Originally Posted by
walkertalk322 (Post # 647)
is there an option to take a ETC in lieu of a refund?
Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA (Post # 648)
What is the advantage of that?
Originally Posted by
Lux Flyer (Post # 649)
Presumably if someone else paid the charge and the refund wouldn’t be going back to OP’s credit card.
Originally Posted by
lincolnjkc (Post # 651)
I've had two occasions recently where it would have been much less hassle for me for things to have gone to ETC (or FFC) vs OFOP -- my office manager kind of freaks out when an unexpected credit shows up, particularly when I don't have a receipt for it, and then all of the accounting mojo she goes through... If I just rolled it to the next ticket (we don't invoice clients for travel separately) I'd hear much less complaining and my net travel spend would be the same.
A third reason for preferring an Electronic Travel Certificate (ETC) or Future Flight Credit (FFC) over a refund to the original form of payment (OFOP) might be if the purchase had earned some sort of credit from the card issuer, which the original poster (OP) does not want "clawed back".