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Old Sep 2, 2022 | 4:48 pm
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Originally Posted by London Dude
On a related note, if you ever travel to the US and stay in hotels, you may want to make sure you have a credit card with a decent credit limit (or enough cash in you bank account if you only use a debit card), as it's customary for US hotels to place a hold on your card as a guarantee "for incidentals", which can easily amount to a couple of grand for a ten-day stay. In my experience this hold isn't releseased until a few days after the end of your stay,
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I strongly recommend using a credit rather than a debit card for US hotel incidentals. Don’t tie up actual money if you can use a line of credit.
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