travel

Hyatt Hotels CEO Sees Path To COVID Recovery
Hyatt Hotels CEO Sees Path To COVID Recovery
March 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After a 2020 that was devastated by the COVID-19 outbreak, the CEO of Hyatt Hotels says he is confident his industry will bounce back as...

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University Of California Pays Students To Skip Spring Break
University Of California Pays Students To Skip Spring Break
March 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Would you skip your college spring break for $75? If you’re a student at the University of California, Davis, your school’s officials are hoping the...

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Long-Term Safety, Mobile Wallets Will Boost Post-Pandemic Cross Border Travel
Long-Term Safety, Mobile Wallets Will Boost Post-Pandemic Cross Border Travel
March 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The optimism in the travel industry is tangible but still tentative. Vaccines are being deployed. Vaccine passports are gaining traction. The pandemic, it seems, is...

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Mastercard And ICC Work Toward Global Digital Health Pass
Mastercard And ICC Work Toward Global Digital Health Pass
March 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

How can a country tell which travelers have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19? In many cases, they need to rely on paper documents,...

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Airlines Tout Tech Development And Cleaner Planes As Pandemic Positives
Airlines Tout Tech Development And Cleaner Planes As Pandemic Positives
March 10, 2021  |  Travel Payments

While travel has faced setbacks due to the pandemic, some silver linings include faster technology rollouts, better airline policies and more focus on fliers, The...

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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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Despite Recovery, Tripadvisor Keeps Staff Cuts In Place
Despite Recovery, Tripadvisor Keeps Staff Cuts In Place
March 10, 2021  |  Personnel

Tripadvisor executed significant cuts last year in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. With the pandemic severely curtailing travel, the Massachusetts company eliminated a quarter...

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Google Makes Hotel Search Listings Free
Google Makes Hotel Search Listings Free
March 09, 2021  |  Google

Google has made it free for hotels and travel companies to appear in hotel booking links, according to a company blog post. Get the Full...

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Kayak Aims To Give Travelers Digital Path To Small Hotels
Kayak Aims To Give Travelers Digital Path To Small Hotels
March 09, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The travel search service Kayak has unveiled a new feature that allows guests at independent hotels to choose their room, check in or order a...

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