Hotel Company Suffers Data Breach on Credit and Debit Cards
The wave of data breaches causing widespread concern among consumers has now spread to the hotel industry. A hotel franchise management company that manages 168 hotels in 21 states has apparently...
View ArticleChase Launches New Business Rewards Credit Card
Frequent Marriott visitors may now have a new incentive to book their rooms. Chase Card Services launched a new Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature Business Credit Card, which gives small business...
View Article20 Major Hotels Hit by Point-of-Sale Breach
HEI Hotels & Resorts, which operates Hyatt, Sheraton, Marriott and Westin hotels, announced that its point-of-sale (POS) systems have been hacked. Data, including customer names, payment card...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–October 21, 2016
AmEx Takes Aim at Visa and Mastercard in Battle for Mom-and-Pops With rivals such as Chase and its Sapphire Reserve card angling for a piece of its luxurious patch, American Express has found itself on...
View ArticleMarriott and Starwood Link Loyalty Programs for More Flexible Rewards
Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts are linking their credit card rewards programs to give users more ways to earn and use their loyalty points. Instead of being limited to the...
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AmEx and Marriott Release the Starwood Preferred Guest Luxury Card
Marriott and American Express announced the Starwood Preferred Guest Luxury Card is now available. The card was first unveiled in April as a tribute to the “most premium and often-traveling,...
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LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–November 30, 2018
Next Up for Amazon: Checking Accounts Amazon is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase about building a checking-account-like product the online retailer could offer its customers, according...
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Marriott Faces Lawsuits after Data Breach Affecting 500 Million Customers
Marriott International is facing multiple lawsuits regarding a data breach that may have affected up to 500 million customers in the Starwood guest reservation database. The company first revealed the...
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LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–December 14, 2018
How Wealthy People Use Credit Cards Differently Than Most Americans Debit cards were the most popular payment method in the United States in 2017, as a study by TSYS found 44% of consumers preferred...
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Marriott Data Breach Smaller Than Initially Reported
After both internal and external investigations, Marriott claims the Starwood data breach affected a smaller number of guests than initially reported. The original reports estimated that 500 million...
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Marriott’s New Unified Loyalty Program ‘Bonvoy’ Launches in February
Marriott finally announced the name of its new unified loyalty program. The highly-anticipated “Marriott Bonvoy” will be available starting February 13th. The new program combines Marriott Rewards,...
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LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–January 18, 2019
Mastercard Won’t Let Companies Automatically Bill You After Free Trials We’ve all made the mistake of starting a free trial and forgetting to cancel it before the billing period kicks in. Now,...
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LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–January 25, 2019
Nearly Three Quarters of the World Will Use Just Their Smartphones to Access the Internet by 2025 Almost three quarters (72.6%) of internet users will access the web solely via their smartphones by...
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Marriott Bonvoy Launches First Promotion: Double Points for Repeat Hotel Stays
Marriott unveiled the first promotional offer for its Bonvoy rewards program. Members can now register for Double Take, which provides double points for repeat hotel stays. Member can earn double...
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Chase and Marriott Unveil New Travel Card with No Annual Fee
Marriott added another travel rewards credit card to its Bonvoy loyalty program: the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card, powered by Chase. The Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card comes with no annual fee, along with...
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LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–May 22, 2020
Millions of Americans Skip Credit Card and Car Payments Millions of people are behind on their credit-card and auto-loan payments, the latest sign of the coronavirus pandemic’s financial devastation....
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