Comments on: Discover Miles http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog Reviews and More Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nerdwallet http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/reward-program-reviews/discover-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-4934 nerdwallet Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:23:47 +0000 http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/?page_id=348#comment-4934 Hi Wendy, you actually have to call them and tell them to use your miles to offset travel expenses on your bill. You <i>earn</i> rewards by using your card to purchase tickets, but then you have to call them and tell them when to <i>redeem</i> them. The number is 1-800-DISCOVER (easy enough to remember), or you can use <a href="https://www.discovercard.com/cardmembersvcs/loginlogout/app/ac_main" rel="nofollow">this link</a> to redeem for gift cards and such online. Hi Wendy, you actually have to call them and tell them to use your miles to offset travel expenses on your bill. You earn rewards by using your card to purchase tickets, but then you have to call them and tell them when to redeem them.

The number is 1-800-DISCOVER (easy enough to remember), or you can use this link to redeem for gift cards and such online.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/reward-program-reviews/discover-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-4920 Wendy Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:46:23 +0000 http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/?page_id=348#comment-4920 I've had a Discover card for years. How do I redeem the miles earned? Do I just use the Discover card when I purchase an airline ticket? I've had a Discover card for years. How do I redeem the miles earned? Do I just use the Discover card when I purchase an airline ticket?

]]> By: nerdwallet http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/reward-program-reviews/discover-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 nerdwallet Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:25:14 +0000 http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/?page_id=348#comment-1602 Yep, you can think of them just like frequent flyer miles, except that they are redeemable on multiple airlines, as well as other travel partners like hotels and rental cars. Because of this, they function more like "points", or even cash, than like "miles". And in this case, the method of calculation depends on the card. The <a href="http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/card-details\/card-name\/Discover-Miles" target="_blank">Discover Miles</a> card earns one mile per $1 spent, while the <a href="http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/card-details\/card-name\/Discover-Escape" target="_blank">Discover Escape</a> earns two miles per $1 spent. Yep, you can think of them just like frequent flyer miles, except that they are redeemable on multiple airlines, as well as other travel partners like hotels and rental cars. Because of this, they function more like "points", or even cash, than like "miles".

And in this case, the method of calculation depends on the card. The Discover Miles card earns one mile per $1 spent, while the Discover Escape earns two miles per $1 spent.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/reward-program-reviews/discover-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Jeff Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:34:24 +0000 http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/?page_id=348#comment-1593 How are travel miles calculated. I assume it's flying miles and not driving miles as well. How are travel miles calculated. I assume it's flying miles and not driving miles as well.

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