Booking.com and Expedia virtual cards, charged from the desk
Virtual cards for prepaid OTA bookings arrive with the booking, ready to charge, and cards stored on the OTA can be charged for no-shows.
Virtual cards for Booking.com and Expedia bookings the guest paid online now arrive with the booking through a PCI-compliant card exchange, ready to charge from the desk. Each payment lands on the guest's invoice.
Why it matters
Copying sixteen digits out of an OTA's website is slow and easy to get wrong. Having the card ready also means a no-show fee is charged the way the guest agreed to it.