Amazon has partnered with Marriott to help increase guest access to amenities with Alexa, through its voice-controlled device Echo, in an attempt to expand its presence in the hospitality industry. The partnership that was announced today will add Amazon Echo smart speakers into a select number of rooms. Guests can use the Alexa-enabled device to order room…
Amazon is expanding its free two-hour delivery service from Whole Foods stores through Prime Now. It announced last week that the free two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores for Prime members will be available in four new cities: Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Richmond, Virginia. So far, Whole Foods delivery through Prime Now…
A federal regulator determined Wells Fargo wasn’t the only U.S. bank that opened accounts not authorized by customers, but has no plans to identify these institutions publicly. They reviewed 40 banks and found that as many as 10,000 customer accounts opened during a three-year without customer authorization. These new accounts included mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, checking, savings and money…
The prepaid Target REDcard was a fun card to have a couple of years ago. You could load the card Visa or Mastercard gift cards for example with no fee. That all stopped back in 2015. Now Target REDcard, or REDbird as it was known, will be discontinued on August 13th. You can use it for…
Privacy.com is a service that lets you create free virtual credit cards. This could help fight against credit card fraud. The service generates virtual credit card numbers for online shopping. It links and uses your checking account (via a US-based service called Plaid) to fund these purchases through the virtual cards. That means you have to…
In one of the three “rewarded” flights, travelers will have a chance to win a portion of up to 20 million United MileagePlus miles, all of which will be split across three total flights in multiple cities this summer.
Spanning more than 13,900-square-feet, The Centurion Lounge at LAX will be located post-security in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and accessible to Terminals 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced today that savings for Prime members will be available this week in Whole Foods Market stores across 10 new states.
AirHelp compiles a list of the best airlines in the world. While its clear that not many US airlines will take the top spots, would you really expect them to not even crack the top 10? Actually it’s not even the top 20, with American Airlines coming in 23rd as the best ranked airlines from…
Three individuals have just received lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in a scam that defrauded Amazon out of $1.2 million.
Amex adds new vague restrictions. They can deny a bonus based on the number of American Express Cards you have opened and closed as well as other factors.
They plan to introduce Hyatt Place features designed to make the brand even more appealing to business travelers.