innkeeping: VISA handler

[dkisor@goodnews.net (Jen Warner and Dana Kisor)]

Can anyone recommend a credit card handler?  Transglobal, the one
recommended by PAII, has just been sold and is suppending service until at
least May to new accounts.
Thanks, Jen
Jen Warner and Dana Kisor
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First Farm Inn: 
An elegant country bed and breakfast for people and horses
20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, Turfway Race Track, Argosy Casino 
2510 Stevens Road, Burlington, KY 41005
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[MODERATOR: I would also suggest that you work with the banks in your 
local area and/or find out what your business organizations, the KY B&B 
state associations, Chamber of Commerce, etc. credit card programs are. 
Rates can vary all over the place. But many times, your own local banks 
can offer very competitive rates. Credit card (MC/V merchant fees are 
almost always a negotiable thing; you just have to be sure to compare 
"apples to apples" with regard to monthly minimums, servicing fees, 
set-up fees, per-transaction costs, equipment lease/rent/purchase 
pricing, whether it is a set fee or sliding scale, how long your contract 
is good for; do they provide advance deposit guarantees, how/where do 
they sit with regard to cancellation policies and guarantees, how do they 
handle chargebacks, how long is a contract good for, how do any MC/V 
International Interchange percentage increases - and they usually happen 
almost yearly - affect you, etc. etc. etc. PAII is reviewing several 
national programs right now and it will be a while before we make any 
decisions. Jo Ann Bell]