Mark / All: It is also a great idea that you do not have any missed payments on your cards, because you might be in for an unwelcome surprise meaning a 'declined' when they swipe your card. Had this happen on my trip to LA a few weeks back. Particularly shocking was that my AMEX Blue was not used, but my AMEX Green. AMEX has tied these both together so that if Blue is late, Green fails as well, even though nothing is on the Green. SOL in late night Santa Monica! (Thank God for a cheap motel around the corner that took cash!) Just an FYI! Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- David Mueller <dmueller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mark Panitz wrote: > > > Hi I was wondering something > > I am planning a trip soon to Sacramento from the > LA area flying either on > > Southwest or UA > > my concern is that if my mother pays for my > tickets with her card can she > > also place the reservation in my name? > > another alternate is for me to use my debit card > (its a master card > > -debit card ) > > but I thought most airlines don't honor those type > of cards > > then i have the same question with hotel > reservations do they need see > > the card that made the reservation?) > > thanks > > It depends on the policies of the agency. Many > online sites require > that the person whose name appears on the credit > card be one of the > travelers, but this is often not a problem over the > phone by calling the > airline directly. Using a MasterCard debit card > also should not be a > problem. Usually the biggest problem is the daily > limit many banks > place on the amount you can use per day with a > credit card, but that > shouldn't be an issue for a Los Angeles-Sacramento > ticket. > > The only recent time I can think of being required > to show the credit > card that I used to purchase the ticket was when I > purchased the ticket > online at United's web site; I was asked for the > credit card when I > checked in. > > I would suggest that your mother call Southwest or > United to make the > reservation, alternatively you could call and place > it on hold, then > have her call and give the card number. Or she > should be able to go to > a local travel agency and they can book it for her. > > Hotel reservations usually do not require a credit > card. Booking online > they do, but over the phone often they do not, > unless you will be > arriving after their hold cutoff time, often 4pm. > > -- > David Mueller / MRY > dmueller@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.quanterium.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail