Transportation

Travel Payments
DOT: Airlines Must Automatically Refund Canceled Flights
April 24, 2024

Airlines must automatically refund travelers for canceled flights under a new Department of Transportation rule. This rule, announced Wednesday (April 24) is designed to make it easier for passengers to get refunds if a flight is canceled or “significantly” changed. It also requires refunds for travelers whose checked bags...

Travel Payments
Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers
April 22, 2024

Travel company Expedia has expanded its partnership with payments network Klarna. The new collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Klarna’s flexible payments offering to travelers in the U.S., following the launch of the company’s installment payments to Expedia customers in the UK, Germany, Finland and Klarna’s home country of...

Transportation
Financial Challenges Prompt Car Shoppers to Look to Secondhand Options
April 18, 2024

Economic challenges or no, consumers still need to get where they are going, and many are now opting for secondhand sellers when buying vehicles, unable to justify the price of buying new. In March, according to Cox Automotive, used vehicle sales were up 19% month over...

Travel Payments
Airports Accelerate Digital Transformation to Enhance Passenger Experiences
April 18, 2024

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, the aviation industry continues to adapt, seeking ways to streamline processes and enhance passenger experiences. Recent developments at various international airports underscore this trend, showcasing the evolution of airport technologies toward a more digital and connected future. Dayton...

Transportation
Fleet Sector Travels From Closed-Loop to Future-Ready
April 16, 2024

Where an industry goes tomorrow is a step-function from where it is today. And this is particularly true within the fleet management ecosystem, where traditional payment methods like fuel cards remain, by far, the most common payment scenario. Increasingly, addressing the challenges of traditional fleet...

Travel Payments
Delta Reports Business Travel Up 14% YOY
April 10, 2024

Delta Air Lines has seen growing demand for both leisure and business travel. That’s according to company executives, who also announced that Delta delivered record revenue for the March quarter and expects to do so again for the June quarter, according to a Wednesday (April 10) earnings release....

Travel Payments
Mesh Adds Guest Travel Solution to T&E Management Platform
April 09, 2024

Mesh Payments has added a guest travel solution to its global travel and expense (T&E) management platform. This new solution streamlines the process associated with the booking and reimbursement of contractor, candidate and guest travel, the company said in a Tuesday (April 9) press release. “By eliminating...

Travel Payments
New US Passport App Removes Friction Amid Business-Leisure Travel Shifts
April 07, 2024

The cost of skipping long airport queues is set to increase due a hike in fees for expedited security programs, according to a recent press release by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but a passport app may help. Effective from Oct. 1, the fee...

Transportation
Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market
April 07, 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will debut a robotaxi this summer. “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” Musk wrote on X Friday (April 5). The multibillionaire had predicted in 2019 that Tesla would launch a robotaxi by 2020.  His latest announcement hours after a report by Reuters...