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Articles tagged “credit cards”

Online Travel

The State of U.S. Travel Loyalty Point Redemption in Four Charts

Travel rewards points redemptions in the U.S. are up sharply this year as several brands focus on rewarding and retaining their elite customers. Hotel loyalty program redemptions in particular have shown bold increases as these programs add millions of new members per year.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

The State of U.S. Travel Loyalty Point Redemption in Four Charts

Airlines

Allegiant Air Banking on New Credit Card Deal to Reveal More About Its Flyers

Allegiant Air knows less about its most loyal customers than it would like. Its new co-branded credit card could help change that. But will anyone apply for it?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 8 years ago

Allegiant Air Banking on New Credit Card Deal to Reveal More About Its Flyers

Airlines

American Air Has Two New Very Profitable Credit Card Loyalty Deals

Despite the radical changes to airline loyalty programs, the branded credit card remains one of the industry's most profitable and productive marketing programs.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 8 years ago

American Air Has Two New Very Profitable Credit Card Loyalty Deals

Airlines

Banks Clamp Down on Award Credit Cards as Points Community Contracts

The era of enormous point bonuses on credit cards may be drawing to a close.

Grant Martin, Skift | 8 years ago

Banks Clamp Down on Award Credit Cards as Points Community Contracts

Hotels

Five Hotel Cyber Security Breaches in 2015

With their customer base of affluent, on-the-go guests hotels are the perfect target for hackers.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 8 years ago

Five Hotel Cyber Security Breaches in 2015

Airlines

American Express Q3 Earnings Hit by Lower Airfares and Co-Branded Card Costs in Travel

American Express pushed its travel business off the official books to a great extent with its joint venture for American Express Global Business Travel but Amex's credit card business is still very much tied to airline relationships.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

5 Charts Showing How Travelers Pay for In-Trip Transactions

Credit cards are now more secure in the U.S. with chips required for all new cards and European cards have had these chips for the past decade, which helps explain why generally less secure debit cards aren't brought on trips as much anymore.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

5 Charts Showing How Travelers Pay for In-Trip Transactions

Business Travel

How Business Travelers Can Benefit from Hotel Loyalty Programs

As travel restrictions and costs increase, smart business travelers are looking towards hotel loyalty programs to maximize their travel perks.

American Express | 9 years ago

How Business Travelers Can Benefit from Hotel Loyalty Programs

Business Travel

Skift Global Forum: MasterCard CMO on Future of Experiential Travel

The local and experiential trend in travel -- you know, the kind of trips that millennials are said to be in love with -- has gotten to the point that MasterCard and others are curating and offering these escapes for their customers. It is a natural fit as travelers knock off cities on their bucket lists, using their credit and debit cards.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Global Forum: MasterCard CMO on Future of Experiential Travel

Airlines

American Express Travel Part of $75 Million Settlement With Regulators

American Express call center agents were deceiving travelers and others about the benefits of paying off old debt or the bonus points they'd get when enrolling in certain credit card programs. Not surprising for a credit card company, but shameful nonetheless.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago