Hospitality/travel industry commercial platform Lighthouse has debuted an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution. Channel Manager, announced Thursday (July 18), is designed to erase what the company calls “long-standing limitations” of static pricing, promotion and distribution technologies. “Independent hotel owners, general managers and sales leaders have traditionally...
As budget-strapped consumers look for ways to afford travel this summer, many are seeking discounts for everything from airfare to attractions. Paycheck-to-paycheck consumers want to get out of dodge. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Summer Travel Special Report,” which drew from a survey of more than 2,200 United...
Chase and Marriott have teamed to offer new benefits to Marriott Bonvoy loyalty card members. In addition to the opportunity to earn more points, card members now have access to a new “Travel Now, Pay Later” benefit, the companies said in a news release Friday...
Marriott International has launched an online travel booking program designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy combines a suite of online booking tools with benefits and rewards from Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of brands, the company said in a Tuesday (July...
The barbecues will die down to a few flickering embers. The fireworks’ booming will echo and fade. And the summer getaways during the work-shortened week will give way to the return of the road warrior. The stage has been set for that rebound. The Tech...
Mastercard is expanding its travel payments partnership with China’s Ant Group. The companies announced Wednesday (July 3) that they — along with 12 overseas payment partners of Ant Group’s Alipay+ and other major international card organizations — have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to the major...
Hospitality company Accor has selected financial infrastructure platform Stripe as its primary payments partner globally. After using multiple payment gateways with different providers, Accor is now working with Stripe to implement a single centralized system across all its hospitality properties for online bookings, the companies...
As we recently reported, despite steady signs of inflation, about half of U.S. consumers are planning to take summer vacations in the weeks to come — and many even anticipate spending even more this summer than last. But, as PYMNTS Intelligence recently revealed in its...
There are summer vacations. Then there are high-end summer vacations. And then there’s Inspirato. Bringing an innovative subscription and membership model to its affluent clientele, the company has just turned profitable in its 13th year of existence, leveraging a funding round of $25 million from...
