Articles tagged “payments”

In this video from Skift Forum Europe, we hear from Planet’s chief marketing officer, Rory O’Neill, and vice president, hospitality payment solutions, Manika Singh, on how the right payment solutions can help hotels create great customer experiences as well as solve post-pandemic operational challenges.

As part of its "connected trip" and loyalty strategy, Booking Holdings argued it can convince hotels and other partners to offer up substantial discounts and perks, and this would spur incremental bookings. But do hotels really want to be a cog in building the Booking.com brand?

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, January 31, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Wrapping up quarterly results from the three major credit card companies, a clear ramp up is happening in transactions across the travel and entertainment categories, but growth among large corporations and cross-border spending may stall.

It's not obvious the world needs another payment method. But a points-based loyalty program tied to the new debit card may give Visit Mexico a tool to steer travelers to suppliers and locations that most need visitors. The idea is intriguing.

In this video conversation from Skift’s recent Design the Future event, we hear from Colin Smyth, vice president and general manager, travel, Flywire, about how the travel business can build trust and brand loyalty by implementing better payment systems — allowing them to focus on what they do best.

Guests are returning to hotels and are more ready than ever to embrace digital and mobile technology to take control of their journeys. The challenge for hotels is balancing the right level of face-to-face interaction and contactless options to ensure a five-star experience.

The recent TripActions and Skift report, The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022, examined how the sector is rethinking its future. This article explores survey data from that report in more detail, focusing on Germany and the UK to uncover how business travelers and organizations in these markets are navigating the current corporate travel landscape.

For many hotels, getting payments right is just another cost, system to integrate, or added complexity to manage. But when done correctly, payments can go beyond simply being used for transactions to better connect the dots between who your guests are and the experiences and services you provide.

Traveloka knows how to go local in Indonesia and some other countries in the region, and that's one element of its traction in these markets. But can local ever be too local when online travel agencies mull international expansion?