Travel Payments

Travel Payments
Travel Spending May Get a Bounce Into the Holidays With BNPL and Rewards
October 20, 2023

Summer’s over. Beach getaways are a thing of the past. And now the holidays approach. Jacqueline White, president at i2c, and Ray Chalub, COO of Inter & Co., told PYMNTS that the travel boom seen in the months since Memorial Day has momentum, and there...

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Citi and Navan Introduce All-in-One Travel Solution for CCB Cardholders
October 19, 2023

Citi and Navan have launched a new travel and expense system for Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) cardholders, the companies said Thursday (Oct. 19). This collaboration combines Navan’s all-in-one solution with Citi’s leading commercial card solutions, utilizing Navan Connect’s card-link technology. The system aims to provide...

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Digital Tools Streamline Payments for Budget-Conscious Travelers
October 12, 2023

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, travel saw a significant rise this summer. According to findings detailed in “The Credit Economy: How Consumers Financed Their Summer Travel,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c, close to two-thirds of consumers had summer travel on their...

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Budget Airlines Face Challenges as Post-Pandemic Travel Boom Slows
October 11, 2023

A two-year, post-pandemic boom in travel is reportedly showing signs of slowing down. This new trend is having a mixed impact on airlines, with budget airlines bearing the brunt of the slowdown, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Oct. 11). The indicators of a return to...

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Boomers Reach for Credit Cards, Millennials Lean More on BNPL to Pay for Leisure Travel
October 11, 2023

Credit cards continue to be the preferred choice among consumers for financing their leisure travel expenses, with approximately two-thirds of those who traveled or intended to travel this summer opting to use credit cards for their payments. This is one of the key findings in...

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Airbnb and Booking.com Take Control of Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
September 29, 2023

As the travel industry continues to evolve, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps offers insights into the top movers and shakers. There are ties, apps that have fallen, and some that didn’t make the cut this round. The Top 5 Airbnb and Booking.com take...

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KAYAK for Business Launches Enterprise Platform for Corporate Travel
September 12, 2023

KAYAK for Business has launched its Enterprise platform designed to simplify corporate travel. Building upon the success of its free corporate travel platform for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), KAYAK for Business now also offers a comprehensive solution that caters to the needs of larger corporations,...

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Capital One Tries to Woo Travelers With Airport Lounges
September 10, 2023

Capital One is expanding its airport lounge chain in a bid to win cardholding travelers. As Bloomberg News reported Friday (Sept. 8), the lender just opened its newest lounge at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C., with plans for more lounges in Denver, Las Vegas and New...

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Booking.com Joins Affirm’s Network to Offer Installment Payments
September 07, 2023

Online travel platform Booking.com has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide travelers with flexible payment options when making travel bookings. Through this partnership, Affirm will be available at checkout across several Booking Holdings travel brands, expanding on existing partnerships with KAYAK, Agoda and Priceline, Affirm said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) press release. Booking.com customers...