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7011Hotels, Motels, & Resorts

General lodging MCC for hotels, motels, and resorts without dedicated brand codes. Also used by OTAs and vacation rental platforms.

Networks:VisaMastercardAmexDiscover

Merchants Using MCC 7011

Well-known businesses assigned this code

Independent hotelsBoutique hotelsAirbnb (some transactions)

Risk Assessment

Standard processing rates. Most payment processors accept this MCC with minimal additional requirements.

Common Use Cases

  • Hotel stays
  • Resort bookings
  • Vacation rentals

Category Details

Category
Lodging
MCC Range
3501–3999
Description
Hotels, motels, resorts, and timeshare properties.

Credit Card Rewards

Bonus CategoryTravel / Hotels
Typical Earning2x–5x

Hotel co-branded cards and premium travel cards earn bonus rewards on hotel charges. Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, and Chase Sapphire cards are popular choices.

Why MCC Codes Matter for Your Business

Your MCC code directly affects how card networks and processors treat your transactions.

Approval Rate Impact

Processors have different acceptance rates per MCC. A misclassified code can silently tank your approval rate by 5-15%, costing revenue on every declined transaction.

Interchange Fees

The interchange fee you pay on every transaction is directly tied to your MCC code. Some categories pay 0.5% less per transaction — at scale, that compounds into significant savings or hidden costs.

Chargeback Thresholds

Visa and Mastercard set different chargeback monitoring thresholds per MCC category. High-risk MCCs face stricter limits — exceeding them triggers fines, reserve requirements, or account termination.

Wrong MCC = Serious Risk

An incorrect MCC assignment means you could be paying inflated fees, hitting the wrong chargeback program, or worse — facing account termination for "MCC mismatch" during a processor audit.

Tagada Optimizes Routing by MCC Code

Tagada's payment orchestration engine analyzes your MCC code to route each transaction to the processor with the highest approval rate and lowest fees for that specific merchant category. For MCC 7011, this means your hotels, motels, & resorts transactions are automatically sent through the optimal path in your processor stack.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MCC 7011?

MCC 7011 is the general merchant category code for hotels, motels, and resorts that don't have brand-specific MCC codes.

Does Airbnb use MCC 7011?

Airbnb transactions may use MCC 7011 or other codes depending on the property type and region.

Is MCC 7011 considered high risk?

No, MCC 7011 is low risk, though no-show chargebacks are common in the lodging industry.

Tagada Platform

Optimize MCC 7011 payments with Tagada

Tagada's intelligent routing engine optimizes MCC 7011 transactions for the best approval rate, lowest fees, and fastest settlement across your processor stack.