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Articles tagged “credit cards”

News Blog

Millennials and Gen Z Prioritizing Mental Health and Travel: Survey

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 | 6 months ago

Tourism

Visa Rides Post-Pandemic Travel Surge

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 | 6 months ago

Visa Rides Post-Pandemic Travel Surge

Business Travel

Citi and Navan Enter Into Travel and Expense Partnership

This is a big win for Navan, giving it an inside track to a lot of Citi's corporate accounts.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Citi and Navan Enter Into Travel and Expense Partnership

Airlines

Delta Rolls Back Some Changes to Skymiles Program

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 | 6 months ago

Delta Rolls Back Some Changes to Skymiles Program

Airlines

American Airlines Shakes up its Small Businesses Travel Loyalty

Loyalty programs are big business for airlines, with companies and their employees carefully weighing the perks of these programs.

Selene Brophy | 6 months ago

American Airlines Shakes up its Small Businesses Travel Loyalty

News Blog

Booking.com Is Launching a U.S. Credit Card – Who’ll Be Its Partner?

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 | 7 months ago

Startups

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

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 | 8 months ago

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

Online Travel

Travel Rewards Booking Startup Point.Me Raises $10 Million

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 | 8 months ago

Travel Rewards Booking Startup Point.Me Raises $10 Million

Hotels

Marriott Launches India’s First-Ever Co-Branded Hotel Credit Card

Marriott is poised to gain a significant early advantage in a nation where credit card payments enjoy widespread popularity. This strategic move is set to provide added momentum to the hotel chain's ambitious target of expanding to 250 hotels by 2025.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Marriott Launches India’s First-Ever Co-Branded Hotel Credit Card

Tourism

Turkey Tour Operators Hit by Overseas Credit Card Payment Curbs

The devastating February earthquakes, coupled with stubborn inflation and the latest credit card regulations, might prolong Turkey's tourism recovery.

Ceyda Caglayan, Reuters | 9 months ago

Turkey Tour Operators Hit by Overseas Credit Card Payment Curbs