Originally Posted by
NHAnimator
Question about redeeming points for travel expenses...
If I use this card for non-room charges during an upcoming hotel stay, will these charges be coded as hotel charges? Specifically, I've prepaid for my room at a Fairmont, but expect to incur dining, spa, resort, etc. charges. My last similar stay had a single line charge on my cc bill for everything done at the hotel. But do credit card companies receive a breakdown of separate codes within a charge? Will Barclay know what was lodging, and what was dining/spa?
If I'm going to put my these hotel charges on the Arrival card, I'd like to know ahead of time whether or not I would be able to be reimbursed for them.
Thanks,
NHAnimator
If you charge everything to your room, you should avoid the (slim) possibility of having charges coded as other than Hotel/lodging, and be all set.
However, there are never any guarantees with Merchant Category Codes, YMMV. T&C of every MCC based rewards program specifically state that the issuer is not responsible for incorrectly coded transactions.