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...
JetBlue is removing and scaling back routes as it tries to regain profitability. The air carrier on Tuesday (April 23) released earnings that showed the company reducing its revenue forecast for the year, as it exits some cities and reduces flights out of Los Angeles. “As we look...
JetBlue’s newly expanded loyalty program saw “exceptional growth and engagement” during its first months. The program, TrueBlue, was expanded during the fourth quarter and has seen especially strong growth and engagement from the airline’s Mosaic customers, who have the highest level of TrueBlue membership, JetBlue said in a...
The aspirational shopper, once a core target demographic for high-end brands, seems to be in a state of flux. As the traditional luxury market contends with price hikes and changing spending patterns, an interesting trend is emerging — an uptick in the travel sector. For...
August 19, 2020
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) point-of-sale credit is such a productive lending model that giant financial brands are getting into the act, adding debt consolidation, home improvement and unsecured loans to the core business of instant consumer credit that BNPL is built on. Consider Goldman Sachs’ MarcusPay, an instant-credit app that provides loans from $750 to […]
July 30, 2024
JetBlue is focusing on its East Coast leisure routes as it works to return to profitability. The airline released quarterly earnings Tuesday (July 30) showing a $25 million profit, and said it plans to emphasize flights in and out of New York, Puerto Rico and New England, where it is adding new routes from Manchester, N.H. “Our network […]
April 23, 2024
JetBlue is removing and scaling back routes as it tries to regain profitability. The air carrier on Tuesday (April 23) released earnings that showed the company reducing its revenue forecast for the year,...
January 30, 2024
JetBlue’s newly expanded loyalty program saw “exceptional growth and engagement” during its first months. The program, TrueBlue, was expanded during the fourth quarter and has seen especially strong growth and engagement...
August 03, 2023
This summer has brought a travel boom. Just not in the way airlines might have expected. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Aug. 3), travelers seem to want to take international trips, which has...
