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Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
April 04, 2025  |  Travel Payments

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...

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Wirex Launches Travel Booking Platform Enabling Payments in Bitcoin and USDT
Wirex Launches Travel Booking Platform Enabling Payments in Bitcoin and USDT
March 27, 2025  |  Travel Payments

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...

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Booking Holdings Leans Into GenAI to Ramp Up Travel Experiences
Booking Holdings Leans Into GenAI to Ramp Up Travel Experiences
February 20, 2025  |  Earnings

At the core of Booking Holdings’ long-term strategy is CEO Glenn Fogel’s belief in the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). He is looking to this...

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Credit Cards and Convenience: The Role of Digital in Travel Spending
Credit Cards and Convenience: The Role of Digital in Travel Spending
February 11, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Planning and booking — and especially paying for — trips used to be a largely analog affair. Paper-based brochures and travel guides in hand, with...

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Jet.AI Launches Agentic AI Model for Selecting and Booking Private Jets
Jet.AI Launches Agentic AI Model for Selecting and Booking Private Jets
December 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Jet.AI has launched an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps customers select and book private jets. Dubbed “Ava,” the AI model can be contacted...

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Digital Payments Reduce Travel Industry Turbulence
Digital Payments Reduce Travel Industry Turbulence
November 19, 2024  |  Travel Payments

There’s nothing simple about travel, especially from a payments POV. But there should be. “Simplicity in travel, the more they can go hand-in-hand, the better...

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Booking.com Expands AI-Powered Travel Features
Booking.com Expands AI-Powered Travel Features
October 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Digital travel platform Booking.com is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. The expansion, announced by the Dutch company Wednesday (Oct. 30), is part of a larger embrace of AI...

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Uber Reportedly Weighs Expedia Acquisition
Uber Reportedly Weighs Expedia Acquisition
October 17, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Uber has reportedly considered acquiring Expedia to strengthen its ongoing diversification. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT) which...

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This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
October 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) avatars transform remote collaboration and personalized shopping guides redefine eCommerce, data security and corporate espionage concerns intensify. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize...

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