Debit Card In Canada

Credit and debit card blocking is a common practice used by most hotels and many other businesses. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers some advice on how it works and why it can become a problem.

If for example a person checks into a hotel, lets say for five days at $150 per night and wants to pay by credit card. At this stage the mathematics are easy, five nights at $150 per night is $750.

However that’s the minimum amount that will be charged to the card. On top of that there may be meals, drinks at the bar, telephone calls and all the other things that people can spend their money on in a hotel. So the bill at the end of the week could be substantially more.