International Payments A Top Concern As Global Travel Grows

International travel, worldwide, has been on an upward trend for more than twenty years. And a recent report from Skift shows that even with a slight slowdown in growth, international travel is predicted to double in the next decade and...

Travelers flying to less mainstream destinations, or flying into smaller airports on budget airlines, often have a challenge getting directly to their destination. To ease this situation, and for other reasons, airlines have made interline or codeshare deals with each...

The 2019 U.S. Travel Trends Report developed by WEX and Mastercard observes Millennials may be the next wave of travelers, but Gen Z will impact the longer-term future of the travel industry, noting that even though younger generations are newer...

The recently released 2019 U.S. Travel Trends Report from WEX and Mastercard reveals recent trends in the accommodation preferences of American travelers. According to the report, hotels continue to be the preferred choice of accommodation when traveling. 74% of those...

Package holidays, or package vacations, are making a major comeback. As proof, big players in online travel are noticing and adjusting their product offerings with an eye to serve travel package shoppers. TripAdvisor, while officially vague on the subject, seems...

Hotels and OTAs are offering short-term rentals and Airbnb is listing hotel rooms. Why? This spring, Airbnb’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jeroen Merchiers, told a Skift Forum Europe audience,  “The concept of home sharing and staying...

All-inclusive vacations have come a long way from the long buffet lines and less-than-stellar accommodations of twenty years ago. The all-inclusives of today provide everything from great food to romantic getaways to family friendly fun – with the ease and...

The flurry of recent acquisitions and investments has made it clear - the tours and activities sector is now even more attractive to OTAs. Some of the largest players, including Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor, Ctrip and Airbnb, have either purchased companies...

WEX and Mastercard recently partnered on a survey of US travelers, identifying attitudes and preferences across a range of travel topics. The 2018 Travel Trends Report confirmed travelers’ accommodation selections are changing, and it found some interesting differences between the...

Climate and weather are key factors when deciding where to visit, what to do while you’re there, how much you’ll enjoy the trip, and sometimes, how safe you’ll be. When booking a trip, tourists plan for a destination’s general climate,...