Card briefs: Visa in Promo with Santa Barbara County

SAN FRANCISCO - Visa International has begun a promotion with Santa Barbara County in California.

The initiative, dubbed "Santa Barbara Prefers Visa," runs until yearend and will provide Visa cardholders with a variety of savings at in-county locations, including hotels and wineries. Cardholders must use their Visa card and mention the promotion by name.

Visa has offered similar promotions in Singapore, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Mexico, and Barbados.

Separately, the association said it began a yearlong "Bass Tickets Prefers Visa" promotion Oct. 1. Bass Tickets is a leading ticket agency in Nevada and Northern California.

Visa cardholders will receive discounts on tickets for concert, theater, sporting events, and travel packages at 140 Bass Ticket outlets.

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