Travel Payments

Expedia Offers BNPL as Consumers Cut Back on Holiday Spending
Expedia Offers BNPL as Consumers Cut Back on Holiday Spending
November 21, 2022  |  BNPL

Travel website Expedia has teamed with buy now, pay later firm (BNPL) Afterpay for a program to let travelers pay for hotels and flights in installments. The move...

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World Cup Runs Dry as Qatar Bans Booze at Stadiums
World Cup Runs Dry as Qatar Bans Booze at Stadiums
November 18, 2022  |  International

More than one million fans are expected to travel to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as the so-called “beautiful game’s” biggest stage kicks off...

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Fleet Payments Firm AtoB Teams With Casey’s to Offer Fuel Discounts
Fleet Payments Firm AtoB Teams With Casey’s to Offer Fuel Discounts
November 16, 2022  |  Transportation

With fuel costs still high, fleet payments platform AtoB has teamed with convenience retailer Casey’s to offer customers lower fuel costs when they use AtoB’s...

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Airbnb Hopes to Woo New Hosts With Setup Program
Airbnb Hopes to Woo New Hosts With Setup Program
November 16, 2022  |  Travel Payments

With revenues at record levels and more people renting their homes to earn extra income, Airbnb is working to attract new hosts. That’s the thinking behind “Airbnb Setup,” a program...

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Airbnb and Booking.com Lock Horns for Top Spot in Travel Apps
Airbnb and Booking.com Lock Horns for Top Spot in Travel Apps
November 15, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps, a handful remains in the same spot as before, although one new name has...

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Travel Tech Company Amadeus Launches B2B Payments Platform Outpayce
Travel Tech Company Amadeus Launches B2B Payments Platform Outpayce
November 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B travel payments are getting a facelift with Amadeus’ new spinoff platform Outpayce. The travel tech company is turning its current B2B payments business into...

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Uber Travel Expands to 10,000+ Cities
Uber Travel Expands to 10,000+ Cities
November 14, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Uber has expanded its Uber Travel service to 10,000 cities, part of a suite of new services, as the company and its competitors look to...

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French Location Analytics Firm Mytraffic Nets $30M for Expansion
French Location Analytics Firm Mytraffic Nets $30M for Expansion
November 08, 2022  |  Data

French location analytics company Mytraffic has raised 30 million euros ($30.1 million) in a Series B funding round. According to published reports Tuesday (Nov. 8),...

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Hopper Secures $96M From Capital One to Grow Travel App 
Hopper Secures $96M From Capital One to Grow Travel App 
November 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Travel app Hopper has secured a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, which led its Series F round in March 2021, and Hopper said...

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