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Old Aug 2, 2008, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by bulldoggolfer05
Actually there is an unorthodox way to reduce the hold amount in the FS PMS system that I recently learned of. When checking you in, if a credit is issued to your account BEFORE the clerk checks you in and runs your credit card, then it will reduce your hold by that amount of money. This really only works with cash or bonus bucks coupons and as I said, is quite unorthodox.
it will only work until the next periodic review of the current hold versus the account balance....the lower hold amount wont last more than an hour or two
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