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Online Travel

New Skift Insights Deck: Cyber Fraud in Travel

Cyber fraud is estimated to cost the global economy $400 billion a year, with travel’s transition to the digital realm it must learn to deal with these new threats and challenges. Download the FREE Insights Deck Now!

American Express | 7 years ago

Business Travel

New Meetings Industry Forecast Reveals a Need for Better Educated Planners

Corporate leaders and university faculty need to collaborate more to develop meetings industry research that supplies meeting planners with a more comprehensive understanding of event technology and business event strategy.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Business Travel

What Corporate Travel CEOs Are Saying About the Sharing Economy

Risk-taking innovation in the corporate travel space is hard to find. Sharing economy services with robust reporting and safety tools, however, will make change inevitable.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

American Express Execs Wait to Find out Fate of Starwood’s Loyalty Program Like Everyone Else

There will be a lot of angry travelers if Marriott chooses to eliminate Starwood's loyalty program.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Travel Booking

Airbnb Integrates AmEx Payments and Rewards Points

Airbnb takes another step closer to the mainstream through its new partnership with American Express. Hosts who are American Express cardholders will receive visible credentials on Airbnb, creating a new layer of host verification.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

American Express Q3 Earnings Hit by Lower Airfares and Co-Branded Card Costs in Travel

American Express pushed its travel business off the official books to a great extent with its joint venture for American Express Global Business Travel but Amex's credit card business is still very much tied to airline relationships.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

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