Airbnb is reportedly planning luxury offerings like personal chefs to entice travelers away from hotels. The company wants to move beyond accommodations and experiences to “services that will make it better for guests to stay in Airbnbs,” Chief Business Officer Dave Stephenson said in an interview with Bloomberg News Wednesday...
Global business travel spending is expected to reach a record high in 2024, exceeding the current record that was set in the pre-pandemic year of 2019. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) said it expects global business travel spending to increase 11.1% in 2024, reaching $1.48...
As young consumers look for meaningful, in-person experiences, more are traveling for ticketed events, driving vacation spending. A recent report from Allianz Partners found that 1 in 4 U.S. consumers intends to “travel to a destination to attend a major pop culture event,” and that...
Hospitality/travel industry commercial platform Lighthouse has debuted an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution. Channel Manager, announced Thursday (July 18), is designed to erase what the company calls “long-standing limitations” of static pricing, promotion and distribution technologies. “Independent hotel owners, general managers and sales leaders have traditionally...
As budget-strapped consumers look for ways to afford travel this summer, many are seeking discounts for everything from airfare to attractions. Paycheck-to-paycheck consumers want to get out of dodge. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Summer Travel Special Report,” which drew from a survey of more than 2,200 United...
Chase and Marriott have teamed to offer new benefits to Marriott Bonvoy loyalty card members. In addition to the opportunity to earn more points, card members now have access to a new “Travel Now, Pay Later” benefit, the companies said in a news release Friday...
Marriott International has launched an online travel booking program designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy combines a suite of online booking tools with benefits and rewards from Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of brands, the company said in a Tuesday (July...
The barbecues will die down to a few flickering embers. The fireworks’ booming will echo and fade. And the summer getaways during the work-shortened week will give way to the return of the road warrior. The stage has been set for that rebound. The Tech...
Mastercard is expanding its travel payments partnership with China’s Ant Group. The companies announced Wednesday (July 3) that they — along with 12 overseas payment partners of Ant Group’s Alipay+ and other major international card organizations — have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to the major...
