1) Always, always look over the receipts of your expenses.
2) When possible, use a dedicated 'travel' credit card for these sorts of things to minimize impact on other accounts.
3) Line out that charge, photograph the receipt, and offer to pay only for the rest of the bill. If that's not acceptable, you can walk away or pay it and then immediately issue a fraud alert on the account. Not a dispute, but a fraud alert.
4) With few exceptions, credit card providers is the U.S. will not process a dispute on the account until the transaction is no longer "pending". That usually takes 2-3 business days.
5) Use that 2-3 day window to communicate with hotel management regarding this issue.
6) If the hotel will not budge, flag the charge as 'fraud'. Upload a photograph of your lined-out receipt to your credit card provider. Never use that particular hotel again.
7) If you don't have privacy concerns, share it on social media.
1) Always, always look over the receipts of your expenses.
2) When possible, use a dedicated 'travel' credit card for these sorts of things to minimize impact on other accounts.
3) Line out that charge, photograph the receipt, and offer to pay only for the rest of the bill. If that's not acceptable, you can walk away or pay it and then immediately issue a fraud alert on the account. Not a dispute, but a fraud alert.
4) With few exceptions, credit card providers is the U.S. will not process a dispute on the account until the transaction is no longer "pending". That usually takes 2-3 business days.
5) Use that 2-3 day window to communicate with hotel management regarding this issue.
6) If the hotel will not budge, flag the charge as 'fraud'. Upload a photograph of your lined-out receipt to your credit card provider. Never use that particular hotel again.
7) If you don't have privacy concerns, share it on social media.