Tourism

VisaHQ Expands The Number Of Travel Destinations On the Fliggy Platform

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. Get the Full Story...

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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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Legal & Regulation

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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