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...
For many consumers, planning a trip now includes deciding how to divide the bill as carefully as deciding where to go. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Credit Card Installments Outrun BNPL in Summer Travel Surge,” the November edition of The Pay Later Ecosystem Report, examined how...
This weekend’s gas prices are set to be the highest ever for a Labor Day weekend, AAA said in a Thursday (Sept. 3) press release. The national average gas price is $4.14, which is above the current Labor Day record of $3.82, which was set on Sept. 3,...
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Booking Holdings’ Daniel Marovitz Travel has always had a front door and an operating layer. The front door was the search box, the app or the website. The operating layer was everything the consumer rarely saw: payments, currencies, supplier relationships,...
Travelers could soon face more trouble finding low-cost seats as airlines adopt AI-powered pricing practices. That’s according to a report Thursday (July 30) by Bloomberg News, which charts the air travel industry’s evolution away from using analysts to come up with pricing rules, like rising fares once...
Travel subscription company eDreams ODIGEO (eDO) is working with Visa to enable AI agents to initiate transactions on its platforms. The integration enabled by this collaboration will enable general AI interfaces to complete purchases directly on eDO’s eDreams, Opodo, GO Voyages and Travellink travel brands,...
Business travel is back. Global business travel spending is expected to reach between $1.62 trillion and $1.69 trillion for the calendar year, per estimates cited by the Global Business Travel Association industry group, surpassing pre-pandemic highs and establishing a new industry record. Europe and Asia-Pacific...
Agentic AI is moving into tourism faster than most of the industry expected. Agents can now query availability, compare prices across carriers and hotels, apply traveler preferences, and in some cases complete a booking without a human clicking a single button. For an industry built...
The great American travel question is no longer, “Window or aisle?” It’s, “Hydrated or solvent?” Delta Air Lines ended complimentary snacks and drinks for main cabin and comfort customers on flights of 350 miles or less on Tuesday (May 19), Fox Business reported. It’s a...