Originally Posted by
sorka
I have a quick question on how to get the stays when paying with an AMEX & Visa card?
Here is what I did - but did NOT get the 4 nights counted towards the MegaBonus
- checked-in on Monday at the hotel using my AMEX
- got the bill under my room when I woke up on Friday morning
- went to the lobby, got a twix bar, and asked them to add it to my room
- they added it to my hotel room (shown on the bill), and I asked them to just charge that item on my Visa card
- I ended up having the bill with room charges + snack; room charges are on my AMEX and snack on my Visa card
- but the nights did not qualify for the stay
What should I do differently to have the nights counted towards the MegaBonus, while having the room fees charged on my corporate AMEX?
Thank you!
You did it the opposite way than what you should have. The bill has to be CLOSED OUT to a Visa card. So you should have checked in with your VISA card, bought the Twix bar, then got the bill under your door that shows the charges will be posted to the VISA. Let's say the room and tax was $150 and the Twix bar was $2 for a total of $152. Go to the front desk, have them charge the $150 to your AMEX card, and then have the remaining charge ($2) closed out to your VISA card. Did this the exact same way last Friday morning at a Springhill Suites (with the exception that it was a Mastercard instead of an AMEX) and my points and free night certificate just posted to my account today.