travel

Priority Pass And The Challenge Of Making Exclusivity Accessible
Priority Pass And The Challenge Of Making Exclusivity Accessible
May 16, 2018  |  Retail

Like many innovations, travel firm Priority Pass grew from a problem its founder had for himself. Colin Evans was in the departure hall of Tokyo’s Narita...

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Visa In Search Of A Traveler To Show Off Cashless Travel
Visa In Search Of A Traveler To Show Off Cashless Travel
May 15, 2018  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (May 15) its launch of a search for a travel enthusiast to send on an international trip to highlight...

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Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials love to share. Ridesharing, home-sharing, bike-sharing — you name it, they probably share it. They are proportionally comfortable using gig economy services that provide...

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KKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler
KKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler
April 20, 2018  |  Retail

When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of options available all over the world. Travel was one of the...

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Booking.com Hits Five Million Listings
Booking.com Hits Five Million Listings
April 11, 2018  |  Business

Booking.com announced Tuesday (April 10) that it has hit five million reported listings in homes, apartments and other unique places to stay. In a press...

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Travel, Capital And Revenue — Today In PYMNTS Data
Travel, Capital And Revenue — Today In PYMNTS Data
March 19, 2018  |  Today In Data

Innovations are popping up everywhere. They’re helping on-the-go domestic travelers get the food they crave, city dwellers more efficiently park their cars, companies address top...

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Beyond The Buzzword: Harnessing Platforms’ Real Power
Beyond The Buzzword: Harnessing Platforms’ Real Power
March 16, 2018  |  Retail

Two decades ago, talk of platforms was mostly centered around software, often by academics and engineers in highly technical settings. Today, the term is still...

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VisaHQ Expands The Number Of Travel Destinations On the Fliggy Platform
VisaHQ Expands The Number Of Travel Destinations On the Fliggy Platform
March 13, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

VisaHQ, the online visa and passport application service, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has inked a deal with Fliggy, the travel service...

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Retail History: From Bell Helicopters To Blade And UberCopter
Retail History: From Bell Helicopters To Blade And UberCopter
March 08, 2018  |  Retail

On this day in 1946, the future of commercial air transportation was forever reshaped: Bell Helicopter’s Model 47B was granted the first commercial helicopter license...

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