Originally Posted by
travelinmanS
I doubt it is a policy Marriott wide, but rather the hotel trying to scam a few extra bucks from foreign clients. This can be avoided by using AMEX wherever possible. I've switched all my hotel spending to the AMEX green card because of this issue.
Yes, I agree with you, I was thinking more about whether or not Marriott had a policy "against" something like this... Though as a different poster also mentioned, they are supposed to have your consent before charging in $'s anyways, so there is likely not a policy per se (though there should be!).