Travel Payments

Travel Payments
Taking The Adventure Out Of Paying For Adventure Travel
January 08, 2020

You may not have noticed, but travel is becoming much more than just packing the family into a car or plane to visit the coast or some amusement park. Adventure travel is on the rise, and payments are playing a part in this increasing trend....

Travel Payments
Using Airbnb’s Playbook To Give Corporate Housing A Digital Makeover
December 27, 2019

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Does Airbnb’s Pre-Brexit Move Signal Change For Travel Payments?
December 10, 2019

Travel is never boring — if it is, you are doing it wrong — and that holds especially true when it comes to how travel connects to payments and the broader world of commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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HRS Debuts Invisible Pay To Increase Hotel Compliance
October 24, 2019

In an effort to change the global hotel corporate payment process, end-to-end business travel technology provider HRS is rolling out a new corporate hotel payment platform. The Invisible Pay product aims to tackle the longstanding challenge of “high levels of out-of-policy spend and insufficient use...

Travel Payments
Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel
October 18, 2019

Travel today is much more than backpacks and hostels (those were the days), beaches or amusement parks and free buffet breakfasts at the hotel (along with sunburn). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
October 11, 2019

Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as more travelers choose adventure over mere relaxation, and as urban experiences attract more travelers at the expense of, say, a...

Travel Payments
Congress Aims To Bring Transparency To Hotel Resort Fees
October 09, 2019

You have to give digital and mobile technology some credit — over time, the complexities of travel pricing and costs (along with other parts of the process) have become at least a bit more transparent, and much more consumer-friendly. But there remains at least one big...

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Deep Dive: Frequent Versus Infrequent Travelers
October 03, 2019

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Younger Travelers Take More Luxury Trips, But Have A Harder Time Paying
October 02, 2019

The travel market is changing and companies are evolving to meet consumer expectations. Once upon a time, Airbnb meant renting a cheap room in a stranger’s apartment. With the introduction of its Luxe product earlier this year, Airbnb is now offering stays in Tuscan farmhouses...