airlines

With Domestic Travel Booming, Hopper Bets Its New Services Will Take Off Too
With Domestic Travel Booming, Hopper Bets Its New Services Will Take Off Too
August 25, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

As COVID-19 ebbs and flows and a sustainable re-opening for business and leisure remains shrouded in uncertainty, at least one thing has become clear; people...

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Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
July 06, 2021  |  International

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and...

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Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
April 25, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After almost a year of a steady drumbeat of disastrous results out of the industry as a whole, airlines are starting to show up with...

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Record Crypto Payment Helps Fast Private Jet Make Connecting Flights
Record Crypto Payment Helps Fast Private Jet Make Connecting Flights
March 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The question hangs over the cryptocurrency space. Can it be used for everyday purchases? A company called Fast Private Jet has part of the answer....

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Uptick In Spring Break Weekend Flights Gives Airlines Confidence
Uptick In Spring Break Weekend Flights Gives Airlines Confidence
March 15, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Airline reservations are up in the U.S., with more action recorded this past weekend for spring break than at any other time period in the...

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VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
March 02, 2021  |  Blockchain

VTB Bank is rolling out a new way for airlines to pay for fuel via blockchain, according to a Monday (March 1) press release. Users...

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Airlines Shift Strategies To Woo Millennials With Travel Perks
Airlines Shift Strategies To Woo Millennials With Travel Perks
February 08, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Airline perks could include more millennial-friendly offerings in the near future, like e-book and virtual exercise subscriptions, along with more adaptable ways to redeem air...

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Airline Industry Assesses Damage From 2020; Looks Ahead To Reset
Airline Industry Assesses Damage From 2020; Looks Ahead To Reset
January 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

New year, same problems for the global aviation industry, as the world’s battered and beleaguered airlines struggle to recoup 20 years of passenger growth that...

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Post-COVID Battle For Business Travel Rages
Post-COVID Battle For Business Travel Rages
November 22, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Major airlines’ CEOs were cautiously optimistic a month ago that the COVID-ravaged travel industry was staging a slow recovery, and then markets and consumer confidence...

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