Marcus Reward Cards (8/12/99)
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You've probably never heard of the name "Marcus Corporation" but this
mid-west hotel operator has unveiled an interesting suite of new reward MasterCards.
Wells Fargo/Norwest Bank and The Marcus Corp teamed up this week to offer four
new reward MasterCards. Marcus operates or franchises 165 Baymont Inns and
Baymont Inns & Suites in 30 states and six Woodfield Suites in Wisconsin,
Colorado, Ohio and Illinois; 442 movie screens in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio
and Minnesota; one family entertainment center in Wisconsin; other hotels and
resorts scattered across the U.S. and 27 KFC and 3 KFC/Taco Bell 2-in-1
restaurants in Wisconsin. The four new credit cards include the 'Marcus
Rewards MasterCard', a 'Marcus Rewards Platinum MasterCard', a 'Baymont Rewards
MasterCard' and the 'Baymont Rewards MasterCard BusinessCard'. All of the
credit cards will be offered without an annual fee except the 'Marcus Rewards
Platinum MasterCard' which will charge a $40 annual fee. Under the program
cardholders earn one 'Reward Point' for every dollar charged and two points
for every dollar spent at Marcus locations and Sun Country Airlines. In addition,
cardholders will be able to earn up to 3,500 Bonus Points for opening deposit,
credit and investment accounts at Norwest Banks. All cardholders will earn
500 'Bonus Points' when the card is used at a Marcus location within three months
of receiving the card. Platinum cardholders earn a total of 1,000 'Bonus
Points' when the card is used at a Marcus location within three months. The
points are redeemable for free companion movie tickets, free room nights and
free dining at Marcus locations; and discount travel on Midwest Express
Airlines, American Airlines and Sun Country Airlines. Redemption levels start
at 2,500 points. CardTrak (cardtrak.com) estimates the value of each point to
be one cent each. For more information visit any Marcus location such as
Baymont Inns in the states listed.