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Travel Payments
Airbnb and Booking.com Vie to Lead PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
November 01, 2023

Competition is heating up in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel apps as Airbnb and Booking.com remain tied for No. 1 and both gain points to score a perfect 100. KAYAK and Kiwi.com also tie after KAYAK gains and Kiwi.com falls. Here are the top 10...

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Sabre Partners With CellPoint Digital on Travel Industry Payment Solutions
October 24, 2023

Sabre, a software and technology provider in the global travel industry, has partnered with CellPoint Digital, a payment solutions provider for the airline industry. Under the agreement, Sabre customers will now have access to CellPoint Digital’s suite of payment services, allowing airlines, agencies and hotels using...

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TravelNet Solutions Adds Payment Processing to Property Management System
October 22, 2023

TravelNet Solutions has unveiled enhancements and extensions to its flagship product for the short-term rental industry, Track Property Management System. These new features include Payments, Reviews Management and Distribution Engine tools, the Minnesota-based software solutions provider said in a Sunday (Oct. 22) press release. Track Payments, a new...

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Travel Spending May Get a Bounce Into the Holidays With BNPL and Rewards
October 20, 2023

Summer’s over. Beach getaways are a thing of the past. And now the holidays approach. Jacqueline White, president at i2c, and Ray Chalub, COO of Inter & Co., told PYMNTS that the travel boom seen in the months since Memorial Day has momentum, and there...

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Citi and Navan Introduce All-in-One Travel Solution for CCB Cardholders
October 19, 2023

Citi and Navan have launched a new travel and expense system for Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) cardholders, the companies said Thursday (Oct. 19). This collaboration combines Navan’s all-in-one solution with Citi’s leading commercial card solutions, utilizing Navan Connect’s card-link technology. The system aims to provide...

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Digital Tools Streamline Payments for Budget-Conscious Travelers
October 12, 2023

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, travel saw a significant rise this summer. According to findings detailed in “The Credit Economy: How Consumers Financed Their Summer Travel,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c, close to two-thirds of consumers had summer travel on their...

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Budget Airlines Face Challenges as Post-Pandemic Travel Boom Slows
October 11, 2023

A two-year, post-pandemic boom in travel is reportedly showing signs of slowing down. This new trend is having a mixed impact on airlines, with budget airlines bearing the brunt of the slowdown, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Oct. 11). The indicators of a return to...

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Boomers Reach for Credit Cards, Millennials Lean More on BNPL to Pay for Leisure Travel
October 11, 2023

Credit cards continue to be the preferred choice among consumers for financing their leisure travel expenses, with approximately two-thirds of those who traveled or intended to travel this summer opting to use credit cards for their payments. This is one of the key findings in...

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Airbnb and Booking.com Take Control of Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
September 29, 2023

As the travel industry continues to evolve, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel Apps offers insights into the top movers and shakers. There are ties, apps that have fallen, and some that didn’t make the cut this round. The Top 5 Airbnb and Booking.com take...