Travelers browsing Airbnb will now see the total price — including all fees and in some cases taxes — in search results, the company said in a Monday (April 21) press release. Airbnb first launched this “total price display” in parts of Europe, Australia, Canada and Korea in...
The travel industry is facing some headwinds headed into the peak season for getting away from it all. Inflation’s still with us, and several recent economic reports from the likes of the University of Michigan and the Federal Reserve have shown that consumers across all...
Airlines are reportedly focusing on roomier seats and other perks for wealthier leisure travelers as other customer segments cut back on their spending. Spirit Airlines is marketing its “Big Front Seat” that offers more legroom and other perks for a price that can be three...
Travel agents have long gone the way of video store clerks, and consumers haven’t walked into an airport or hotel to make a flight or room reservation in more than a generation. Booking travel, whether a short Uber ride across town or vacation abroad, first...
Web3 money app Wirex said Thursday (March 27) that it launched a travel booking platform that offers reduced rates on hotel stays and cash-back rewards when using a Wirex card. The new platform, Wirex Travel, also offers exclusive deals and allows users to pay with...
Business and group travel platform Engine has joined forces with commerce platform WEX. The partnership is designed to offer WEX’s Over The Road Fuel Cards as a payment option for eligible customers, making Engine the first business travel company to accept WEX’s Fleet One and EFS fuel cards,...
Travel-focused payment orchestration provider CellPoint Digital is expanding its partnership with Southwest Airlines. The new collaboration will see Southwest use CellPoint’s new cloud-native orchestration platform to provide a personalized travel experience via an “advanced Offer & Order payment solution,” the company said in a Tuesday (March 18) news release....
SnappStay officially launched its short-term rental platform Friday (March 14). The company aims to compete with other vacation rental platforms by offering a user-friendly interface, a streamlined booking process, and lower fees that enable guests to pay less and property owners to keep more of...
The hospitality industry is built on service, but the hotel experience has remained largely unchanged for decades. Guests arrive at a front desk, provide identification, hand over a credit card for pre-authorization, and receive a room key, often on a printed piece of plastic. However,...
