The Washington Lodging Association, American Hotel and Lodging Association, 46 state lodging associations and Heartland Payment Systems® align to deliver best-in-class business services to hoteliers in Washington

Heartland Payment Systems®, one of the nation’s largest payments processors, is the Washington Lodging Association’s preferred partner for credit card processing, loyalty marketing and payroll solutions.  WLA selected Heartland because of their electronic payments leadership, value and savings it brings to our members in the lodging industry.  As the endorsed partner for the American Hotel & Lodging Association and 46 state lodging associations, Heartland understands and caters to the unique needs of hoteliers.

This alliance provides WLA members with effective tools, solutions and resources that help them reduce their expenses, improve operations and increase profitability ― all from one source with integrated technology product platforms. This suite of solutions is supported by Heartland’s local sales and servicing force and technical assistance 24/7/365. “Aligning ourselves with Heartland provides our members unique operational and financial advantages in a challenging landscape,” said Jan Simon Aridj, President/CEO of the Washington Lodging Association.

Heartland founded the Merchant Bill of Rights in 2006 as a public advocacy initiative to protect the rights of business owners and help them control the costs and complexities of payments processing. Doing business according to the tenets of the Merchant Bill of Rights has proven to benefit the 250,000 business locations nationwide currently serviced by Heartland.

Heartland offers a variety of other integrated products and services that help businesses drive additional revenue including online payments and more. Its end-to-end encryption solution ― E3™ ― is designed to protect cardholder data throughout the entire lifecycle of a payments transaction from the moment of card swipe to the card brands ― helping business owners improve data security and reduce the cost of PCI compliance. Heartland’s existing product line and integrated technology platforms will enable the business offering to broaden in scope as the needs of hotel owners continue to develop in this changing era of regulation and security.

Click here to learn more about Heartland’s products and services or  call Washington’s Team Heartland toll free at 866-976-7141.