The dreaded credit card reconciliation need not be such a big deal if we bite-size it.
Fully digitizing payments by removing phone transactions
There are now several platforms capable of layering a customized ecommerce webpage on top of a hotel’s payment gateway provider so that your employees don’t need to touch credit card data anymore.
Starwood Preferred Guest credit card rated the best hotel credit card
The Starwood Preferred Guest credit card is the best hotel rewards card, according to CreditCards.com. The Hilton HHonors Reserve credit card from Citi came in second and the Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature card placed third.
Kimpton issues statement on payment card security breach
More than 60 of its hotels and restaurants in the United States were affected.
Americans not redeeming their travel rewards: CPA survey
While a majority of Americans say that using their credit or debit card to earn travel reward points makes financial sense, few of them are actually taking advantage of those perks to save on their hotel and airline costs.
83% of consumers are forfeiting travel rewards: Study
According to NerdWallet’s 2016 Travel Credit Card Study, consumers are leaving an average of 15,338 rewards points on the table by not applying for travel credit cards at the best possible time.
Noble House hacked
Noble House learned that malware may have been installed on payment processing systems that potentially affected cards swiped at the six of its properties.
Best Western and First Bankcard launch Best Western Rewards MasterCard credit card series
Premium MasterCard cardholders will enjoy industry-leading rewards on qualifying Best Western purchases and have the ability to earn thousands of bonus points every year.
Mandarin Oriental confirms credit card breach
An isolated number of hotels in the US and Europe have been affected, but none in Asia.
