Top Reasons for Chargebacks

There are quite a few reasons that a customer can request a chargeback, but the ones most likely to happen in the hotel industry are:

  1. The customer didn’t receive the service
  2. The service the customer received wasn’t as expected
  3. The customer does not recognize the charge on their card statement
  4. The transaction appears under a parent or holding company on the bank statement instead of the actual merchant name.
  5. A family member used the card but forgot to inform the account holder.
  6. The card details were compromised, and a fraudster made the purchase (Fraud).
  7. The customer made the purchase but is now falsely claiming they don't recognize the charge (commonly referred to as Friendly Fraud).