travel

Visa Launches Visa Destinations as AI Reshapes How Consumers Discover and Book Travel
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Visa Launches Visa Destinations as AI Reshapes How Consumers Discover and Book Travel

Visa is expanding well beyond its traditional role as a payments provider with the global launch of Visa Destinations, a new digital travel platform designed to help consumers discover, plan and book trips while making the most of their Visa card benefits.

LIFT Becomes First South African Airline to Offer Apple Pay, Google Pay and Crypto Payments
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LIFT Becomes First South African Airline to Offer Apple Pay, Google Pay and Crypto Payments

Booking a flight is becoming a little easier for South African travellers, who can now pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay and even crypto while traveling with LIFT.

Airfare Up 26.7%, Travel Disputes Climb This Summer
Finance & Economics

Airfare Up 26.7%, Travel Disputes Climb This Summer

Rising travel costs and a wave of operational disruptions are pushing more travelers to dispute charges directly with their banks rather than seek refunds from airlines, hotels and booking platforms, according to new industry data.

Silverflow Integrates Discover Network & Diners Club International to Expand Global Card Acceptance via Single API
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Silverflow Integrates Discover Network & Diners Club International to Expand Global Card Acceptance via Single API

Silverflow, the cloud-native payments processing platform, has announced a new integration with Discover and Diners Club International, enabling global card acceptance through a single API connection.

Event Overview: Mega Event & Airline Travel Payments Summit 2026, Dublin
Fintech & Ecommerce

Event Overview: Mega Event & Airline Travel Payments Summit 2026, Dublin

This spring, our team had the pleasure of attending the Mega Event and Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS) 2026, held on May 19-20 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, Ireland, and came back with plenty of insights relevant to the fintech community.

Travelex & TSB Launch New Zealand Travel Money Partnership With 28 Store Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Travelex & TSB Launch New Zealand Travel Money Partnership With 28 Store Access

Travelex and TSB Bank have launched a referral partnership in New Zealand focused on travel money services.

Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026 to Feature Agentic AI, Fraud Prevention and Travel Payments Discussions in Dublin
Fintech & Ecommerce

Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026 to Feature Agentic AI, Fraud Prevention and Travel Payments Discussions in Dublin

The Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026 will return to Dublin in 2026 alongside the Mega Event 2026, bringing together professionals from the airline, travel, payments, fraud and loyalty sectors for a co-located industry gathering.

Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026
Events

Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026

The 2026 edition of the Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026 returns to Dublin with a co-located format alongside the Mega Event 2026, bringing together airline, travel, loyalty, payments and fraud professionals under one roof. Hosted at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, the event will explore the future of travel payments, fraud prevention, loyalty security, […]

Italian Travel Tech Startup Smartness Raises €47 Million In Series B Funding Round
Science & Technology

Italian Travel Tech Startup Smartness Raises €47 Million In Series B Funding Round

AI-powered travel tech company that automates online operations and booking management for hotels and vacation rental businesses is scaling up to build a company with over €1 billion in turnover.

EU’s Digital Border Revolution: Biometrics Replace Stamps But Queues Replace Convenience
Science & Technology

EU’s Digital Border Revolution: Biometrics Replace Stamps But Queues Replace Convenience

The Entry/Exit System went fully live on 10 April 2026. The technology is working in EU. Getting through the airport is another matter.

Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way
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Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way

The best travel deal in the world might still lose the ground if accompanied by a clunky checkout. New research shows that flexible payment options like BNPL, digital wallets, or mobile money are quietly becoming one of the travel industry’s most effective sales tools.

Marriott Bonvoy and Ethiopian Airlines Launch Loyalty Points Partnership Across Africa
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Marriott Bonvoy and Ethiopian Airlines Launch Loyalty Points Partnership Across Africa

Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s travel rewards programme, and Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, have announced a partnership that allows members of both loyalty programmes to convert points and miles for hotel stays, flights, and upgrades.

Travelex’s New Mobile Currency Store Can Be Ready to Trade in Minutes: Here’s How It Works
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Travelex’s New Mobile Currency Store Can Be Ready to Trade in Minutes: Here’s How It Works

The foreign exchange giant Travelex is rethinking what an airport currency store looks like and it no longer has to be fixed to a wall.

Travel Money Trends: Travelex Report Reveals 69% Still Rely on Cash Overseas
Fintech & Ecommerce

Travel Money Trends: Travelex Report Reveals 69% Still Rely on Cash Overseas

Cash remains the preferred payment method for most international travellers, according to a new report from leading foreign exchange provider Travelex, which highlights evolving global travel money habits.

Airport FX Giant Travelex Adds 150,000 Members in 10 Months as Loyalty Push Gains Momentum
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Airport FX Giant Travelex Adds 150,000 Members in 10 Months as Loyalty Push Gains Momentum

Global foreign exchange specialist Travelex International Limited has signed up more than 150,000 members to its new UK loyalty programme, Travelex Plus, less than a year after launch, underscoring renewed momentum in the travel money market as international travel demand remains resilient.

Airline & Travel Payments Summit B2B 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Airline & Travel Payments Summit B2B 2026

Fueling the Future of Travel Payments — Airline & Travel Payments Summit B2B, February 24–25, 2026, London, UK