PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Financial experts are sounding the alarm over a so-called “front desk scam” in which callers try to trick hotel guests into divulging their credit card information over the ...

A phone call that feels completely normal is costing hotel guests across the United States hundreds of thousands of dollars.

When you staying at a hotel, you have to hand over your credit card to the front desk. So if you get a room call asking for additional credit card details, you might not think much of it. But chances ...

You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card information (for all the charges for your room).You get to your room and settle in.

WASHINGTON — Some hotels have come up with an even quicker way to get in touch with the front desk than a phone call: a text. About 450 individual hotels, including Hyatt Regency locations, are using ...

This story was originally published on Hotel Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Hotel Dive newsletter. At some hotels, the front desk phone rings off the hook. But ...