Hotel Benefits Of Using Your Visa Card

If you travel a lot, you’ve probably encountered some ails common to many like you, from lost tickets to canceled hotel reservations.  When you book your hotel reservation using your Visa card and the room is suddenly unavailable when you come for it, your card SHOULD get you a few extra perks that wouldn’t be available otherwise.

Most hotels and motels who accept Visa subscribe to the Lodging Services Addendum in their merchant agreement. If a hotel participates in the agreement, they should be bound by certain terms of the contract when you use your Visa card to book the reservation.

In case your reservation is nixed for one reason or another, their agreement with Visa requires them to:

• Provide you with a comparable accommodation at their expense for one night in another hotel
• Provide transportation for you going to the alternate establishment
• Allow you to make a call (local or long-distance)
• Forward all calls to you that go to their hotel to your new lodging

Not all hotels that accept Visa agree to the Lodging Services Addendum, though, so better check before your booking. Lodging establishments that do will likely be Visa partners of some sort and listing should be available from the card company themselves.