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Travel Sites Add AI Tools as Google Maps Hits 2 Billion Monthly Users

Travel Sites Add AI Tools as Google Maps Hits 2 Billion Monthly Users
Travel Sites Add AI Tools as Google Maps Hits 2 Billion Monthly Users
November 05, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google Maps introduced Gemini artificial intelligence features for its growing user base as HotelPlanner announced its automated voice assistant handles 10,000 daily hotel bookings, and...

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Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
November 04, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and NatWest partnered to introduce a mobile virtual card payment tool for businesses in the United Kingdom. Approval2Buy is the first service in Europe...

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Booking Holdings Reports 40% Increase in ‘Connected Trip’ Transactions
Booking Holdings Reports 40% Increase in ‘Connected Trip’ Transactions
October 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Booking Holdings is seeing early results from growth initiatives while also recording better-than-expected gains in the third quarter. The company’s efforts to advance its “connected...

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Booking.com Expands AI-Powered Travel Features
Booking.com Expands AI-Powered Travel Features
October 30, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Digital travel platform Booking.com is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. The expansion, announced by the Dutch company Wednesday (Oct. 30), is part of a larger embrace of AI...

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Expense Management Is Undergoing a Revolution, but Legacy Systems Hold Firms Back
Expense Management Is Undergoing a Revolution, but Legacy Systems Hold Firms Back
October 30, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Every dollar of working capital matters to today’s businesses. That makes tracking and managing expenses important, as evidenced by “Grubgate,” where tech giant Meta fired...

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Consumer Confidence Marks Big Gain Despite Inflation Concerns
Consumer Confidence Marks Big Gain Despite Inflation Concerns
October 29, 2024  |  Economy

One week ahead of the election, we’re living in what might charitably be called uncertain times. And yet, as measured by The Conference Board’s latest...

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US Airlines, Hotels Lean Into Digital Tools Amid Uptick in Corporate Travel
US Airlines, Hotels Lean Into Digital Tools Amid Uptick in Corporate Travel
October 25, 2024  |  Travel Payments

As business travel rebounds in the United States, airlines are reaping the benefits of renewed spending from corporate clients. Consider that 62% of CEOs expect...

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FinMont to Integrate The Payments Group’s Cash and eVoucher Solutions
FinMont to Integrate The Payments Group’s Cash and eVoucher Solutions
October 24, 2024  |  Partnerships

FinMont partnered with The Payments Group (TPG) to provide more flexibility and improved payment capabilities for FinMont’s global network of travel industry merchants. With this...

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