Here are a couple of datapoints I wanted to share:
In late December I ordered a $50 Hilton giftcard on my Hilton Surpass to use my $50/quarter credit. The $50 credit just showed up today, and my Rewards tab for this quarter still shows $0 used. It appears that Amex used the purchase date, not the credit date for the quarterly credit. I’m going to wait a few days to make sure that doesn’t change, but then I’m planning to go ahead and order another $50 gc to not cut it so close next time!
I had asked last week about using the CSR $300 travel credit for DVC dues, and had gotten some mixed responses. I was able to get discounted DGC’s using various credit card offers for all but approx $40 of our dues, which I put on my DH’s CSR as an experiment. The $40 credit just showed up on his account today, so in case anyone is wondering, the CSR travel credit can be used for DVC dues. I know it’s probably better to use the credit for other expenses and use discounted giftcards, but if you’re in a pinch or want to save some cash it’s nice to know it’s an available option.