Airwallex handles cross-border transactions for companies that do business in multiple countries using international currencies.
The Conductor Searchlight platform tracked nearly 45,000 search terms that consumers used to find products, services, and information in 2018, showing TripAdvisor at the lead with 9% of organic searches.
Airbnb hosts will be getting paid 50% three days after a guest has booked their stay, and the remaining 50% will come 24 hours after the scheduled check-in time. Airbnb will be taking 1% of the booking subtotal for those who opt to take advantage of the early payout feature.
Paytm has been snapping up companies across different verticals to diversify its offerings.
China’s increasing number of outbound tourists drives the internalization of big tech companies such as Alibaba and Tencent. Unsurprisingly, Ctrip is also capitalizing on the trend.
Egencia, the business travel arm of Expedia Group, has added global Wi-Fi as a benefit for clients through its Egencia Advantage program.
AccorHotels is using biometrics a bit differently to promote the merging of its loyalty program, Le Club AccorHotels, with the programs from Raffles, Swissotel, and Fairmont.
The blend of technology, leveraging virtually every living space available in a destination, space design etc. is shaping up new ways of how and where one stays while travelling.