- 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 ...
- August 3, 2023
Consumers are hungry for experiences, and that’s been good news for TripAdvisor.
The travel service announced second-quarter 2023 earnings results Thursday (Aug. 3) that showed its experience earnings surpassing its hotel ...
- July 19, 2023
Tripadvisor has added an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel itinerary generator to its travel guidance platform.
This new addition to the company’s Trips product uses OpenAI’s generative AI technology to craft personalized travel itineraries ...
- April 25, 2023
As peak summer travel season rapidly approaches, patterns are forming in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps with fewer tied scores and many apps holding their positions month over month.
That ...
- March 17, 2023
Let’s get a move on. Seriously. Thanks to the Provider Ranking of Travel Apps that’s easy to say and do, so there’s no excuse. Fiji here we come.
The Top 5
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- February 19, 2023
America’s hoteliers are projecting a busy year despite rising prices for travel and dining.
That’s according to a Sunday (Feb. 19) report by The Wall Street Journal, citing recent comments from ...
- November 15, 2022
In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps, a handful remains in the same spot as before, although one new name has pushed into the top 10.
While ...
- August 19, 2022
The Weather Channel is hopping onto the subscription bundle bandwagon with an offering that lets users check the weather, follow the news or get deals on hotel rooms from one platform.
The ...
- July 19, 2022
There’s some changing of rooms but just one new visitor in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps.
Ten competitors have extended their stay in the Top 10, ...
- June 14, 2022
There isn’t much movement in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel apps. The 11 apps that have earned a place in the top 10 were here last ...
- March 16, 2022
There’s a surprising new entrant in the race to capitalize on the surge in summer travel bookings: Walgreens has teamed up with travel guidance platform Tripadvisor to “promote and encourage safe ...
- March 1, 2022
You can almost feel the recovery. Mask mandates falling off. Warm weather on its way.
Show of hands, who’s up for a little getaway? Oh, absolutely everyone? Good.
You’ve come to the ...
- February 26, 2022
As the business press keeps recounting a brutal 2020 for air travel and lodgings, we’ve heard somewhat less about the woes of destination marketing organizations (DMOs), which are responsible for ...
- June 17, 2021
In today’s top news, Wise plans to go public in London via direct listing, and Ant Group could go public at a slashed valuation. Plus, Tripadvisor has launched a new ...
- June 16, 2021
As tourism recovers around the world, Tripadvisor is offering customers in the U.S. a new subscription service.
Announced Wednesday (June 16), the $99-per-year Tripadvisor Plus gives users discounts on hundreds of ...
- April 29, 2021
PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps traverses the known digital world, occasionally going off-road and off-the-grid in rating apps that take us to wondrous places outside. Remember outside? Sure, you ...
- March 11, 2021
We can’t say 2020 wasn’t a watershed for subscription models, as at least 75 percent of all U.S. consumers signed on for at least one of them as the year ...
- March 10, 2021
Tripadvisor executed significant cuts last year in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. With the pandemic severely curtailing travel, the Massachusetts company eliminated a quarter of its workforce, reducing expenses ...
- March 2, 2021
TripAdvisor first announced its travel subscription plan on its third quarter earnings call with analysts, describing a coming offering that would bring to subscribers discounts on hotels and attractions worldwide ...
- June 16, 2020
Social media engagement plays a central role in modern restaurants’ daily business, with eateries using platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to advertise new menu items, interact with customers and ...
- April 28, 2020
TripAdvisor is further cutting staff after already doing so earlier this year, with the coronavirus’s crippling blow crushing the travel business, according to a report by CNBC.
The company will cut ...
- February 10, 2020
More than 30 competitors in the travel holiday rental industry are accusing Google of promoting its own services over theirs, and one of them has submitted an official complaint to ...
- December 26, 2019
The cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and code-abusing felons is entering a new year, and a new phase. The world’s biggest social media platforms are cracking down like never before. ...
- December 23, 2019
Reviews are a critical part of the online travel economy, with online shoppers poring over feedback to decide which companies to patronize. But false reviews can devastate a business’s reputation ...
- December 20, 2019
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have ...
- December 20, 2019
In today’s top news, Facebook is developing its own operating system to increase its independence, and PayPal is acquiring a 70 percent stake in China’s GoPay, making it the first ...
- December 20, 2019
Fraudsters are as busy during the holidays as consumers and merchants. There are plenty of opportunities for cybercriminals to wreak havoc, especially as online and mobile shoppers increase their purchasing ...
- April 17, 2018
The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. He loved to optimize his mom and dad’s shopping trips by clipping coupons ...
- December 11, 2017
TripAdvisor, the travel website where countless people turn to read reviews on hotels and restaurants, was tricked by a London-based Vice writer, who was able to get a fake restaurant ...
- November 24, 2017
TripAdvisor could be in hot water with federal regulators over its decision to delete negative reviews on its site, according to news in USA Today on Wednesday (Nov. 22).
Following an ...
- November 3, 2017
Takeaway.com, the Dutch online food delivery marketplace, announced news on Thursday (Nov. 2) of a partnership with TripAdvisor, the travel site, in which it will integrate Takeaway.com’s network of over 31,000 ...
- June 6, 2017
It’s a scenario the startup BLOBfish Activity Hub, a.k.a. the ‘Trip Advisor for kids’ activities,’ knows all too well.
For parents nationwide, the countdown has already begun. It is similar to ...
- August 26, 2016
Through the acquisition of social mapping application Citymaps, TripAdvisor is looking to build up a truly contextual platform for its own local commerce ecosystem.
The mapping and navigation app will be ...
- October 26, 2014
Yelp is working with the Hipmunk travel search engine to expand its hotel booking business. Hipmunk’s focus is letting travelers browse flights and hotels by a combination of factors like ...
