Visa and Trip.com Group have forged a new strategic partnership designed to merge global payment infrastructure with customized digital travel bookings across the Asia-Pacific market, according to a Tuesday (May 19) press release issued by Visa. The memorandum of understanding designates Trip.com Group as a...
The decision to book travel or walk away increasingly happens at the checkout screen. A joint report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta, based on a survey of 30 U.S. firms, examines how digital wallets and other embedded finance tools are shaping revenue, customer engagement and...
United Airlines plans to continue raising prices and cutting capacity for the rest of the year in response to higher jet fuel prices. Jet fuel prices have more than doubled, United CEO Scott Kirby said during a Wednesday (April 22) earnings call. The airline’s fuel expense was $340 million...
JetBlue is facing scrutiny over whether it uses surveillance pricing. Two members of Congress said in a Tuesday (April 21) press release that they sent the airline a letter Monday (April 20) requesting information about whether it uses customer data and artificial intelligence to set...
After years of focusing on short-term home/apartment rentals, Airbnb is reportedly entering the hotel business. The company is adding independent hotels to its platform in a bid to spark growth, the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (April 18). According to the report, Airbnb has begun...
Delta Air Lines has become the latest air carrier imposing fuel-cost-related price increases. The Atlanta-based airline will increase charges for checked bags by $10 to $50 each, according to a statement Tuesday (April 7) cited by multiple news outlets. Delta pointed to “evolving global conditions...
Watch more: Live Roundtable With Capital One’s David Arons and Hotel Lobby Candle’s Lindsay Silberman For many executives and entrepreneurs, the traditional business trip once followed a predictable pattern. Travelers arrived for meetings, completed their obligations, and returned home. Increasingly, that script is being rewritten....
Travelsoft Pay will leverage Mastercard’s Wholesale Program (MWP) to simplify B2B payments across the travel ecosystem. This collaboration will provide payments infrastructure that is secure, scalable and travel-native, the companies said in a March 3 press release. Travelsoft Pay offers a platform designed to automate...
Expedia Group is responding to the rise of artificial intelligence assistants and agentic commerce both by embracing them and by providing services that draw travelers directly to its own platforms, executives said Thursday (Feb. 12) during the company’s quarter earnings call. “As gen AI changes...