A record number of Americans will fly this holiday season, despite rising travel costs. Roughly 7.5 million people will choose air travel to reach their holiday destinations, AAA reported Monday (Dec. 11) in its annual holiday travel survey. That figure surpasses the record set in 2019 of 7.3...
There’s movement in this edition of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Travel apps, as some contenders soar to new heights while others fall. Expedia knocks Airbnb and Booking.com down this month, giving Hotels.com, Hopper and TripAdvisor room to shake up the top five. Here’s where the...
Amazon Prime is offering student members $25 flights home for the holidays. The eCommerce giant has teamed with student travel platform StudentUniverse to make that offering on a limited number of round-trip flights, the company said in a Thursday (Nov. 30) news release. According to the release, Prime Student...
“I’d like to believe that I’ve spent my career making travel more accessible,” Jon Gray, CEO of RVshare, told Karen Webster in the most recent “Matchmakers” installment. From his vantage point at RVshare’s helm for half a decade and at VRBO (formerly HomeAway) for more...
European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in using artificial intelligence (AI) to help plan and book trips. “Incorporating an intuitive conversational interface,...
Rising costs haven’t stamped out the travel bug for Americans, a new Visa survey shows. The new edition of the Visa Global Travel Intentions Study, released Tuesday (Nov. 28), shows that while consumers are aware of rising costs, it hasn’t deterred them from wanting to travel. Americans...
Digital payments have reshaped the way travelers manage money, rendering the traditional reliance on cash or traveler’s checks a thing of the past. Today, it’s all about card swipes, phone taps and using online wallets for on-the-go transactions, simplifying the process of planning and booking...
United Airlines is reportedly weighing the addition of targeted ads to its passenger information. The airline is considering putting such ads in its in-flight entertainment system or on the app that travelers use to buy tickets and check in, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Nov. 22),...
Despite economic uncertainty and financial concerns, Americans have chosen to prioritize travel over savings this year. This trend applies to all generations, but it’s Gen X and millennial consumers who are driving the surge in travel expenses. Furthermore, rising inflation and high costs have pushed...
