Travel Payments

AHLA: Consider Hotels As Vaccine Distribution Sites
AHLA: Consider Hotels As Vaccine Distribution Sites
January 15, 2021  |  Healthcare

A letter from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) says that America’s hotels, starved for work, want to be considered as vaccine distribution sites....

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Airbnb CEO: Post-Pandemic Travel Will Focus On Smaller Cities
Airbnb CEO: Post-Pandemic Travel Will Focus On Smaller Cities
January 14, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said there’s likely no going back to the pre-pandemic days of travel, Reuters reported. He said travel would permanently change as...

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NTT DATA Teams With Conferma Pay On Virtual Payments For Lodging
NTT DATA Teams With Conferma Pay On Virtual Payments For Lodging
January 14, 2021  |  Travel Payments

NTT DATA Hong Kong Limited (NTT DATA) has teamed with Conferma Pay to bring digital payment communications to hotels, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS....

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Business T&E Management Firm TravelPerk Buys NexTravel
Business T&E Management Firm TravelPerk Buys NexTravel
January 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

International travel management company TravelPerk has unveiled its acquisition of California-based NexTravel to help with its continuing growth roadmap in the American market. The deal...

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BNPL Startup Uplift Notches $68 Million To Advance Travel Payments
BNPL Startup Uplift Notches $68 Million To Advance Travel Payments
January 07, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Silicon Valley buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Uplift has closed a $68 million credit line deal with Atalaya Capital Management.  “This additional financing from...

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New York City Joins Contactless Transit Trend
New York City Joins Contactless Transit Trend
January 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The largest bus and subway system in the U.S. is starting the new year with technology designed to speed up the collection of fares while...

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Airline Industry Assesses Damage From 2020; Looks Ahead To Reset
Airline Industry Assesses Damage From 2020; Looks Ahead To Reset
January 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

New year, same problems for the global aviation industry, as the world’s battered and beleaguered airlines struggle to recoup 20 years of passenger growth that...

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Navisteps Lands $1 Million For SMB Travel, Cost Management
Navisteps Lands $1 Million For SMB Travel, Cost Management
December 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Travel and cost management company Navisteps has notched $1 million in a pre-seed round, with investment originating from angel investors, Phocuswire reported. “While expense and...

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Expedia Asks: Why Work From Home When You Could Work From Here?
Expedia Asks: Why Work From Home When You Could Work From Here?
December 14, 2020  |  Travel Payments

One of the world’s largest travel websites has launched a dual-pronged promo to get record numbers of people who are currently working remotely to think...

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