Tourism

Vaccine Passports Uncertain As Travel Enthusiasm Remains High
Vaccine Passports Uncertain As Travel Enthusiasm Remains High
April 27, 2021  |  Coronavirus

While SARS-CoV-2 has stolen most of the headlines for the past year, there’s another bug that’s beginning to spread amongst Americans: the travel bug. According...

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Reopening 2021: Travel Industry Struggles To Get On The Road Again
Reopening 2021: Travel Industry Struggles To Get On The Road Again
April 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

By the numbers, saying the travel industry had a terrible year is a massive understatement. In the wake of a global pandemic, the year was...

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Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
April 06, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Travel in China made a strong comeback last weekend, a three-day weekend that marked the first national holiday since the government eased COVID-related travel restrictions....

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Volcanos, Pickle Dogs And Mickey Mouse: Tourism Rolls Out The Comeback Red Carpet
Volcanos, Pickle Dogs And Mickey Mouse: Tourism Rolls Out The Comeback Red Carpet
April 03, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The term “pent-up demand” has taken on a wholly new (and surprisingly literal) meaning in the era of COVID-19. It’s not that we’ve been idle....

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Are We Facing A Coming Travel Boom — Or A Bust?
Are We Facing A Coming Travel Boom — Or A Bust?
March 26, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After spending almost a year inside their homes, consumers have learned to love a lot of things about their digital lives. According to PYMNTS’ most...

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Cruise Liners Still In COVID-Troubled Waters, Industry Says
Cruise Liners Still In COVID-Troubled Waters, Industry Says
March 22, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Even as other sectors of the economy awake from a COVID-imposed hibernation, the American cruise industry says it could be facing another “lost summer,” The...

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Flight, Hotel Travel Credits Set To Expire For Pandemic Cancellations
Flight, Hotel Travel Credits Set To Expire For Pandemic Cancellations
March 17, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Credits and IOUs for trips are poised to lapse in the near future, creating an upcoming conundrum for travelers, The Wall Street Journal reported. A...

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Mars Attracts: Space Tourism Becomes The Final Fun-tier
Mars Attracts: Space Tourism Becomes The Final Fun-tier
February 20, 2021  |  Innovation

Restrictions continue to put a chill on world travel, cutting off popular places on maps we’re all familiar with. But what about places and travel...

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Travel Restrictions Or Not, $100K+ Can Still Buy The Trip Of A Lifetime
Travel Restrictions Or Not, $100K+ Can Still Buy The Trip Of A Lifetime
November 06, 2020  |  Travel Payments

At a time when the coronavirus has hit the travel industry with a 70 percent drop in bookings and what could be several years of...

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