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Articles tagged “credit cards”

Online Travel

Booking Holdings’ New Fintech Unit Aims to Help Travelers Beat Banks at Their Own Game

Bookings Holdings Fintech boss Daniel Marovitz says payments is arguably the world's largest industry. Across the online travel universe, look for payments to eventually become a line item — and very material to companies' financials.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Booking Holdings’ New Fintech Unit Aims to Help Travelers Beat Banks at Their Own Game

Online Travel

Hipmunk Co-Founders Debut Next-Gen Flight Search Tool to Skirt Online Travel ‘Collusion’

A new business model shall set you free. That's the underpinning of Flight Penguin, with the former Hipmunk gang vowing to overturn the coziness between online travel players and their big-spending partners. Google, Kayak and Expedia have nothing to fear; they will hardly notice.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Hipmunk Co-Founders Debut Next-Gen Flight Search Tool to Skirt Online Travel ‘Collusion’

Online Travel

Hopper’s New $170 Million Financing Led by Capital One Will Expand Online Travel Loyalty Biz

More blurring of the lines between travel technology and financial services, and the latest example of investors seeing potential in the sector's return.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Hopper’s New $170 Million Financing Led by Capital One Will Expand Online Travel Loyalty Biz
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Business Travel

Cross-Border Payments: 4 Best Practices That Travel Providers Should Keep in Mind

The travel industry has its own set of unique challenges when it comes to getting cross-border payments right. There are a few key tactics that can turn a good payments strategy into a great one.

Flywire + Skift | 5 years ago

Cross-Border Payments: 4 Best Practices That Travel Providers Should Keep in Mind

Online Travel

Facebook’s New Libra Cryptocurrency Could Solve Travel Payments Dilemma

Cryptocurrency is only in its early days, but already it's easy to see how its mission to democratize the financial system might be co-opted. And do currency reformers really need Facebook, with all of its baggage, leading this Libra effort?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Facebook’s New Libra Cryptocurrency Could Solve Travel Payments Dilemma

Online Travel

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Offering to Get Backing From Booking Holdings

Booking Holdings wants to be an innovator and supporter of alternative payments systems given its presence in emerging markets, especially in Asia. So it is understandable that Booking would want to be a first mover in Facebook's digital currency effort, regardless of how it eventually turns out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Offering to Get Backing From Booking Holdings

Online Travel

Capital One Adds Frequent Flyer Mile Transfer Option to Its Credit Cards

A new tool coming from Capital One will make its travel credit cards more competitive with American Express and Chase. Only seasoned travel pros, however, may find it useful.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Capital One Adds Frequent Flyer Mile Transfer Option to Its Credit Cards

Airlines

American Airlines Makes Elite Status Harder For These Credit Card Holders

Use it or lose it. That is apparently the reason American Airlines is making it more difficult now for some card holders to earn elite status as perks are removed.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Credit Card Giant Chase Jumps Into Tours and Activities

Tours and activities partnerships like the one between Atlas Obscura and Chase seem like a win-win. Card companies acquire knowledge about trends in the sector, and what travelers are demanding. Meanwhile, tour operators get access to loyal consumers willing to shell out for the trip of a lifetime.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

United Is First U.S. Major Carrier to Match JetBlue’s Bag Fee Increase

Airline executives often say they don't know why consumers hate their industry so much. Bag fees are among the reasons.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago