Walmart+ Partners With Expedia

Details Written by: RJ Walmart & Expedia have teamed up to offer travel benefits to Walmart + customers. Rewards are paid out in Walmart Cash. 5x Hotels, vacation & car rentals, tours, activities & more 2x Air travel Full press release Walmart Expedia travel page Thoughts I would have guessed Walmart would partner with Capital…

Apple & Goldman Sachs Partnership Details

Details Written by: RJ New reporting from The Information adds context into why the Apple Card/Goldman Sachs partnership could be ending. The full article is pay walled but Mac Rumors pull a few quotes: “Former employees at both companies who worked on the Apple Card said executives weren’t prepared for how difficult it would be…

Wyndham Adding 60 New Echo Suites

Details Written by: RJ Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,100 hotels spanning more than 95 countries, today announced the continued expansion of its innovative ECHO Suites Extended StaySM by Wyndham brand, which in just one year, now has more than 200 hotels in its development pipeline. Rapidly outpacing…

US Bank Refreshes Korean Air SkyPass Cards

Details Written by: RJ US Bank & Korean Air have updated their Sky Pass lineup of cobranded credit cards. They come in three flavors, all get updated multipliers and a new coat of paint. SKYPASS SkyBlue Visa Annual fee: $0 Multipliers 2x Streaming and ride shares 1x All other purchases Welcome offer: 10k miles after…

Hyatt Upgrading Reservation System

Details Written by: RJ Hyatt is upgrading their reservation system. The hotel chain is switching to Sabre’s central reservation system. This change will cover all properties and go live some time in 2024. Flexible calendar search – Guests searching for availability will have a more intuitive and efficient calendar view, including key dates when special…

FedNow Instant Payments Service Goes Live

Details Written by: RJ The Federal Reserve announced today that their new instant payment service; FedNow is now live. ‘The Federal Reserve built the FedNow Service to help make everyday payments over the coming years faster and more convenient,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell. “Over time, as more banks choose to use this…

Marriott & MGM Announce Partnership

Details Written by: RJ MGM seems to have gotten over the Hyatt breakup rather quickly. MGM & Marriott have announced a new partnership.The new partnership will launch this October. The agreement between MGM Resorts and Marriott will also benefit members of both companies’ loyalty programs. Members of MGM Rewards, MGM Resorts’ acclaimed loyalty platform with…