Articles tagged “credit cards”

Online Travel

The State of U.S. Travel Loyalty Point Redemption in Four Charts

Travel rewards points redemptions in the U.S. are up sharply this year as several brands focus on rewarding and retaining their elite customers. Hotel loyalty program redemptions in particular have shown bold increases as these programs add millions of new members per year.
Online Travel

5 Charts Showing How Travelers Pay for In-Trip Transactions

Credit cards are now more secure in the U.S. with chips required for all new cards and European cards have had these chips for the past decade, which helps explain why generally less secure debit cards aren't brought on trips as much anymore.
Business Travel

Skift Global Forum: MasterCard CMO on Future of Experiential Travel

The local and experiential trend in travel -- you know, the kind of trips that millennials are said to be in love with -- has gotten to the point that MasterCard and others are curating and offering these escapes for their customers. It is a natural fit as travelers knock off cities on their bucket lists, using their credit and debit cards.