Travel Apps news and trends

Summer Travel Season Fuels Surprises in PYMNTS Global App Rankings
Travel Payments // July 14, 2025

It’s summer vacation season, and there’s no shortage of options for consumers and businesses to plan, book and for pay for travel via mobile apps. The PYMNTS Travel Apps page offers a monthly ranking of smartphone Travel Apps, assessing them based on publicly available information...

Airbnb and Booking.com Lock Horns for Top Spot in Travel Apps
Connected Economy // November 15, 2022

In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps, a handful remains in the same spot as before, although one new name has pushed into the top 10. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Data Point: Travel App Bookings Up 16% in Q2
Travel Payments // September 23, 2022

When they say “pent-up travel demand” they mean it, as consumer use of airline booking apps and websites rose by double digits in the second quarter of 2022, signaling both a strong desire to travel despite inflation, and the increasing digital transformation of how travel...

Travel App Provider Ranking Welcomes a New Visitor Into the Top 10
Travel Payments // July 19, 2022

There’s some changing of rooms but just one new visitor in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Interviews & Exclusives
Vrbo Pushes Up the Hotel App Rankings as Discounts Drive Fall Bookings

November 17, 2025
Sometimes you don’t need a ride to travel. That’s a good lesson to remember as Thanksgiving and the holidays scatter American consumers to highways and airports for their annual visits. Because in the travel category for PYMNTS app provider rankings, Couchsurfing has taken the lead.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

Summer Travel Season Fuels Surprises in PYMNTS Global App Rankings

July 14, 2025
It’s summer vacation season, and there’s no shortage of options for consumers and businesses to plan, book and for pay for travel via mobile apps. The PYMNTS Travel Apps page...

Mastercard: Invisible Payments Power Mobility As A Service

April 17, 2018
It wasn’t so long ago that traveling to a new city meant swinging by the bookstore, picking up a guidebook and planning the itinerary based on one’s research of the...