- November 1, 2023
Competition is heating up in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel apps as Airbnb and Booking.com remain tied for No. 1 and both gain points to score a perfect 100.
KAYAK and ...
- 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 ...
- September 5, 2023
In the traveler’s quest to plan the perfect trip, having reliable information is crucial. The PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps offers insights into top travel service providers, from airlines and hotels ...
- August 4, 2023
Booking Holdings’ brands are sharing among themselves what they’ve learned as they develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools.
So said Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel during the company’s quarterly earnings ...
- August 3, 2023
Online travel company Booking Holdings reported strong results for the second quarter, driven by robust leisure travel demand and a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
“I am pleased to report that in ...
- July 26, 2023
Walmart is working with Expedia to offer Walmart+ members deals on travel.
The partnership, announced Tuesday (July 25), lets members book trips via the WalmartPlusTravel website and get discounts on hotels, car rentals and vacation rentals, ...
- July 11, 2023
Amazon Prime Day is now underway, and the eCommerce giant is determined to engage Prime members and stimulate spending. With lofty aspirations, Amazon aims to exceed its 2022 Prime Day ...
- June 6, 2023
Online travel agency Priceline has teamed with Google to offer AI-powered services.
As the companies said in a Tuesday (June 6) news release, the partnership with let Priceline’s customers engage with a generative artificial intelligence ...
- November 2, 2022
Macroeconomic headwinds did little to slow the airspeed of Booking.com and its portfolio of brands as the largest online travel agency (OTA) saw a return to 2019 levels in flights ...
- September 15, 2022
Aiming to help customers earn and use rewards more quickly, co-branded credit card issuer and financial services partner Barclays US Consumer Bank and online travel firm Priceline have introduced a ...
- November 12, 2021
Booking Holdings Inc. on Friday (Nov. 12) agreed to acquire B2B hotel room distributor Getaroom from Court Square Capital Partners for about $1.2 billion and will roll it into the ...
- September 27, 2021
Novae’s Voyage Connected World is collaborating with Priceline Partner Networks to offer enhanced travel, entertainment and shopping deals for better discounts on airfare, hotels, car rentals and more.
Voyage Connected World ...
- December 19, 2019
The $755 billion online travel industry is a honeypot for bad actors looking to use stolen payment credentials to purchase vacation packages and resell them for profit. But combating fraud ...
- December 18, 2019
Fraud continues to plague the digital world, despite the fortunes spent to curb it. Industries that operate solely online are some of the most vulnerable to fraud, including that of ...
- January 10, 2019
WEX, the global provider of corporate payments solutions, announced Thursday (Jan. 10) a partnership with AI.io, the voice technology company, to launch Halo Travel, a travel chatbot powered by Priceline ...
- July 18, 2018
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings.
But the deal isn’t about the money — especially since Didi has said that it has multiple ...
- February 27, 2018
In Colonial America, travelers needed a place to sleep. But there were not many lodging establishments: So, some Americans opened their homes to travelers seeking to get some rest.
Americans opened ...
- February 21, 2018
As Priceline Group focuses in on its hotel and home rental business, the online travel company announced it had changed its name on Wednesday (Feb. 21). It is now known ...
- February 9, 2018
In an effort to boost business, Trivago plans to expand its customer base to include independent hotels and other alternative accommodation types.
The decision comes as the hotel search site’s two ...
- October 3, 2017
Even those who swear by Airbnb when booking travel accommodations can only use the retail platform so often. After all, one can’t travel 24/7/365; even serial travelers have to live ...
- February 9, 2017
In an effort to capture a younger audience of travelers, Priceline has announced it will acquire Momondo Group for $550 million. The deal is set to close later in 2017.
Meta-search ...
- November 8, 2016
Once marked for expansion, Priceline has announced that it will be scaling back the expansion plans for OpenTable some.
OpenTable was the cause of a $941 million writedown that managed to ...
- June 22, 2016
Jay Walker, founder of consumer travel booking site Priceline, is at it again. Only this time, his newest service targets the corporate traveler.
Reports on Tuesday (June 21) said Walker is ...
- March 22, 2016
With Cuba’s borders (more) open for business, a number of U.S.-based, on-demand travel companies are making their presence known in the island nation.
According to a recent Associated Press article, San ...
- April 22, 2015
Priceline’s Booking.com is launching an Apple Watch app that will let Watch-equipped travelers book hotel accommodations directly from the wearable on their wrists, Mobile Commerce Daily reported on Tuesday (April ...
- March 11, 2015
Community powered digital retailer Joinem announced March 10 that it has raised $5 million in investment funds and has officially its public website.
Joinem is a social media website that focuses on ...
- February 19, 2015
Rocketmiles, a two year old start-up that allows customers rack up frequent-flier miles by using its apps or website to book hotel rooms, will reportedly be acquired by Priceline for ...
- February 11, 2015
The only travel involving Priceline that IBM plans to take is to the U.S. District Court in Delaware.
On Monday (Feb. 9), International Business Machines Corp. filed a lawsuit against Priceline Group ...
- December 17, 2014
With Priceline.com’s addition of Apple Pay to its travel-booking app last week, Apple Pay is well on its way to becoming a must-have feature for on-the-go travel apps, according to ...
- December 15, 2014
Priceline.com has integrated Apple Pay into its IOS app, allowing payment via Touch ID, saying that mobile users are much more likely to use it than Priceline’s desktop customers.
“Our customers ...
- October 15, 2014
By nature Washington, D.C., is a fast-paced population who like restaurants but don’t like to wait. With the launch of Pay with Open Table mobile payments option, there’s a solution ...
- October 10, 2014
From a B2B travel purchasing perspective, there are few things better than online services that try and beat airlines and hotels at their “every seat/room has a different price” game. ...
