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JetBlue and United Link Loyalty Programs Under ‘Blue Sky’ Banner

JetBlue and United Link Loyalty Programs Under ‘Blue Sky’ Banner
JetBlue and United Link Loyalty Programs Under ‘Blue Sky’ Banner
May 29, 2025  |  Partnerships

Airlines JetBlue and United have teamed to merge aspects of each other’s loyalty programs. The partnership, dubbed “Blue Sky,” is designed to make it easier...

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Affirm and Kayak Extend Pay Later Partnership to Canada
Affirm and Kayak Extend Pay Later Partnership to Canada
May 22, 2025  |  Partnerships

Affirm continues to deepen its travel industry footprint by expanding its partnership with Kayak. The pay later company and the travel search engine have offered...

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Kayak Pivots From Search to AI-Driven Travel Assistant
Kayak Pivots From Search to AI-Driven Travel Assistant
May 22, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fundamental transformations often occur across the industries that are most receptive to them. When it comes to the potential for innovation and disruption that artificial...

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Alternate Payments Cleared for Takeoff as Platforms Catch Up With Travelers’ Payment Demands
Alternate Payments Cleared for Takeoff as Platforms Catch Up With Travelers’ Payment Demands
May 20, 2025  |  Travel Payments

The travel industry can call to mind pink sand beaches, loyalty points and upgrades. But behind the scenes, the sector is defined by the way...

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Expedia Adds APIs to B2B Platform to Help Build Travel Packages
Expedia Adds APIs to B2B Platform to Help Build Travel Packages
May 14, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Expedia Group enhanced its B2B segment, Private Label Solutions, by adding APIs that help its partners build travel packages. The new offerings will provide access...

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Trustly and Sabre Team to Boost Pay by Bank in Travel Sector
Trustly and Sabre Team to Boost Pay by Bank in Travel Sector
May 13, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Pay-by-bank provider Trustly has launched a partnership with travel technology company Sabre Direct Pay. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (May 13), is designed to bolster payment solutions for U.K. and European...

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US Travelers Hit the Road as Flight Costs Climb
US Travelers Hit the Road as Flight Costs Climb
May 12, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Americans are increasingly taking road trips amid an inflation- and tariff-related decline in consumer confidence. That’s according to a Monday (May 12) report from Bloomberg News, citing...

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Fiserv: Consumers Shifting Focus to Essential Spending
Fiserv: Consumers Shifting Focus to Essential Spending
May 05, 2025  |  Economy

A new report from Fiserv shows a resilient, though far more cautious, American consumer. The April edition of the payments and financial services company’s Small Business Index, published...

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