Articles tagged “fraud”

Online Travel

Expedia to Power Travel for Mastercard-Connected Banks

Expedia Group has a strong – and growing – business to business segment that is about a quarter of its overall revenue. Booking Holdings and Hopper are nipping at Expedia's heels.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Stokes Hosts’ Ire Over Paused Payments

In an era of scams, Airbnb is wise to verify host identities and payout methods. Still, its at-times subpar support for and communication with hosts remain persistent problems.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Reorganizes Operations Management to Address Its Lagging Core Business

Tripadvisor sees its future as providing differentiated trip-planning, in-destination tools and personalized recommendations for travelers. That isn't wholly different from that of its prior regime, and would be tough to achieve.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Swiss Authorities Detain Lastminute.com CEO in Covid Aid Abuse Probe

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Wizz Air’s Odd Fee for Buying a Ticket While Using an Ad Blocker Draws Fire on Social Media

We've seen budget airlines foist a lot of memorable fees on travelers, but we did a double take over this higher fee for using an ad blocker.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Suspends Domio’s Host Accounts and Listings For Allegedly Violating Its Standards

Domio said it considers Airbnb a “trusted partner.” After Airbnb completes an investigation into Domio’s alleged misleading and shoddy business practices, let’s see if the feeling is mutual.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

An Uptick in Fraud Is Complicating Airline Refunds for Canceled Flights

The surge in requests for refunds on canceled flights has given cover for con artists to commit a few types of fraud. Airlines need to tap better ways to protect themselves and travelers.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Managers: Fraud and Data Breaches on the Rise

Fraud is much more common than getting hit with a legit data breach, but travel managers are paying more attention to cybersecurity in the wake of high-profile incidents. Virtual cards can help with the small stuff too.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

The Psychology of Expense Fraud

Expense and travel fraud seems like a bigger deal than it really is, according to experts. Some people are always going to be bad apples, taking on a huge amount of personal risk for just a few extra bucks. Human nature is strange.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Business Travel

Why Companies Aren’t That Worried About Expense Fraud

Most travel and expense fraud is strictly small-scale stuff, and is hard for companies to catch. New technology tools will make it easier, though, to figure out which employees are routinely ripping them off.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago