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Hotels
IHG believes its larger peers make 10 times as much in fees from co-branded credit cards than it does. So it has room to grow this profitable revenue.
Sean O'Neill | 16 hours ago
Airlines
Air India's decision to introduce more than 400 additional weekly flights this winter is intended to meet the growing demand for air travel. The move would hopefully also help keep airfares in check.
Ashvita Singh, Skift | 1 month ago
News Blog
It's the season for holiday surveys, with sentiment for exploration and unique experiences abounding. "Experiences over gifts" continues as a trend in the latest Amex travel spending survey of U.S. travelers and their choices for the upcoming end-of-year holidays that largely involves classic winter adventures and quality time with loved ones. 72% of Millennial and Gen-Z respondents…
Selene Brophy | 1 month ago
Tourism
Concerns about an impeding economic slowdown aren't putting a dent in travel demand, and experts except consumer spending on travel to remain strong.
Manya Saini, Reuters | 1 month ago
Business Travel
This is a big win for Navan, giving it an inside track to a lot of Citi's corporate accounts.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
Delta has revised the changes to its Skymiles loyalty program that sparked a backlash. The update still relies on money spent - but with lower thresholds.
Selene Brophy | 2 months ago
Loyalty programs are big business for airlines, with companies and their employees carefully weighing the perks of these programs.
Booking.com hasn't announced a deal to launch a co-branded credit card in the U.S., but a LinkedIn post Tuesday by a relatively new employee and a job opening for "manager, co-branded credit card growth & strategy," provided grist for speculation. In the LinkedIn post, Jonathan Rossman, whose position is listed as "co-brand credit card at…
Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago
Startups
AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.
Justin Dawes | 3 months ago
Online Travel
Helping travel reward programs and consumers make the most of unredeemed points could be easy pickings, noting that $30 billion in rewards go unused each year — signaling a need for the mechanics of loyalty to evolve.
Selene Brophy | 3 months ago
