Articles tagged “payments”

New insights from Visa demonstrate the value of maintaining access to relevant customer data. Understanding the latest trends in consumer spending and payments can give travel companies a leg up on the competition.

A wide variety of potential travel innovations got funding this week, including a credit card for travelers, an online travel agency for recreational vehicles, and management software for tour operators.

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.

Payments, flights and short-term rentals are paying off so far for Booking as part of its connected trip strategy. That's true even if there are doubts about travelers wanting to book their entire trip on one platform.

Booking Holdings is hiring rapidly at its new engineering office in Bengaluru, India, to work on new projects such as how to verify guest identification with machine learning and new…

Airbnb needs to provide more information to guests about hosts, and making them more searchable would be an improvement. The fear, though, is that such information would make it easier for guests to book directly with hosts and bypass Airbnb.

In this video from Skift Global Forum 2022, we hear from Jeni Mundy, global head of merchant sales and acquiring at Visa, about the rise of contactless technology, enhancing traveler touchpoints, and the future of digital payment innovations.

Sabre acquired payments technology vendor Conferma Pay based in the UK, on August 3, the travel tech company confirmed in a statement to Skift. The travel technology company based in Southlake,…

Booking is placing a new emphasis on discounting versus its traditional reliance mostly on marketing. Expect more fintech and loyalty offerings.