Q: How do you get Discover 5% cash back travel promotion?

A: During the past few years (usually during the spring time) Discover credit card run a number of commercials which discuss their 5% cash back on travel. However, they fail to mention on the commercial which card(s) exactly qualify for the offer. So you really want to know how to get 5% cashback on travel? Well, here’s your answer…

Why Discover credit cards?
Their cards are known for having no annual fee, great customer service, and above-average rewards. In fact, that’s why this site has elected to be an advertising partner with this company… I believe in their cards. Over the past five years, the other guys that gave 5% rebates reduced their rewards big time to only 2 or 3%. Fortunately, Discover is still going strong and gives their 5%.

Discover More Card?
Their most popular is the Discover More card. It’s been out for a few years and offers incredible cash back opportunities throughout the year – up to a 5% Cashback Bonus on gas, hotels, movies, fashion, home improvement, restaurants, drug stores, and travel. Typically, these categories rotate about four times a year and at any given time, there are usually two or three categories which earn the 5%. From January through March last year, it gave 5% cashback on travel. To learn more check out my Discover More card review.

Now the bad news for 2012…
Unfortunately the Discover More calender for 2012 does include any travel categories. As mentioned they’ve included them the past several years and this is the first time (from what I recall) that they haven’t done it.

Best alternative? Check out this Venture card offer.