Tourism

Visa Study: For Indian Travelers, High Tech, Low Cash Use
Visa Study: For Indian Travelers, High Tech, Low Cash Use
March 14, 2018  |  VISA

Visa announced news on Wednesday (March 14) that it released its Global Travel Intentions Study, which spotlighted trends in tourism and travel in 2017, stretching...

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VisaHQ Expands The Number Of Travel Destinations On the Fliggy Platform
VisaHQ Expands The Number Of Travel Destinations On the Fliggy Platform
March 13, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

VisaHQ, the online visa and passport application service, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has inked a deal with Fliggy, the travel service...

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Visa Fights EU Antitrust Charges
Visa Fights EU Antitrust Charges
February 27, 2018  |  VISA

Visa is fighting back against accusations that it charges tourists excessive fees when they use their cards in the European Union. According to Reuters, Visa...

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Chinese Consumers Drive Global Luxury Sales Higher This Year
Chinese Consumers Drive Global Luxury Sales Higher This Year
October 31, 2017  |  Retail

Thanks to Chinese shoppers’ affinity for luxury brands, a global recovery of the luxury retail market is underway so far this year. That’s according to...

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GoFro And Taking The Treasure Hunting Out Of Travel
GoFro And Taking The Treasure Hunting Out Of Travel
September 12, 2017  |  International

American consumers have long since forgotten when booking travel was like a treasure hunt. Instead of having to search through countless sites and offers to...

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Where In The World Is Alipay?
Where In The World Is Alipay?
September 04, 2017  |  International

Where in the world is Alipay? At this point, pretty much everywhere Chinese tourists might want to go, with most of Europe and North America...

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Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally
Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally
August 10, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

In real estate and in retail, location is everything. Malls operated on that theory for years: Put a few anchor stores in to draw foot...

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Technology, Tourism Is Making Icelandic Language Obsolete
Technology, Tourism Is Making Icelandic Language Obsolete
April 25, 2017  |  International

The Icelandic language, which many in the country hold as a source of identity and pride, is being undermined by the widespread use of English...

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Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
March 21, 2017  |  Post-Election

The U.S. leisure and business travel sector is number one in the world, but President Trump’s immigration policies and a strong dollar is threatening to...

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