Somewhere around the turn of the century, and the decades following, the smokestack economy become the connected economy. Connected vehicles, industrial equipment and warehouse devices today generate continuous streams of behavioral, operational and location data. That information can support subscription services, predictive maintenance, product development...
Corporate travel’s comeback is showing up strong across quarterly earnings. But the bottom-line wins aren’t showing up in the travel and entertainment sector’s traditional heavyweight categories. While airlines continue to contend with fuel costs, operating expenses and pricing pressures, hotels and conference venues are benefiting...
Three startups are helping travelers save on airfare when there is a price drop after they’ve already purchased a ticket, Reuters reported Friday (Oct. 30). JetBack, Junova and Refare use artificial intelligence to monitor fares and seek refunds or flight credits when airlines cut prices,...
American Express and Airbnb have announced a partnership that will offer eligible American Express U.S. Card Members more choices of places to stay when traveling and additional ways to earn points. With this partnership, eligible U.S. Card Members can book stays with Airbnb through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App and...
Properties can now join Expedia Group’s global travel marketplace through their existing connectivity software, with a few clicks, and go live in less than 24 hours, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) press release. This simpler path is enabled by Expedia Group’s new Autonomous Onboarding,...
Lyft is hoping to capture opportunities in the corporate travel space with its new Alcove chauffeur network. The new offering, announced Thursday (Oct. 15), will see Lyft continue to serve customers of TBR Global Chauffeuring — a Scottish company it acquired last year — while also serving new corporate travel...
Banks have always paid for the trip. Now, they want to help plan it. Most travel decisions get made on travel sites and, more and more, in artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, before a user takes their card out to pay. Banks and card networks now...
Dealer management systems house the information tied to the operation’s financial activity. Customer balances, repair orders, vendor invoices and accounting records can originate there even when the payment itself moves through a bank or another provider. More of the payment process is now being connected...
American Airlines is going to let eligible members of its AAdvantage loyalty program combine cash and miles when booking flights on its website (aa.com) and digital app, the company said in a Friday (Oct. 2) press release. American Airlines is rolling out this feature over...