MCC 3521
CREST HOTELS (see FORTE HOTELS)
What is MCC 3521?
3521 is the Merchant Category Code for CREST HOTELS (see FORTE HOTELS). It sits within the travel range, where each airline, hotel brand, and car-rental company carries its own code. Card networks — Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express — assign a four-digit MCC like this one to every business based on what it primarily sells, and it travels with each card transaction the business runs.
Who's assigned MCC 3521?
Businesses classified as CREST HOTELS (see FORTE HOTELS) are typically assigned MCC 3521 when their merchant account is boarded. Your payment processor sets the code based on how your business is described and what it sells — so a business whose primary activity matches this category will usually carry 3521.
How MCC 3521 affects your processing
Your MCC influences your interchange rates, how the card networks classify your risk, and which programs apply to you — reward categories, debit routing, and surcharge or cash-discount eligibility. For a standard-risk category like this, the thing that matters most is simply making sure your code is accurate and your markup over interchange is fair — that's usually where merchants quietly overpay.
Is 3521 the right code for your business?
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