Tourism

Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
June 25, 2019  |  Markets

It’s a fool’s errand to predict what will interest historians decades or centuries from now, but the scribes here at PYMNTS don’t pull back from...

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Startups Look To Disrupt $120B Online Travel Sector
Startups Look To Disrupt $120B Online Travel Sector
April 23, 2019  |  Startups

A group of startups is setting its sights on the travel activities industry, which is the fastest growing segment in the tourism market. The startups...

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Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
January 21, 2019  |  International

Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, and financial services company Alipay teamed up to create a survey about the trends and habits of Chinese tourists....

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Mastercard Teams With NYC & Company In New Global Partnership
Mastercard Teams With NYC & Company In New Global Partnership
January 16, 2019  |  Mastercard

In a new global multi-year partnership, Mastercard has teamed up with NYC & Company. The company will also become the organization’s preferred payment technology and will...

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Alipay To Collaborate With More Japanese Merchants
Alipay To Collaborate With More Japanese Merchants
September 05, 2018  |  International

Alipay, the mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it will collaborate with a wider range...

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Summer Vacation Is (Almost) Here — Are Americans Still Heading Out?
Summer Vacation Is (Almost) Here — Are Americans Still Heading Out?
May 25, 2018  |  Economy

Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, and with it comes the unofficial start of summer. Sure, the solstice isn’t technically for another month or so, some...

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In Hawaii, Streamlined Mass Transit In The (HOLO) Cards, Beyond The Paper Pass
In Hawaii, Streamlined Mass Transit In The (HOLO) Cards, Beyond The Paper Pass
May 10, 2018  |  Payment Methods

You may be familiar with the drill: Get on the bus — or the train — and get out the ticket. The paper one, the one...

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Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
May 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster...

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Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon
Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon
April 28, 2018  |  Retail

Spring has been called the season of renewal — new birth and new life — and it doesn’t get much better than the announcement of a marriage...

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