Articles tagged “credit cards”

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,…

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.

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.

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.

While more people from tier 2 and 3 towns can benefit from the next phase of the regional connectivity scheme, it needs some tweaking to generate enough enthusiasm from airlines and stakeholders.

While this is just the beginning, can we trust an AI chatbot with all our travel plans just yet? Well, humans are the best guides for now.

Scapia is offering a lot of travel rewards for its credit card users, while Utu wants to modernize tax-free shopping.

Worldia wants to help travel agents book several parts of a trip through a single platform, and Travel.win is curating travel products that credit card companies can use for their loyalty programs.

Hotels are ordinarily a leading signal for recessions, with vacancies piling up ahead of national economies sagging. But the world's largest hotel company sees no problems so far, despite signs of weakening elsewhere.