Booking news and trends

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com
Partnerships // November 18, 2024

U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars and hotels via Rocket Travel by Agoda’s booking technology and travel planning expertise. “Whether paying...

Booking Holdings Sees 7% Growth in Room Nights Booked Amid Tech Upgrades
Earnings // August 01, 2024

Online travel company Booking Holdings is seeing positive outcomes from its latest tech-driven initiatives, according to its second-quarter earnings report. Booking Holdings Thursday (Aug. 1) reported a 7% year-over-year increase in room nights booked, reaching 287 million for the second quarter. This growth highlights strong demand...

Citi and Navan Introduce All-in-One Travel Solution for CCB Cardholders
Travel Payments // October 19, 2023

Citi and Navan have launched a new travel and expense system for Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) cardholders, the companies said Thursday (Oct. 19). This collaboration combines Navan’s all-in-one solution with Citi’s leading commercial card solutions, utilizing Navan Connect’s card-link technology. The system aims to provide...

SAP Concur Debuts Booking Experience as Travel Costs Climb
Travel Payments // August 17, 2023

Travel/expense management platform SAP Concur is set to unveil a new booking experience. According to an announcement on Thursday (Aug. 17),  the company will create an “end-to-end booking experience across air, hotel, and car rental bookings” for the online travel company Sabre, with plans to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Moving Travel Payments Into The Digital Age

January 31, 2020
In the 21st century, for businesses across many verticals, disruption comes at the speed of digital. That’s especially true of the travel industry, where a “mobile-first” mentality and the emergence of online marketplaces has increasingly brought an omnichannel experience to researching, booking and paying for trips. For hospitality and travel companies, a key challenge amid […]

Quick Reads
Booking CFO: Inflation Continues to Scare US Travelers

December 17, 2024
Booking.com says the impact of inflation continues to hamstring the U.S. travel industry. Demand is down as cautious consumers hold off on making their vacation plans, Ewout Steenbergen, the online travel platform’s finance chief, told Bloomberg News in an interview published Tuesday (Dec. 17). “We haven’t seen so much of a movement in the U.S. […]

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com

November 18, 2024
U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars...

Citi and Navan Introduce All-in-One Travel Solution for CCB Cardholders

October 19, 2023
Citi and Navan have launched a new travel and expense system for Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) cardholders, the companies said Thursday (Oct. 19). This collaboration combines Navan’s all-in-one solution with...

SAP Concur Debuts Booking Experience as Travel Costs Climb

August 17, 2023
Travel/expense management platform SAP Concur is set to unveil a new booking experience. According to an announcement on Thursday (Aug. 17),  the company will create an “end-to-end booking experience across...