Originally Posted by
zebranz
If you are buying at Orbitz.com you have 24 hour cancellation. You can charge it on AMEX, see the pending charge as Orbitz or the airline and then keep or cancel.
95% of my OTA charges come through on the airline including the CX charges with Orbitz (last time I used them).
However as "weaseltown" states- AMEX Travel might match the rate if you tell them (but charge $39- I think).
I have had many airfares hit my account as 'Priceline' or other OTAs and they earned 5x no problem. IME, as long as there is an airline ticket # submitted with routing etc. ... it will trigger the 5x