Interest rates should rise for almost all cardholders.
Visa recently announced it would mandate a move to chip and PIN technology for all Australian Visa cardholders over the next four years, with signatures no longer accepted at the check-out by 2013.
MasterCard® Advance Ticket Sale *As an exclusive offer for MasterCard cardholders, tickets to all Festival events will be made available beginning at 9 a.m.
American Express, Citi and Chase all hold event tickets and restaurant reservations for their cardholders, adding value by making a venue's "sold out" sign irrelevant.
As an exclusive offer for Mastercard® cardholders, tickets to all Festival events will be made available beginning at 11 A.M. E.T. on Thursday, September 8th, until 11 A.M. E.T. on Friday, September 9th.
A presale for Citi cardholders will begin on Wednesday at 10 a.m., and general sales for all shows will begin the following Monday at 10 a.m.
Chase and Visa, for example, operated a "V.I.P. Lounge" for cardholders last summer during the London Olympics.
Visa has a similar rewards program for its cardholders.
Credit card issuers are offering new airline benefits for globetrotting cardholders.
For details, including additional savings for American Express cardholders, visit www.washington.org or call (800) 769-5912, extension 17.
