travel

Post-COVID Battle For Business Travel Rages
Post-COVID Battle For Business Travel Rages
November 22, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Major airlines’ CEOs were cautiously optimistic a month ago that the COVID-ravaged travel industry was staging a slow recovery, and then markets and consumer confidence...

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Thanksgiving Airline Reservations Plunge As CDC Asks People To Stay Home
Thanksgiving Airline Reservations Plunge As CDC Asks People To Stay Home
November 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The airline industry is once again taking a beating as accelerating coronavirus cases prompt the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to ask that people stay...

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CDC Advises Against Thanksgiving Travel
CDC Advises Against Thanksgiving Travel
November 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with a warning against Americans traveling home for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Wall Street...

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WFH, COVID Have Changed Business Travel, Bill Gates Says
WFH, COVID Have Changed Business Travel, Bill Gates Says
November 17, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said he sees big changes on the horizon for business travel once the pandemic is over, with drastic reductions for most...

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Five Takeaways From Airbnb’s IPO Filing
Five Takeaways From Airbnb’s IPO Filing
November 17, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which gives a peek into the financials of the company, of course, but also the...

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Can Low Credit Card Balances Save Holiday Spending? Don’t Bet On It
Can Low Credit Card Balances Save Holiday Spending? Don’t Bet On It
November 16, 2020  |  Retail

Here’s the scenario. Consumers have cut back on travel, in-person entertainment and restaurant spend. They have paid down their credit cards. Then they will use...

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Airbnb Files For IPO Likely To Value The Company Around $30B 
Airbnb Files For IPO Likely To Value The Company Around $30B 
November 16, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday (Nov. 16) for an initial public offering (IPO) that will reportedly value the...

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Disney+ Garners Over 73M Paid Subscribers; Consumers Willing To Visit Disney Parks
Disney+ Garners Over 73M Paid Subscribers; Consumers Willing To Visit Disney Parks
November 12, 2020  |  Earnings

The Walt Disney Company reported on Thursday (Nov. 12) as part of its Q4 results that Disney+ had over 73 million paid subscribers at the...

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Inntopia Teams With Affirm To Offer Installment Payments For Ski Lodges, Hotels
Inntopia Teams With Affirm To Offer Installment Payments For Ski Lodges, Hotels
November 12, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Travel industry eCommerce platform Inntopia is teaming up with payments startup Affirm to bring the buy now, pay later (BNPL) revolution to hotels and ski...

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