Airfare news and trends

Google Pay to Reimburse Travelers if Airline Ticket Price Drops
Travel Payments // April 03, 2023

Amid the great travel rebound, the scramble to book flights and pay for them leads to something else entirely. Let’s call it booking envy. Log on, submit payment, and then (we’ve all been there) feel crestfallen upon finding out that the price falls days or...

United Airlines’ Chief: Vaccine Needed To Return To Normal
Travel Payments // July 22, 2020

The outlook for the airline industry looks cloudy — at best — until there is a COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, United Airlines‘ chief said revenues are not expected to rise above half of 2019 levels before then. “We don’t expect to get anywhere close to...

Can Air Travel Ticketing Subscriptions Take Off?
Retail // May 07, 2019

Travelers have purchased individual airline tickets for years, but digital innovators are allowing them to buy a set number of one-way trips ahead of time. Take Wanderift, which provides this opportunity to customers who purchase a subscription. Zachary Burau, the company’s founder, told PYMNTS in...

Google Dives Deeper Into Travel Commerce With Price-Tracking
Google // December 15, 2017

Google is helping travelers using Google services find better rates on trips, flights and hotels by expanding its booking features. These new features will now tell users the best time to buy an airline ticket or to determine when room rates are higher, among other...

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United Airlines’ Chief: Vaccine Needed To Return To Normal

July 22, 2020
The outlook for the airline industry looks cloudy — at best — until there is a COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, United Airlines‘ chief said revenues are not expected to rise above half of 2019 levels before then. “We don’t expect to get anywhere close to normal until there’s a vaccine that’s been widely distributed to […]

Google Dives Deeper Into Travel Commerce With Price-Tracking

December 15, 2017
Google is helping travelers using Google services find better rates on trips, flights and hotels by expanding its booking features. These new features will now tell users the best time...

Bitcoin Payments Will Fly With This Discount Airline

May 23, 2017
The WannaCry hackers aren’t the only ones asking to be paid in bitcoin. On May 22, Peach Aviation Ltd. announced that it will now accept bitcoin as payment for airline...