Articles tagged “payments”

Hotels

Best Western Tries To Ease Mobile Booking Pain with Google Wallet

There are several models for making travel booking easier on mobile devices, and Google Wallet is certainly gaining ground. The problem may be, though, that it makes Google even more powerful in the process.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Myanmar skips credit cards, goes directly from cash to mobile payments

In a trend among developing nations, locals get mobile phones before bank accounts making mobile payments an innovative solution for both the local economy and nascent tourism sector.

Kyunghee Park and Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Five travel startups that pave the way to smarter trip planning

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Square bets recommendations based on payment data beat Foursquare check-ins anytime

Amazon pioneered e-commerce recommendations like this years ago. That being said, it is logical that Square would leverage its payment data, which show a lot more intent about future purchases than Foursquare's check-ins do.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Mastercard unveils its “virtual wallet” with American Airlines already onboard

The competition to dominate mobile payments is heating up with legacy credit cards already pitted against not-so-scrappy startup Square, making it only a matter of time before travelers’ retail transactions make a big shift to mobile.

Laura Noonan, Reuters | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Mobile payment app Tabbedout updates restaurant staff on patrons’ preferences

Tabbedout combines the convenience of Squares and the customer service management tools that restaurants need to make every customer feel like a regular.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hoteliers are puzzled by how to do deal with multinational online payments

A prepaid model or third-party booking engine has emerged as possible alternatives for hotels looking to streamline their online payment process for all potential guests.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Partygoers can pay with the touch of a fingertip at this beach hotel in Ibiza

The Paytouch technology makes it almost too easy for guests to throw money at Palladium Hotel Group while driving the hotel's social media campaign with guests sharing photos via kiosks.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Square ventures over the Canadian border in its first international expansion

Currency exchanges could soon become a travel hassle of the past as Square and similar mobile payment services expand making a valid credit card the only source of money you need to travel.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

New mobile payment service from Fiserv to contend with Square and PayPal

The mobile payments space is as competitive right now as mobile mapping, which makes it a fascinating time to follow the action as the next generation of Visas and Mastercards get their sea legs.

Olga Kharif, Bloomberg | 12 years ago