Tripadvisor to Sell TheFork to American Express for $700 Million
Tripadvisor has agreed to sell TheFork to American Express for $700 million, sharpening its focus on Viator and the broader travel experiences market.
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YouTrip Launches Family Travel Card for Children in Singapore
YouTrip has launched a family travel card in Singapore, giving children aged 7 to 18 their own card while parents manage spending, alerts and security.
Ant International’s Alipay+ Enables Mobile Payments for Global Travellers in Latin America
Connects a potential market of 2 billion e-wallet users from 50 e-wallets and banks, plus over 10 national QR schemes
Helps local businesses capture inbound tourism growth through partnership with PVS
Mastercard Launches AI Travel Concierge Lifestyle Navigator in India
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 4 mins read
Mastercard introduces its AI-powered Lifestyle Navigator in India, partnering with MakeMyTrip to deliver personalized travel planning experiences.
Capital One Makes a $5 Billion Bet on Business Travel With Brex Acquisition
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Capital One is expanding its reach into managed business travel and corporate payments with a $5.15 billion acquisition of fintech platform Brex, signaling a bold push beyond consumer banking.
KuCoin Pay Travel Launches With Global Crypto Booking and Hotel Savings Up to 60%
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
KuCoin Pay has introduced KuCoin Pay Travel, a new platform that lets users book over 2.2 million hotels worldwide using cryptocurrency, offering savings of up to 60%. The partnership with Entravel brings crypto deeper into mainstream travel.
Capital One Moves to Acquire Hopper Software and Hire Key Teams
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 1 min read
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 1 min read
Capital One is preparing to acquire Hopper’s travel software and hire portions of its hotel and engineering teams, signaling a major shift in their long-running partnership.
TravelPerk Rebrands as Perk to Tackle ‘Shadow Work’ with AI
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
The corporate travel giant TravelPerk has rebranded as Perk, expanding beyond travel management to eliminate time-wasting ‘shadow work’ through AI-driven automation.
Revolut Acquires AI Travel Startup Swifty to Expand Its Lifestyle and Loyalty Ecosystem
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Revolut’s acquisition of Swifty, an AI travel agent incubated at Lufthansa Innovation Hub, marks a strategic step toward integrating smart travel automation into its expanding lifestyle and loyalty offerings.
Folio Raises $14M Series A to Revolutionize Financial Operations in Hospitality
By
Andrew Collins
• 2 mins read
Folio, a startup streamlining financial operations for hotels, has raised $14 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform across the hospitality sector.
Selfbook Chooses PayPal as Commerce Partner
By
theblogismine@gmail.com
• 3 mins read
Selfbook has selected PayPal as its commerce partner, integrating AI-powered booking, payments, and checkout experiences for hotels.