show my credit card? I want to purchase a hotel room for some friends of mind to drive to the beach. They stay two hours away from myrtle beach and have never went. I figured if I purchase the room and maybe buy them a gift certificate online they will feel obligated to go. They are a older couple that stay in the country and never go anywhere and I want to make things very simple for them. Should I go to a hotel here and purchase a room out of town where they can see my credit card or is there a web site I can go to that will not say I have to show my credit card upon arrival when I get there. My plans are to mail them the confirmation after I find out what weekend they will be free.

Sure, you purchase the hotel reservation with your cc and give the distinctive no. of the photo id card of one of the persons who is to occupy the room.
For websites, try 'yatri.com', 'makemytrip.com', or the website of any of the hotel chains.