I got from a very good source that currently works there, that TRIPS (which use to be Worldwide Travel Center before they went bankrupt) purposely puts those types of terms in there to discourage people from using the trips. Who would be crazy enough to write an authorization letter for their credit card like a blank check! They know that many people will react that way which is why they do that. Another is constantly sending back the requests saying something is wrong and then charging you a $3.00 resubmission fee every time! Go on
www.bbb.com, click on USA Site, and type in trips incentive corp and click Florida. It is time to start sending complaints there big time. I am so lucky I got this tip from their employee before submitting anything. Please spread the word.