QUOTE(friendlyash @ Apr 24 2011, 09:34 PM)
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I'm using maybank visa debit card and enabled maybank2u and Maybank secure online shopping (MSOS). I would like to book different hotels through agoda website which the arrival date will be at least 5 months from now. I know that there is pre-authorization or holding of funds when we book hotel online with visa debit card.
My questions are:
1. is there anyone who booked hotel with maybank visa debit card through agoda website before?
2. Is the arrival date is kinda far away in the future like mine? or is it that I can only book if I will arrive recently?
3. since I'm booking a hotel which I will only arrive there at least 5 months later, does that means the holding of funds would hold it that long?
4. any maybank debit card holder who used agoda for hotel booking, can u give me an example of how much additional money that they will hold? since you booked before so can you give me your previous booking example? for example if I book a hotel RM400 per night, they will most likely hold Rm450? Rm500? or RM800?
Thank you for all detailed answer in the future. I'm planning a birthday trip for my gf. so I would like to estimate how much money I need to have in my bank account. The total hotels room charges would be around RM1700 for 6 nights. I just wanna know roughly how much I need to have in bank cuz I'm worried that pre-authorization or holding of funds would hold like RM3000? Rm2000? that's why I need an idea from experienced userĀ


ur arrival date is no prob if the website allowed it.
previously i booked airasia in IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) about 10 month in advanced, no problem.
(long story: previously if u buy 1 way ticket from another country than MY, u need to pay in their currency, but now no more, can convert and pay in RM using M2U already - to avoid Convenience fee if paid using card!)
i also used my maybank visa debit to purchased online in USD currency lot of time.
pre-authorization:
1. is by bank (not the website/hotel)
2. usually less than a week
3. the amount being hold will follows the bank's currency exchange on that day.
some website (yahoo as example) charge $1 then refund it back later (about 16 days).
see my example of transaction history (edited) to refer:
as u can see,
13-Apr, i bought something worth $7.99, and maybank preauth it for rm24.68.
16-Apr, mbb revised it back and charged accordingly (sale), which is rm24.44.
(the date rev & sale shows 12-Apr is because following US date)
so the pre-auth is about 3 days only ~
and for yahoo example, i bought something from them, they charge $1 on 01-Apr then refund it back on 17-Apr.
(not showing in the picture to avoid confusing : yahoo pre-auth of sale on that 01-Apr is revised on 06-Apr, about 5 days).
so, for ur case, if u said about rm1700, then better have balance more a bit than it, example rm1800.
This post has been edited by erry-: Apr 25 2011, 02:23 AM