U.K. FinTech giant Revolut has launched a payments partnership with Booking.com. With this collaboration, customers of the travel platform can pay using Revolut Pay, the company’s one-click checkout tool, the companies said in a Monday (Nov. 17) news release. “This partnership is a natural fit given the customer overlap...
Travel can a tricky business to be in when consumer confidence is so notably down. As PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster noted in a recent column, this isn’t a projection based on complex economic models or worst-case scenarios. It’s the simple math derived from actual consumer...
Starting this week, Google is rolling out a slew of new travel features across its product line to keep users from defaulting to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to help with vacation planning as competition intensifies. Google has added new features for vacation planning to Search,...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into the travel industry as most consumers now expect seamless travel experiences, and the industry is taking notice. Kayak CEO Steve Hafner told PYMNTS that the company plans to launch AI agents this year to help travelers with everything...
November 27, 2024
It’s fitting to look at PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps, considering this week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel sector based on the number of downloads and average users, as well as other metrics. The best travel apps provide […]
May 22, 2023
Despite earnings losses, carriers predict soaring demand as the United States enters the summer travel season. Airlines’ summer flight forecasts range from rosy to hesitant after a disappointing holiday travel season, The...
November 02, 2022
Consumers all over the world are conducting more of their routine activities using digital methods, whether that’s booking trips, buying food, gassing up the car, shopping for any number of...
August 29, 2022
The great reopening is upon us: Travel is surging, airports are crowded and railways are congested. Cross-border travel is seeing a snapback. Students are going back to school in person,...
January 22, 2026
Business travel, payments and expense management platform Navan deepened its integration with Booking.com. “With a new, updated direct integration, our partnership further expands travelers’ access to more properties and better rates, while making it simpler for travel managers and finance departments to oversee company stays, save across their travel programs, and unlock new lodging options,” […]
November 17, 2025
U.K. FinTech giant Revolut has launched a payments partnership with Booking.com. With this collaboration, customers of the travel platform can pay using Revolut Pay, the company’s one-click checkout tool, the companies said in...
December 17, 2024
Booking.com says the impact of inflation continues to hamstring the U.S. travel industry. Demand is down as cautious consumers hold off on making their vacation plans, Ewout Steenbergen, the online...
November 18, 2024
U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars...
