Originally Posted by
ncfinfan
Had the same problem last week. They previously coded it as "GC" and now have to code it as "GE" to get the system to accept the card. They seem to have failed to communicate this out to the hotels after they made the change.
wait so it takes longer for the hotels to process gift cards now? I would hope that changing it from visa to gift card would make it easier for them (maybe it will in time). I swear about half the time I used a gift card there was a delay as the person processing had to ask for help. We'll see soon - I have a pile of leftover gift cards ($10-$15 each) that some lucky hotel will get to process.
hopefully the trick of using some gift card credit and then VISA for the remainder works for VISA promotions.