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MCC 3852

Core Global Management Hotels And Resorts

Merchant category for Core Global Management Hotels And Resorts, listed in the cited Visa material. See the code page for scheme-specific wording and evidence status.

Assignment guidance

When MCC 3852 should be used

  • When the merchant's primary business matches Core Global Management Hotels And Resorts under the applicable scheme rules.
  • After confirming the current scheme, region, programme, and acquirer requirements.

Boundary guidance

When MCC 3852 should not be used

  • When another, more specific MCC better describes the merchant's primary business.
  • Based on the code title alone without checking current scheme and regional requirements.

Scheme comparison

Names and evidence status

Absence from public material is not treated as proof that a scheme does not use the MCC.

Scheme-specific wording and evidence status for MCC 3852
SchemeEvidenceScheme wordingComparison
VisaOfficialCORE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT HOTELS AND RESORTSGlobal Visa merchant-data manual, April 2026, PDF page 51.Aligned wording
MastercardNot listedNot listed in the cited Mastercard materialThe public Merchant Edition booklet was checked. Absence is not evidence that every Mastercard programme rejects the code.Not available
American ExpressPublicly not foundNo current public definition locatedThe complete American Express Codes Reference Guide is not public. This is not evidence that the MCC is unsupported.Not available
Discover / Diners ClubPublicly not foundNo current public definition locatedNo complete current public Discover / Diners Club MCC catalogue was located. This is not evidence that the MCC is unsupported.Not available
UnionPayNot reviewedNo global definition reviewedThe official material reviewed so far is limited to EEA fee appendices and is not a global definition catalogue.Not available

Provenance

Sources reviewed

SchemeLens descriptions and use boundaries are editorial summaries of the cited material. Final MCC assignment depends on the merchant's primary business, current scheme rules, region, programme, and acquirer requirements.