Articles tagged “trip insurance”

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Travel Technology

Q&A: Putting Customer Care at the Heart of the Travel Experience

Whatever you call it — travel insurance, fintech, trip protection, peace of mind — the past several years have shown travelers the importance of having a safety net. That shift has led to new opportunities for travel brands to use insurance products to improve their technology, increase loyalty, build lifetime customer value, and drive revenue.

Allianz Partners + Skift | 1 year ago

Q&A: Putting Customer Care at the Heart of the Travel Experience
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Travel Booking

Executive Q&A: How Allianz Partners and Marriott International Are Reimagining Travel Insurance for the Hotel Guest

After two years of trip-planning uncertainty, a growing number of travelers are looking for the peace of mind and protection that travel insurance provides. Hospitality brands can improve guest loyalty by making enhanced insurance products and offers available — otherwise, potential guests may look elsewhere for that boost of confidence.

Allianz Partners + Skift | 2 years ago

Executive Q&A: How Allianz Partners and Marriott International Are Reimagining Travel Insurance for the Hotel Guest
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Online Travel

Skift Loyalty Summit Video: Powering Next Generation Travel, Loyalty, and Rewards

In this video from Skift Loyalty Summit, we hear from Frederic Lalonde, CEO and co-founder at Hopper, and Matt Knise, managing vice president of U.S. Card at Capital One, about how the two companies are working together to enable a smarter travel booking and loyalty experience for customers.

Capital One + Hopper Cloud + Skift | 2 years ago

Skift Loyalty Summit Video: Powering Next Generation Travel, Loyalty, and Rewards
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Travel Technology

Megatrends 2022 Video: Why Fintech Will Be Key to the Future of Travel

In this video conversation from Skift’s Megatrends 2022 event, Skift Founder and CEO Rafat Ali spoke with Dakota Smith, chief strategy officer at Hopper, about how fintech products are ushering in a more nimble version of travel insurance attuned to the diversifying needs of today’s traveler.

Hopper | Cloud + Skift | 2 years ago

Megatrends 2022 Video: Why Fintech Will Be Key to the Future of Travel

Online Travel

Amadeus Will Deploy Hopper’s Upsell Products to Airlines and Agencies

Amadeus will distribute Hopper's upsells, such as trip cancellation protection, for consumers to add when buying from airlines and agencies. Seems like B2B2B2C is the new business-to-consumer (B2C).

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Amadeus Will Deploy Hopper’s Upsell Products to Airlines and Agencies

Online Travel

Travel Insurance Gets More Innovative With This Startup Merger

New tech is enabling travel brands to upsell consumers with more targeted trip insurance policies. Think rain cancellation policies for camping or ski trips.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Travel Insurance Gets More Innovative With This Startup Merger

Online Travel

Travel Insurance Sales Could Be Supercharged Once Vacationers Return

Coronavirus infections are rising again in many Western nations. But some travel companies hope the impact on vacation planners will be far less than in previous surges, thanks partly to sales of new and more flexible travel insurance policies.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Travel Insurance Sales Could Be Supercharged Once Vacationers Return

Online Travel

U.S. Flyers Fuel a Boom in Catch-All Trip Insurance for Thanksgiving Travel

The number of trip insurance policies bought to cover the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend is up 170 percent, year-over-year. Masks are also a very effective kind of insurance.

Noor Zainab Hussain, Reuters | 3 years ago

U.S. Flyers Fuel a Boom in Catch-All Trip Insurance for Thanksgiving Travel

Business Travel

Travel Advisors See Trip Insurance Opportunity Where Credit Cards Fall Short

Awareness of the need for travel insurance is on the rise in some quarters. This trend offers significant opportunities for travel advisors to generate additional revenue and offer peace of mind to travelers.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago