Credit Card Travel-Credit Terms Are Ambiguous, Leading to Denied Reimbursements
A cardholder who paid in full for two nights at a hotel to satisfy a $250 credit requirement, then stayed four nights total, was denied the credit under an interpretation of booking terms they weren't given clearly upfront. Attempts to escalate and get a supervisor to walk through the disputed process were met with a form letter instead of direct engagement.
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