Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said there’s likely no going back to the pre-pandemic days of travel, Reuters reported. He said travel would permanently change as people looking to rent places in smaller cities and spend more time among friends and family, according to the report....
NTT DATA Hong Kong Limited (NTT DATA) has teamed with Conferma Pay to bring digital payment communications to hotels, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS. “Partnering with Conferma Pay is a step forward in our commitment to provide travelers with a frictionless payment experience during...
Crypto.com has put in an early bet that 2021 will see a rebound in the battered travel market. The Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency and payments platform on Monday (Jan. 11) unveiled a partnership with Booking.com that will dole out sizable discounts to users of Crypto.com’s app....
The largest bus and subway system in the U.S. is starting the new year with technology designed to speed up the collection of fares while reducing the amount of touching needed to get on board. In announcing the completion of the 18-month installation project of...
New year, same problems for the global aviation industry, as the world’s battered and beleaguered airlines struggle to recoup 20 years of passenger growth that was evaporated by just nine months of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Cirium’s 2020 Airline Insights Review and other related...
U.S. airlines are likely to lose more than $35 billion in 2020, CNBC reported, citing public documents and analysts’ forecasts. Moreover, airlines aren’t expected to recover until the second half of calendar 2021, according to CNBC. Among the data CNBC cited were major drops in...
Air travel was down about 77 percent on Christmas Day from last year, with 616,469 people flying on Friday, but expected to swing back up as travelers return from their holiday destinations, according to CNN Business. The Transportation Security Administration said 616,469 people flew on...
One of the world’s largest travel websites has launched a dual-pronged promo to get record numbers of people who are currently working remotely to think outside the box –and to also pump new life into the struggling tourism industry. In a year where the pandemic...
After nearly a year of social distancing and staying at home, cabin fever is really starting to sink in for many consumers. For all the ways people have digitally enhanced and enabled their lives during 2020, the reality is there are some things you just...