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Loyalty Programs Make Smaller Rewards Balances Spendable

Loyalty Programs Make Smaller Rewards Balances Spendable
Loyalty Programs Make Smaller Rewards Balances Spendable
October 05, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Loyalty points are becoming more liquid as airlines give customers more choices over when and how much of their accumulated rewards to spend. American Airlines...

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American Airlines Lets Loyalty Program Members Combine Cash and Miles
American Airlines Lets Loyalty Program Members Combine Cash and Miles
October 02, 2026  |  Travel Payments

American Airlines is going to let eligible members of its AAdvantage loyalty program combine cash and miles when booking flights on its website (aa.com) and...

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Perk Brings Travel Spending Offering to US Businesses
Perk Brings Travel Spending Offering to US Businesses
September 15, 2026  |  Spend Management

Travel and spend management platform Perk has expanded its Perk Spend product to the U.S. The expansion is aimed at capitalizing on a market where...

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26% of Travelers Put Travel Costs on Card Installments
26% of Travelers Put Travel Costs on Card Installments
September 15, 2026  |  Travel Payments

For many consumers, planning a trip now includes deciding how to divide the bill as carefully as deciding where to go. The PYMNTS Intelligence report...

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Faye Pays Travel Claims Before Travelers Ask
Faye Pays Travel Claims Before Travelers Ask
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A traveler lands after a long connection, only to find the next flight has already left without them. In the old version of this story,...

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AAA Reports Labor Day Weekend Gas Prices Reach Record High
AAA Reports Labor Day Weekend Gas Prices Reach Record High
September 04, 2026  |  Travel Payments

This weekend’s gas prices are set to be the highest ever for a Labor Day weekend, AAA said in a Thursday (Sept. 3) press release. The national average...

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Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support
Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support
August 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Airbnb is building artificial intelligence into nearly every step of a trip, not just the chatbot. The company’s AI customer-service assistant now resolves nearly 45%...

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When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
August 17, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Booking Holdings’ Daniel Marovitz Travel has always had a front door and an operating layer. The front door was the...

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