get your credit over the phone. Of course, YMMV as always, but I've been following the threads since day 1, and haven't heard of any request being rejected.
But since you're paying 10% more for not using Amex, is that really the way you want to go?