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New Airline Breeze Airways Readies For Flights, Reveals Initial Routes
May 21, 2021

Breeze Airways revealed its debut network, which includes 39 nonstop routes. The new low-cost airline’s inaugural flights will run between Hartford, Conn.; Tampa, Florida; and Charleston, South Carolina beginning in late May, according to a Friday (May 21) announcement, which noted that the rest of...

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Travel Comparison Platform Trivago Streamlines Operations For Expansion
May 14, 2021

Global online travel search platform Trivago is in the midst of revamping operations and cutting expenses for future expansion post-pandemic, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Payments Orchestration Smooths Out Travel’s Turbulence
May 13, 2021

It’s been called the worst year in travel history. With the global travel sector losing $1.3 trillion over the course of 2020, according to the U.S. Travel Association, losing over 10 million jobs and accounting for roughly 65 percent of all U.S. job losses during...

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GetMyBoat: Bookings To Double This Summer Amid Reopening
May 12, 2021

A rising tide of post-pandemic business has lifted GetMyBoat, which bills itself as the world’s largest “boat rental and water experience” marketplace. The company announced on Wednesday (May 12) that it has logged a record 700 percent year-over-year organic growth between January and the end...

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The Buy Now, Pay Later Movement Taking Off In Travel
May 11, 2021

Buy now, pay later (BNPL), which for the last several years suddenly seemed to be everywhere, has been conspicuously slow in coming to the travel vertical. The explanation for why, Flywire Travel Segment Head Colin Smyth told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster earlier this year, is simple enough — travel...

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Is The Travel Industry Ready For 2021’s ‘Summer Of Travel Fun’?
May 11, 2021

Summer 2021 may be the summer of fun, depending on whether you’re vaccinated and where you plan to go. At a high level, the world is reopening, and consumers are eager to satisfy the pent-up wanderlust that has remained dormant for the last 15 months....

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Marriott CEO Expects Consumers To Blend Leisure, Business Travel
May 10, 2021

Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano said he thinks the lines between business and leisure travel are becoming more blurred, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Expedia’s SVP Singh: We Want To Be The Travelers’ ‘Point Of Inspiration’
May 07, 2021

As the threat of the pandemic recedes, as we move toward actually, physically, getting around again, it’s safe to say that travel will rebound. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amex Business Travel Makes Deal To Buy Expedia’s Egencia 
May 04, 2021

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is acquiring Expedia Group’s corporate travel unit, Egencia, at undisclosed terms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...