Articles tagged “american express”

Today, frequent flier miles get you only so far. Instead, focus on redeeming your business travel hotel points when vacationing with family or friends.

It's getting late very early for companies that fell way behind travel technology trends and now label road warriors who want to book their trips using modern tools as "misguided."

Everyone gets tired of luxury conference hotels—even really expensive ones. Exclusive properties offer the possibility of entertaining in a place you'd like to go if you weren't there on business.

The American Express-American Airlines airport lounge deal was a victim of airline consolidation. There's little need to partner with an airline, though, if Amex can build its own lounges at the airports. It's a work in progress, and we'll see how the experiment works out.

Not much of a shocker, such is the state of the legacy magazine business these days.

Even where credit card machines are present, there is no guarantee that they'll work. The seemingly antiquated method of travel payments is one of the more evident examples of how unprepared Myanmar is groping to deal with an influx of visitors.

The company still hasn't recovered from the slump in business travel post-recession, and with the macro picture on the sector changing fast with rise of digital, divesting, at least part of it, is the right move.

American Express, other mega travel agencies and their corporate clients aren't going to be able to put the genie back in the bottle with badges and leader boards. There is a lot of turf-protection going on here.

Inspirato's rebranding and partnership with American Express puts it on the map. The companies still have to prove; however, that there is a large enough market for Inspirato's luxury services.

It's a bit of a slap in the face to hometown favorites AA to see an outsider like Amex move in, but it will likely play out well for consumers who want a choice -- and may save some money -- of places to rest before takeoff.