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Friendly fraud

Friendly fraud is a card dispute filed by the legitimate cardholder over something they did buy. No stolen card, no criminal: the guest does not recognise the line on their statement, forgets the booking, or uses the bank as a shortcut to cancel. It is the most common kind of chargeback in travel, because the service was already consumed and there is nothing to send back.

Example The guest sees the holding company's name on the statement instead of the hotel's, does not recognise it and calls the bank. The hotel loses a stay it actually delivered.

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Chargeback

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Representment

Representment is the merchant's answer to a chargeback: re-presenting the charge to the card network with...

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No-show

A no-show is a booking that never turns up and never cancels in time. The hotel is left with an empty room...

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Non-refundable rate

The non-refundable rate is paid upfront and is not returned if the guest cancels or fails to show. In...

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