In an effort to change the global hotel corporate payment process, end-to-end business travel technology provider HRS is rolling out a new corporate hotel payment platform. The Invisible Pay product aims to tackle the longstanding challenge of “high levels of out-of-policy spend and insufficient use...
Travel today is much more than backpacks and hostels (those were the days), beaches or amusement parks and free buffet breakfasts at the hotel (along with sunburn). As more consumers turn to luxury and adventure travel experiences, payments are along for the ride. Indeed, the...
Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as more travelers choose adventure over mere relaxation, and as urban experiences attract more travelers at the expense of, say, a...
You have to give digital and mobile technology some credit — over time, the complexities of travel pricing and costs (along with other parts of the process) have become at least a bit more transparent, and much more consumer-friendly. But there remains at least one big...
Vacation payment plans could open doors for travelers, especially those concerned about how much their trips will ultimately cost. Such plans’ availability could even help transform these consumers into frequent travelers who take more than one adventure travel vacation per year. PYMNTS’ research shows that...
The travel market is changing and companies are evolving to meet consumer expectations. Once upon a time, Airbnb meant renting a cheap room in a stranger’s apartment. With the introduction of its Luxe product earlier this year, Airbnb is now offering stays in Tuscan farmhouses...
When it comes to vacations, some consumers in the United States want to do more than catch a few rays on a beach or to hit the local tourist attractions. According to PYMNTS research, 139 million consumers are planning to take some type of luxury...
Online lodging marketplace Airbnb announced on Thursday (Sept. 19) that it wants to go public by next year, according to a release by the company. The company has been actively trying to expand in the past few years, and it recently launched a new service...
Summer is here and while schools nationwide are emptying, families across the U.S. are readying for the annual pilgrimage to beaches, national parks, amusement parks, resorts and campgrounds nationwide. And those families heading out by planes, trains and automobiles each summer represent a pretty hefty...
