As the travel sector continues its recalibration journey post-pandemic, industry platforms are responding to a convergence of shifts by rethinking how they serve both customers and suppliers. The sector’s rebound is becoming defined by three themes: a resurgence of spontaneity-driven travel, a retreat from complexity, and...
Delta Air Lines is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) pricing system that tailors fares to individual customers, a move that could reshape how airline tickets are sold and priced. The system, developed in partnership with Israeli startup Fetcherr, is already being used on 3%...
It’s summer vacation season, and there’s no shortage of options for consumers and businesses to plan, book and for pay for travel via mobile apps. The PYMNTS Travel Apps page offers a monthly ranking of smartphone Travel Apps, assessing them based on publicly available information...
China’s Baidu has launched what it calls the world’s first autonomous car rental service. The launch was announced Tuesday (July 8) by the tech company’s autonomous driving division Apollo in collaboration with CAR Inc., a Chinese car rental service. “Built on Baidu Apollo’s Level 4 autonomous driving platform, the service...
African ride-hailing startup Moove is reportedly within weeks of finalizing an oversubscribed debt round in which it will raise $1.2 billion. The company will use the funding to roll out a fleet of autonomous vehicles with Waymo and expand in the U.S., Bloomberg reported Wednesday...
Ant International has launched an “AI travel companion” called Alipay+ Voyager that is integrated into digital wallets and designed to enhance consumers’ travel experiences. Alipay+ Voyager was introduced on three mobile wallets in Asia — Alipay, AlipayHK and GCash — and will roll out to...
London airport Heathrow said Friday (June 27) that it is seeing “early signs of softness” in business travel from the U.S. due to economic uncertainty across North America. Heathrow said this in an investor report that found that the airport saw growth in U.S. passenger...
Waymo has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a human driver behind the wheel. This is one step the company has taken in its plan to serve New Yorkers in the future, the company said in a...
American travelers are reportedly delaying or scaling back their vacations in an uncertain economic climate. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (June 15), fewer people passed through U.S. airports in the last 90 days than in the same timeframe in 2024. Air travel has...