4 smart ways CNBC Select staff have used their credit card perks

[ad_1] Having a credit card that earns rewards with so many redemption options and perks can sometimes feel overwhelming. Should you spend your rewards on cash back or travel? And is it worth using one card for its trip insurance at the expense of earning higher rewards with another card? Credit card rewards often decrease … Read more

From Hyatt to Holiday Inn, America’s free hotel breakfast is facing a K-shaped economic threat

[ad_1] Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images At some point in the 1980s and 90s, the free hot breakfast became a staple of the hospitality industry. At many a Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn, the lobby at 8 a.m. is a pinwheel of pajama-clad kids, frazzled parents, and solo business travelers jockeying … Read more