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...
Nuvei says it is offering its merchants a chance to tap into WEX’s virtual card technology. With this partnership, travel merchants within Nuvei’s network can see improved cash flows, stronger liquidity, reduced credit dependency and increased payments transparency, the companies announced Tuesday (Jan. 27). “Our...
Consumers are growing comfortable with letting artificial intelligence (AI) agents plan their vacations. And so the world’s biggest hotel companies are working to get consumers to book directly, to help save on commission to online platforms, the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Dec. 27). The...
China UnionPay has launched a mobile app designed to provide one-stop digital services for foreign visitors to China. The Nihao China app offers services related to payment, transportation, daily life and cultural tourism, the company said in a Wednesday (Dec. 24) press release. “The launch...
Sometimes you don’t need a ride to travel. That’s a good lesson to remember as Thanksgiving and the holidays scatter American consumers to highways and airports for their annual visits. Because in the travel category for PYMNTS app provider rankings, Couchsurfing has taken the lead. ...
For business travel, disruption has become a default setting. The combination of supply chain stress, hybrid work, demand volatility and shifting traveler expectations has transformed corporate mobility from a routine cost center into a testbed for agility. With the ongoing government shutdown having impacted nearly...