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To: mph who wrote (224322)	10/16/2007 3:34:14 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793958

if i book a hotel six weeks in advance i will see a one night charge show up on my credit card statement? a few weeks before i even arrive at the hotel. I believe attorney general office should look into the practice in your state. I cannot understand how a corporation can charge you for a service they have yet to provide and book it as a receivable and included on income statements. my experience is they will immediately take away enough of your credit limit on your credit card to make sure they receive payment and your card is not maxed out before you arrive. this is not charging your card, nor are they booking a receivable which they have not earned. It is a credit control to make sure they receive payment , when payment is due and not have a credit card come up not authorized because the client maxed out available credit authorization. I see nothing wrong in this practice , it may have been implemented because they experienced a good percentage of travellers maxing out cards and unable to pay their bill.