theawesome1 Posted April 21, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Local folks have reported to the BBB, Ohio State A.G. & local news about $9.95 charge appearing on their credit card bills (all credit cards not just one). It is coded NMI & every month a $9.95 charge appears on their statement. Turns out that Orbitz automatically signs you up to a Net agency for future cheap travel (hotels, cards, cruises, etc) and you pay the $9.95 monthly fee. Not one person knew they were signed up or even had the chance to refuse it. All credit cards put thru credits to -0- them out. So if you use ORBITZ then tell them NO NMI!!!!!! My logo: When we disembark, I just have to book another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted April 21, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2004 hi..when did this start? I have used them for airfare and never saw an extra charge...is it happening only when a cruise is booked? Or for any type of service? Next up...HORIZON Sept 18th to Bermuda! See My Century and Mercury Pictures at: http://community.webshots.com/user/lovescruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLROSE Posted April 21, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I just booked hotel accomods. in Carmel for next month & nothing extra showed up on my CC stm't that I just got yesterday! Rosie E-mail me <a href="mailto:JNLROSE@AOL.COM">here</a href> CELEBRITY MERCURY HERE I COME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes28 Posted April 21, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Wow, thanks for the heads-up! We booked our next cruise with Orbitz, and I had not noticed any extra charges...but then I don't look at my statement as close as I should either! One more thing to watch out for booking through them - when we booked our cruise, our ocean view cabin was listed as a "suite". We immediately snapped it up, although we should have realized a suite would never be so inexpensive. We're still happy to be going on a cruise, but I can't help thinking that this was false advertising. *Carnival Inspiration 3/02/03* *Celebrity Century 10/30/04* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTKP Posted April 21, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2004 theawesome1, Used Orbitz myself for a cruise last October. No problems, nor any 'mysterious' charges. I wonder if this is new. It seems if Orbitz wanted to maintain customer satisfaction, they would credit amounts back. Was there something in fine print that automatically signed you up for this?? If not , couldn't your credit card company handle it-while you refused to pay those charges? Pretty sneaky nonetheless! TnT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted April 21, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Never happened to me, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum789 Posted April 21, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I just booked thru Orbitz. I'll watch my statement. Thanks Beachbum 789 Horizon 12/2004 Norwegian Dream 03/2004 Paradise 10/2002 Sensation 12/2001 Holiday 10/1992 Tropicale 10/1990 Carnivale 02/1989 Song of America 04/1985 Mardi Gras 10/1982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taters Posted April 21, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I ocassionally book hotels and rental cars through Orbitz... Thanks for the heads up! Taters Song of Norway, 1971 Imagination, 1/1996 Imagination, 1/1998 Song of America, 1/1999 Jubilee, 1/2000 Inspiration, 1/2001 Enchantment of the Seas, 11/2002 - Back to back! Carnival Conquest, 9/2003 Island Princess, 12/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theawesome1 Posted April 23, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Here is the web site I was looking for: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/travel/orbitz_mwi.html <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by theawesome1: Local folks have reported to the BBB, Ohio State A.G. & local news about $9.95 charge appearing on their credit card bills (all credit cards not just one). It is coded NMI & every month a $9.95 charge appears on their statement. Turns out that Orbitz automatically signs you up to a Net agency for future cheap travel (hotels, cards, cruises, etc) and you pay the $9.95 monthly fee. Not one person knew they were signed up or even had the chance to refuse it. All credit cards put thru credits to -0- them out. So if you use ORBITZ then tell them NO NMI!!!!!! My logo: When we disembark, I just have to book another!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> My logo: When we disembark, I just have to book another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP_Lovecraft Posted April 23, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2004 It does not happen automatically. You have to click on the "$10 towards my next trip" button. Then there is a VERY long user agreement that has the info hidden near the bottom, so nobody would ever read it. Then they send an email that you need to repond in order to cancel. (like the old long-distance service trick). Very sneaky, but becoming VERY commonplace these days as more, and more companies tries to make money this way. Very Sad. I personally only use Expedia, but my brother always uses Orbitz. The prices are usually the same, but I like Expedia because travel alerts come quickly, while they usually don't show up on Orbitz.... (which you would think would get them first!). nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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