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Vaccine Passports Uncertain As Travel Enthusiasm Remains High

Vaccine Passports Uncertain As Travel Enthusiasm Remains High
Vaccine Passports Uncertain As Travel Enthusiasm Remains High
April 27, 2021  |  Economy

While SARS-CoV-2 has stolen most of the headlines for the past year, there’s another bug that’s beginning to spread amongst Americans: the travel bug. According...

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Icelandair, Cover Genius Team To Provide Travelers With ‘Covid Plus’ Medical Cover
Icelandair, Cover Genius Team To Provide Travelers With ‘Covid Plus’ Medical Cover
April 27, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Icelandair has collaborated with InsurTech firm Cover Genius to provide an embedded “Covid Plus” Cover for their global customers, according to an announcement emailed to...

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JetBlue Sees Step-Up In Demand For Leisure Travel Amid Pandemic Recovery
JetBlue Sees Step-Up In Demand For Leisure Travel Amid Pandemic Recovery
April 27, 2021  |  Earnings

JetBlue Airways Corporation reported that its first quarter 2021 revenue was down 61 percent from the first quarter of 2019 because of the pandemic’s impact. Get...

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Who’s Zooming Who? Business Travel Hit By Tech Replacements
Who’s Zooming Who? Business Travel Hit By Tech Replacements
April 26, 2021  |  Travel Payments

While the recreational travel segment is seeing recovery as vaccines go out and consumers become more comfortable flying the friendly skies again, the return of...

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Today In Payments: European Banks Could Cut Business Trips By 50 Pct; Amazon Pilots Customer Engagement Platform For Brands
Today In Payments: European Banks Could Cut Business Trips By 50 Pct; Amazon Pilots Customer...
April 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, some of Europe’s biggest banks could cut business trips by 50 percent, and Amazon is testing a new merchant-enabled, email-driven customer...

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EU Looks To Vaccine Passports As Global Travel Begins Reopening
EU Looks To Vaccine Passports As Global Travel Begins Reopening
April 26, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate parts of the globe, countries that have carried out successful vaccination efforts are wondering how to allow people...

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European Banks Could Cut Post-COVID Business Trips By 50 Pct
European Banks Could Cut Post-COVID Business Trips By 50 Pct
April 26, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Some of the biggest banks in Europe are mulling a cut in business trips post-pandemic by as much as 50 percent, Financial Times reported. Get...

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Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
April 25, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After almost a year of a steady drumbeat of disastrous results out of the industry as a whole, airlines are starting to show up with...

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