Booking.com launched Cruises as a new travel vertical for customers in the United States. The move comes in response to the growing demand for cruise bookings in the U.S., which represents a significant portion of the global cruise industry, the digital travel company said in...
Agoda, a digital travel platform, has partnered with Wise Platform to provide more payment options for travelers worldwide. Wise Platform, which is Wise’s infrastructure solution for banks and major enterprises, will integrate its global payments network into Agoda’s platform, providing faster, lower-cost and more transparent...
Airbnb says it wants to help travelers narrow down its more than 7 million listings. To that end, the company Wednesday (Nov. 8) unveiled “Guest Favorites,” a collection of the 2 million best-reviewed homes on its rental platform. “Guest Favorites have excellent reviews and are rated...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
