Originally Posted by
LTN Phobia
In the absence of an extenuating circumstance such as a sudden illness that resulted in expending an inordinate amount of funds or other kind of events that are not easily foreseeable, I doubt many people are actually forced to max out their credit card while they are on holiday.
I know a good number of people who have maybe a $2-3K limit total on their lone credit card. It's all they need in everyday life, but it's easy to bump up against that limit on trips, especially for a hotel bill still being processed or if they're waiting for a rental car hold to come off the card.