What credit and debit cards can I use to pay for my booking?

You can pay for Hotwire travel bookings with Debit Cards or Credit Cards. Hotwire accepts these major credit cards: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB. Hotwire accepts debit cards showing a Visa or MasterCard logo. For debit card purchases, your bank will deduct the charge from your checking account. Your bank may have restrictions on debit card use, such as limited number of daily transactions or a daily cap on withdrawals.

There are certain restrictions as it relates to Deposit Method for hotel and car bookings. Please read below for important information:
Hotels & Hot Rate®Hotels: Some hotel properties may not accept debit cards or prepaid cards for incidental charges such as room service or parking.
Hot Rate®Car: Some car rental companies will not accept debit cards or prepaid cards for a deposit when you pick up your car. This means the rental could be denied if you don't have a credit card (even if you have already prepaid for the rental car with Hotwire). International car rental companies will only accept credit cards and require that you have as much as $1,000 in available credit.

Helpful hint: when searching for a rental car on the Hotwire site, you can filter to see only those results of car rental companies that accept debit cards for deposit at pick-up. Please note, since this limits your search, the best prices may not show up in your results. 

Happy travels,

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