Travel Payments

One Year: How Consumers Have Changed In Response To COVID
One Year: How Consumers Have Changed In Response To COVID
March 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Anniversaries are usually happy events — celebrated with gifts, balloons and parties to celebrate. But the anniversary we as a nation collectively pass this week...

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Amadeus, Mastercard Extend Collaboration For Virtual Card Travel Payments
Amadeus, Mastercard Extend Collaboration For Virtual Card Travel Payments
March 11, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Amadeus and Mastercard have unveiled a five-year extended international collaboration to help widen access to virtual card payments throughout the travel ecosystem. The two companies...

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The Kessler Collection Teams With BitPay To Allow Crypto Payments At Hotels
The Kessler Collection Teams With BitPay To Allow Crypto Payments At Hotels
March 10, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Luxury hotel group The Kessler Collection is teaming with BitPay to accept digital currency as a payment method, according to an announcement on Tuesday (March...

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European Hosts Drop Airbnb Listings, Move Toward Longer-Term Rentals
European Hosts Drop Airbnb Listings, Move Toward Longer-Term Rentals
March 08, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The number of Airbnb listings across Europe has dropped off significantly since the pandemic’s start in 2020, with hosts favoring longer-term rentals over shorter holiday...

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Spring Break Travel Dips To 12 Percent Of Americans
Spring Break Travel Dips To 12 Percent Of Americans
March 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The spring break season, usually a major U.S. travel period for college students, now looks desolate as the pandemic continues, with only around one in...

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What Zoom And Travel Industry Earnings Can Tell Us About The ‘New Normal’
What Zoom And Travel Industry Earnings Can Tell Us About The ‘New Normal’
March 02, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The walk back from the COVID-19 pandemic may have quickened a bit this week, with the announcement that a third vaccine has been officially approved...

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VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
March 02, 2021  |  Blockchain

VTB Bank is rolling out a new way for airlines to pay for fuel via blockchain, according to a Monday (March 1) press release. Get...

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Report: Soho House Looks To Go Public In New York
Report: Soho House Looks To Go Public In New York
February 25, 2021  |  IPO

To benefit from investor interest in travel and leisure equities as COVID-19 dissipates, Soho House is forming plans to list in New York by as...

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New Travel App Ranking A Who’s Who Of OTAs And Hospitable Brands
New Travel App Ranking A Who’s Who Of OTAs And Hospitable Brands
February 25, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

While not technically a “factory” we are terribly, really, very busy at the PYMNTS Provider Ranking Research Facility lately. You may have noticed. And it...

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