The Quiet Revolution Reshaping How Travelers Earn and Spend Rewards Most travelers interact with loyalty programs every day without knowing…
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Loyalty Programs Are Influencing Travelers More Than Ever. So Why Are They Defecting?
Loyalty Programs Are Influencing Travelers More Than Ever. So Why Are They Defecting? New research from Skift covering nearly 7,000…
When Loyalty Programs Collapse: What the Spirit Bankruptcy Means for Travel Merchants
When Loyalty Programs Collapse: What the Spirit Bankruptcy Means for Travel Merchants Two major cracks opened in the travel loyalty…
Points Trap: How Airlines and Hotels Are Devaluing Loyalty Rewards in 2026
The Devaluation Engine: How Travel Loyalty Programs Are Becoming Points Traps Travel loyalty programs have long been marketed as one…
Travel Rewards Credit Card Market Hits 14 Billion: What It Means for Travel Merchants
Travel Rewards Credit Card Market Hits $214 Billion: What It Means for Travel Merchants The travel rewards credit card market…
US Tourism Faces 2.5 Billion Hit as International Visitor Spending Set to Plunge
US Tourism Faces $12.5 Billion Hit as International Visitor Spending Set to Plunge The United States travel industry is heading…
Embedded Finance Reshapes Travel Payments: Three Opportunities for 2025
Embedded Finance Reshapes Travel Payments in 2025 The Embedded Finance Opportunity in Travel The embedded finance market is projected to…
Bilt Verified: How the Fintech Loyalty Program Is Building a Hotel Marketplace Without Becoming an OTA
Bilt Verified: How the Fintech Loyalty Program Is Building a Hotel Marketplace Without Becoming an OTA Bilt Verified: How the…
Airline Brands Under Siege: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Trust to Target Travelers and Merchants
Airline Brands Under Siege: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Trust to Target Travelers and Merchants The Scale of the Threat Between…
Booking Holdings Bets on AI and Merchant Model as 2026 Market Reality Sets In
Booking Holdings Bets on AI and Merchant Model as 2026 Market Reality Sets In With fourth-quarter 2025 earnings set for…