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Cruise loyalty mimics airlines, hotel card hits record offer
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (165+ words) Carnival overhauled its rewards program with airline-style rules. Hilton’s top card now offers 200,000 bonus points. Delta and Hyatt will let members earn dual rewards on stays and flights. Sep 13 · 2:08 PM · 1 min Carnival’s new loyalty system, effective September 1, ties status to…...
Customers are hitting back as banks recalibrate card reward programs
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (105+ words) AFR It’s the biggest shake-up in the market for more than 20 years, and if current trends persist, big banks are facing hefty declines in credit card balances. The big four banks are already feeling the squeeze from the upending of…...
Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (367+ words) Card spending grew by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in August, building on July’s 2.0 per cent increase, but remaining below the latest CPIH inflation rate of 3.1 per cent. Both essential and non-essential spending increased 2.1 per cent, helped by improving consumer confidence and…...
Credit card surcharges have changed the math for earning cash back, points or miles
1+ week, 1+ day ago (507+ words) The fees restaurants and other merchants increasingly charge for paying with a credit card have altered the math for rewards credit cards. Earlier this year I had a dental procedure, a root canal, that cost about $80 extra because I paid…...
New Carnival Cruise Loyalty Program Rewards Spending
1+ week, 6+ day ago (367+ words) Meghan Coyle started as a web producer and writer at NerdWallet in 2018. She is now an editor covering travel rewards, including news, airline and hotel loyalty programs, and how to travel on points. Her work has previously appeared in The…...
Robinhood Memecoin Purchases Raise Questions Over Credit Card Rewards
1+ week, 5+ day ago (228+ words) Users buying memecoins through Robinhood Wallet and the social trading app Fomo have reportedly been able to use Visa and Mastercard credit cards, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay, while potentially earning credit card points or cash back....
Certain Memecoin Purchases via Credit Card Earned Points and Cash Back: Chase Objects
1+ week, 5+ day ago (212+ words) While certain memecoin transactions made with credit cards on Fomo and Robinhood Wallet were coded as digital product purchases and earned rewards, Chase has objected to this classification. Tests conducted by The Block using Visa and Mastercard cards revealed that…...
Turn everyday spending into extraordinary journeys with new Marriott Bonvoy ADIB cards
1+ week, 6+ day ago (726+ words) New cards offer up to 200,000 welcome points plus Marriott Bonvoy elite status For many UAE residents, travel is more than an occasional escape. It is part of the lifestyle - whether that means a weekend staycation, discovering a new city, visiting…...
What’s a Good Credit Card for Your First International Trip? A 5-Factor Decision Guide
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1687+ words) The five-factor test below compares international usability, cost, and rewards simplicity, then shows when a foreign transaction fee or $95 annual fee can erase a higher rewards rate. For a first international trip, start with two non-negotiable factors: no foreign transaction…...
Turn everyday spending into extraordinary journeys with the new Marriott Bonvoy ADIB Cards
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (714+ words) Mon, Aug 31, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 18, 1448 | Fajr 04:40|DXB 34.2°C For many UAE residents, travel is more than an occasional escape. It is part of the lifestyle - whether that means a weekend staycation, discovering a new city, visiting family overseas or finally booking…...