Re: Exploring Native American History and Culture at the Amerind Museum

jcreaturetravel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:39:41 -0000

Great post. I had never heard of this museum and I'm very much into all things Native American. I must get there to check it out.

jeanine
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Re: Remembering Hawaiian Travel Fun Through Food

jcreaturetravel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:13:55 -0000

What a yummy looking recipe. And a great way to remember a trip. I've got to check out that B & B some time.
Jeanine
www.jthetravelauthority.com

Re: American Express and the Bare-Knuckle Tactics of Card Issuers

jcreaturetravel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:07:11 -0000

I'm very suspicious why there hasn't been greater media attention to this matter, especially given that American Express received $3.3 billion from the Treasure Department recently to become a bank holding company. I've spoken to dozens of Platinum Card members who find that despite 20+ years of paying on time or early, they now have a credit limit that is so low it makes the card almost useless.

In fact, I'm at a restaurant now where the francise owner found out I was emailing you and she told me her story: she spent $30,000 on her card and now finds she has a $5,000 credit limit, for no reason.

I'm sure you are also aware that the NY Times did a story in January regarding how AmEx started penalizing customers who frequented certain merchants. In other words, they were profiling their card members.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009...

The Wall Street Journal wrote a small piece how AmEx paid card members $300 to pay up their balance and cancel their card:

http://online.wsj.com/artic...

I'm hoping there is more mass media attention on this matter because it seems to go beyond simply trimming the ranks of their card members.

Jeanine
www.jthetravelauthority.com
twitter: @jcreaturetravel

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