A few of you have expressed concern about gift cards not counting toward Visa specific promotions. Because of the numbers we have used in the past, our gift card can sometimes look like a Visa payment in our systems; however, if you are using a gift card without a Visa logo then there is no guarantee it will count toward a promotion co-sponsored with Visa. If the stay does count toward the promotion it is a fortunate error.

As far as standard earnings go, stays paid with gift cards are treated like all other stays. Paying with a gift card does not disqualify the stay from earning credit.

Regards,
Ira