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Travel Payments
Amex and Delta Unveil Upgraded SkyMiles Card With Higher Fees
February 01, 2024

American Express and Delta have introduced a revamped version of their co-branded SkyMiles credit cards. The new cards, announced Thursday (Jan. 31), offer a series of benefits to both frequent and occasional flyers, and comes as a majority of consumers are embracing card-linked offers for travel-related purchases. According to an...

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Provider Ranking of Travel Apps Sees Little Month-Over-Month Change
January 31, 2024

Traveling is a big part of many people’s New Year’s resolutions. If it’s one of your goals this year, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps can help you figure out where to go and where to stay. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the...

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Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
December 28, 2023

If you’re thinking about traveling in 2024, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps could help. Using metrics such as average users, the number of downloads and more, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel industry each month. Whether you’re planning a trip across...

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Instant Payments Comprise Almost Half of Employee Reimbursements
December 21, 2023

Business travel has been coming back since the pandemic was over. More and more executives are visiting clients, prospect clients or colleagues worldwide. But if there is one thing that executives like more than traveling, it is getting reimbursed for the expenses incurred on these...

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Expedia Aims to Capture Travel Planning in Addition to Booking
December 18, 2023

Personal travel website Expedia aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people plan their trips and vacations. The company is looking to provide personalized recommendations to users, helping them make decisions about their next travel destinations, The Verge reported Monday (Dec. 18)....

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Consumers Look for Ways to Pay for Holiday Travel
December 13, 2023

Consumers are doing whatever they can to be able to travel this holiday season, from cutting back on other purchases to funding their expenses with credit cards, according to PYMNTS Intelligence data. But one thing is sure: consumers aren’t willing to curb travel. Consumers of...

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Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
December 12, 2023

Payments firm Expensify has launched a new integration with Booking.com for Business. The collaboration lets business travelers automatically upload travel receipts from Booking.com for Business directly into Expensify at booking, thus eliminating the need for manual data entry and reducing potential errors, the companies said in a Tuesday (Dec. 12)...

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AAA: Record 7.5 Million Travelers Will Fly for the Holidays
December 11, 2023

A record number of Americans will fly this holiday season, despite rising travel costs. Roughly 7.5 million people will choose air travel to reach their holiday destinations, AAA reported Monday (Dec. 11) in its annual holiday travel survey. That figure surpasses the record set in 2019 of 7.3...

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Expedia Treks to Top of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
December 05, 2023

There’s movement in this edition of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel apps, as some contenders soar to new heights while others fall. Expedia knocks Airbnb and Booking.com down this month, giving Hotels.com, Hopper and TripAdvisor room to shake up the top five. Here’s where the...