travel

UnionPay Partners With Trip.com to Meet Travelers’ Payment Needs
UnionPay Partners With Trip.com to Meet Travelers’ Payment Needs
December 15, 2023  |  Partnerships

UnionPay International (UPI) partnered with online travel agency (OTA) Trip.com to enhance the payment experience for UnionPay cardholders. The collaboration will expand online acceptance and...

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BNPL Field Gets Crowded as the Payment Method’s Popularity Among Travelers Grows
BNPL Field Gets Crowded as the Payment Method’s Popularity Among Travelers Grows
December 15, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

One constant through the past few months, even in the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, has been the urge to travel, to get away from it all, to...

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AI Co-Pilots May Be The Future of Membership-Only Luxury Travel
AI Co-Pilots May Be The Future of Membership-Only Luxury Travel
December 15, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

We exist at the intersection of behavior and technology.  When innovation meets expectation, that’s where the magic happens — particularly as today’s consumers increasingly expect...

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Smartpricing Raises $14 Million for AI-Powered Hotel Revenue Management
Smartpricing Raises $14 Million for AI-Powered Hotel Revenue Management
December 14, 2023  |  Investments

Smartpricing has raised $14 million to enhance its apartment and hotel sector revenue management software. The Italian company makes software designed to help hosts boost...

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Klarna Pushes Deeper Into Travel Sector With CarTrawler Partnership
Klarna Pushes Deeper Into Travel Sector With CarTrawler Partnership
December 13, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna says it has teamed with business-to-business (B2B) car rental solutions company CarTrawler. The partnership, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets travelers use Klarna’s buy now, pay later...

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Consumers Look for Ways to Pay for Holiday Travel
Consumers Look for Ways to Pay for Holiday Travel
December 13, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Consumers are doing whatever they can to be able to travel this holiday season, from cutting back on other purchases to funding their expenses with...

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Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
December 12, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Payments firm Expensify has launched a new integration with Booking.com for Business. The collaboration lets business travelers automatically upload travel receipts from Booking.com for Business directly into Expensify at booking,...

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Airbnb and Klarna Expand Pay Over Time Program to UK
Airbnb and Klarna Expand Pay Over Time Program to UK
December 11, 2023  |  BNPL

Airbnb continues the phased global rollout of its Pay Over Time with Klarna option, launching it in the United Kingdom. The online marketplace for lodging...

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AAA: Record 7.5 Million Travelers Will Fly for the Holidays
AAA: Record 7.5 Million Travelers Will Fly for the Holidays
December 11, 2023  |  Travel Payments

A record number of Americans will fly this holiday season, despite rising travel costs. Roughly 7.5 million people will choose air travel to reach their...

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