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Middle-Income Vacationers Plan to Spend $500 More This Year Than Last
June 04, 2024

Despite hard-to-shake concerns about inflation, nearly half of U.S. consumers are planning to take a break this summer — and many plan to shell out more on getaways this year than last year.   According to PYMNTS Intelligence data, 48% of consumers have already made travel...

Travel Payments
STR, Tourism Economics Say Cost of Living Impacts Hotel Performance
June 03, 2024

The hotel industry’s performance is being impacted by reduced travel volume caused by the rising cost of goods and services. So said STR, a provider of data, analytics and insights for the global hospitality industry, and Tourism Economics, a provider of intelligence on the economy...

Travel Payments
Rho and Navan Integrate Corporate Cards, Travel and Expense Platform
May 24, 2024

Rho and Navan have launched a unified finance suite that customers can use to manage corporate travel and expenses, enforce expense policy compliance, send payments and close the books. This co-branded solution brings together the capabilities of Rho Corporate Cards and the Navan travel and expense super app, the companies said in a...

Travel Payments
Sabre Platform Helps Airlines Adopt ‘Offer and Order’ Retailing Strategy
May 22, 2024

Sabre has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retailing platform designed to enable airlines to adopt an “offer and order” approach. The new SabreMosaic platform allows airlines to offer a more personalized and dynamic retailing experience and create new revenue opportunities, the company said in a Wednesday (May 22) press...

Transportation
Carvana Expects New Car Production to Boost Used Car Sales
May 14, 2024

Carvana reportedly expects that as more new vehicles are built, the company’s used car business will benefit. “There will likely be much more car production, and that will probably bode well,” Carvana CEO Ernest Garcia III told reporters Tuesday (May 14) at an Automotive Press Association event...

Travel Payments
Emburse Adds Notifications of Better Hotel Rates for Business Travelers
May 14, 2024

Emburse now enables business travelers to receive automated notifications when there is a better rate available at their hotel or at a comparable hotel. These notifications are delivered within the Emburse Go Premier travel companion app and enable travelers to rebook without having to leave the app, the provider of travel and expense software said in a Tuesday...

Ridesharing
Lyft Extends 70% Pay Standard to Drivers Nationwide
May 14, 2024

Ride-hailing platform Lyft said it wants to lift its driver’s earnings. Earlier this year, the company introduced a new standard for drivers, ensuring they will always earn 70% or more on fares per week, after external fees. If drivers are ever under 70% at the end of the week, Lyft...

Travel Payments
Citi Upgrades Premier Card As Travel Spending Takes Off
May 13, 2024

Citi is enhancing its Premier credit card to offer new benefits and protections for travelers. The banking giant’s Strata Premier card, announced Monday (May 13), offers increased benefits and more opportunities to earn rewards, and comes amid a surge in spending on travel across age and income...

Travel Payments
AAA: Memorial Day Road Trips Will Hit Record Numbers 
May 13, 2024

Americans are projected to take a record number of road trips this Memorial Day weekend. It’s part of an overall uptick in early summer travel forecast by the American Automobile Association (AAA) in new data released Monday (May 13). “We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these...