Travel Payments

Navan Lays Off 145 Employees to Accelerate Move to Profitability

Navan Lays Off 145 Employees to Accelerate Move to Profitability
Navan Lays Off 145 Employees to Accelerate Move to Profitability
December 05, 2023  |  Spend Management

Corporate travel and expense management startup Navan has laid off 145 people. The layoffs — 5% of the company’s staff — are part of a restructuring, TechCrunch...

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Expedia Treks to Top of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
Expedia Treks to Top of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
December 05, 2023  |  Travel Payments

There’s movement in this edition of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel apps, as some contenders soar to new heights while others fall. Expedia knocks Airbnb...

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Amazon Sells $25 Student Flights as Travel Costs Rise
Amazon Sells $25 Student Flights as Travel Costs Rise
November 30, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Amazon Prime is offering student members $25 flights home for the holidays. The eCommerce giant has teamed with student travel platform StudentUniverse to make that offering on a...

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Inflation Data Shows Traveling and Food Prices Rising
Inflation Data Shows Traveling and Food Prices Rising
November 30, 2023  |  Economy

The latest data on personal spending matched expectations. And the parlor game as to whether the Fed will pause or even cut interest rates continues....

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Platform Basics Rule the Road, Says RVshare CEO
Platform Basics Rule the Road, Says RVshare CEO
November 30, 2023  |  Travel Payments

“I’d like to believe that I’ve spent my career making travel more accessible,” Jon Gray, CEO of RVshare, told Karen Webster in the most recent...

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Amazon and Accor Introduce AI-Powered Travel Agent
Amazon and Accor Introduce AI-Powered Travel Agent
November 29, 2023  |  Travel Payments

European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of...

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Visa: Americans Keep Traveling Despite Rising Costs
Visa: Americans Keep Traveling Despite Rising Costs
November 28, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Rising costs haven’t stamped out the travel bug for Americans, a new Visa survey shows. The new edition of the Visa Global Travel Intentions Study, released Tuesday...

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Virtual Card Solutions Make Digital Payments Better for African Travelers
Virtual Card Solutions Make Digital Payments Better for African Travelers
November 27, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Digital payments have reshaped the way travelers manage money, rendering the traditional reliance on cash or traveler’s checks a thing of the past. Today, it’s...

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