Tourism

Your Bank Wants to Plan and Pay for the Trip

Your Bank Wants to Plan and Pay for the Trip
Your Bank Wants to Plan and Pay for the Trip
October 13, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Banks have always paid for the trip. Now, they want to help plan it. Most travel decisions get made on travel sites and, more and...

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Visa and Bank of America Want Merchants to Get World Cup-Ready
Visa and Bank of America Want Merchants to Get World Cup-Ready
April 15, 2026  |  Global Payments

Watch more: Live Roundtable With Bank of America, FWC26, Visa In the United States, it is easy to think the Super Bowl is the biggest...

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Discover Network: ‘Paying Like a Local’ New Benchmark for Global Travelers
Discover Network: ‘Paying Like a Local’ New Benchmark for Global Travelers
December 03, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Travel is an experiential sector where every detail matters. A small surprise can either spoil or enhance the experience. This has put pressure on payments...

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Tariffs Boost Number of Americans Buying Luxury Goods in Europe
Tariffs Boost Number of Americans Buying Luxury Goods in Europe
August 27, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Tariffs have reportedly led to an increase in the number of wealthy Americans traveling to Europe to buy luxury goods. Some consumers make these trips to...

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Booking CEO Glenn Fogel Says Airport Infrastructure Can Reverse Tourism Decline
Booking CEO Glenn Fogel Says Airport Infrastructure Can Reverse Tourism Decline
August 08, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel reportedly said that the United States needs to invest in passport and immigration booths at airports to help reverse a decline in foreign...

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Vegas Workers ‘Starting to Freak Out’ as Tourism and Tips Drop
Vegas Workers ‘Starting to Freak Out’ as Tourism and Tips Drop
July 27, 2025  |  Travel Payments

What good are tax-free tips if there’s no around to do the tipping? That’s the question facing workers in Las Vegas these days amid economic...

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Trade Group Says Tourism Downturn Could Hurt US Retail Spending
Trade Group Says Tourism Downturn Could Hurt US Retail Spending
July 24, 2025  |  Retail

A downturn in travel could hurt not only the tourism industry in the United States, but also its retailers. Nearly $20 billion in retail spending...

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How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
June 24, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Three years ago, Club Med decided to get organized. The vacation destination business set about building a global data factory with information gleaned from 1.5...

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