Chase, Marriott Launch Rewards Card in Canada.Chase Extends Its Credit Card Partnership with Marriott into Canada; Canadian Cardmembers Earn Three Marriott Rewards Points for Every Dollar Spent at Marriott; One Point for All Other Card Purchases TORONTO -- Chase Card Services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol) JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver) JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia) JPM Journal of Property Management ), Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a range of value and luxury hotels and related lodging facilities. Marriott currently has 2,300 accommodation properties in North America alone. , Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Visa([R]) are giving Canadian consumers more ways to reach amazing vacation destinations with just the swipe of a card. Today, the companies launched the Marriott Rewards([R]) Platinum Visa([R]) Card in Canada. Cardmembers can use their card for their daily purchases and earn three Marriott Rewards points for every Canadian dollar Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin" loonie dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents spent at Marriott locations worldwide and earn one point per Canadian dollar for all other daily card purchases. In addition to earning Marriott Rewards points by simply using the card, cardmembers receive 5,000 bonus points after their first card purchase. Just by becoming cardmembers, consumers will be automatically upgraded to Silver Elite membership in the Marriott Rewards program. Cardmembers can redeem points for more than 250 rewards options including free stays at more than 2,600 Marriott hotels worldwide, theme parks, cruises, airline miles, electronics and more. "We are committed to providing valuable products and services to consumers," said Harry DiSimone, executive vice president, Chase Card Services. "We are thrilled to extend our strong and long-standing partnership with Marriott into Canada." "With our tremendous membership growth in Canada and the more than 50 hotels we have in the country, this was a perfect time to provide this service to our Canadian members. The Canadian Marriott Rewards Visa Card will offer them great value," said Ed French, senior vice president, Marriott's customer relationship marketing. Since 1987, Marriott and Chase have partnered together to offer a variety of payment products to U.S. consumers. This card marks Chase's first new payment product launch in Canada and the first time the Marriott Rewards Platinum Visa is available to Canadian consumers. For information about Marriott Rewards or to enroll, call (800) 249-0800, visit the front desk of participating hotels or log onto MarriottRewards.com. About Marriott MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites TownePlace Suites, a division of the Marriott International hotel chain, was officially unveiled in Newport News, Virginia on February 23, 1997. Less than ten years later, there are now 123 TownePlace Suites operating across the United States. , Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE[R]. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) ENERGY STAR[R] Partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com. About JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.3 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The company has more than 100 million credit cards issued. Under the JPMorgan and Chase brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. [R] Visa Int / Lic. User |
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