luxury travel

Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
July 31, 2024  |  Travel Payments

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...

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Inspirato Looks to Country Club Model to Expand Luxury Travel Platform
Inspirato Looks to Country Club Model to Expand Luxury Travel Platform
June 06, 2024  |  Travel Payments

There are summer vacations. Then there are high-end summer vacations. And then there’s Inspirato. Bringing an innovative subscription and membership model to its affluent clientele,...

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Wealthy Travelers’ Vacation Spending Bumps Harrods Sales 
Wealthy Travelers’ Vacation Spending Bumps Harrods Sales 
August 17, 2023  |  Earnings

Although inflation has improved, worries about prices continue to trouble 82% of consumers. The remaining 18%, however, might be playing a role in the increase...

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Top News in Payments: Citigroup Names New Retail Banking Leader; NY Lawmakers Push For Public eBanking System
Top News in Payments: Citigroup Names New Retail Banking Leader; NY Lawmakers Push For Public...
January 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, CitiGroup named David Chubak to head its retail banking division, lawmakers in New York proposed a public eBanking system similar to...

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Taking The Adventure Out Of Paying For Adventure Travel
Taking The Adventure Out Of Paying For Adventure Travel
January 08, 2020  |  Travel Payments

You may not have noticed, but travel is becoming much more than just packing the family into a car or plane to visit the coast...

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Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
November 12, 2019  |  Retail

That the sharing economy has indelibly altered the travel vertical is inarguable. According to a study out last year, when Airbnb enters a new city, hotel...

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Deep Dive: Frequent Versus Infrequent Travelers
Deep Dive: Frequent Versus Infrequent Travelers
October 03, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Vacation payment plans could open doors for travelers, especially those concerned about how much their trips will ultimately cost. Such plans’ availability could even help...

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Report: How Payment Plans Remove The Risk From Booking Adventure Travel
Report: How Payment Plans Remove The Risk From Booking Adventure Travel
September 27, 2019  |  Travel Payments

When it comes to vacations, some consumers in the United States want to do more than catch a few rays on a beach or to...

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Making Adventure Travel Payments Less Adventurous
Making Adventure Travel Payments Less Adventurous
May 01, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Once upon a time, the world of travel in general – and exotic or adventure travel, specifically – was a very different place. As the second decade...

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