Payments
Empowering successful payments with Vueling Airlines
Charlotte Dumesnil, Director of Sales, Distribution and Alliances at Vueling Airlines will be speaking at World Aviation Festival on empowering customers and improving their experience through a large and efficient portfolio of payment methods. In advance of the...
Business travel in the wake of the pandemic: Insights from GBTA’s Annual Forecast
Business travel in the wake of the pandemic: Insights from GBTA's Annual Forecast Some studies suggested up to 40 per cent of airline business travel may not return after the pandemic. This is particularly concerning given that pre-pandemic, the business...
Air France-KLM makes paying with points frictionless
Air France-KLM makes paying with points frictionless Air France-KLM has partnered with Pointspay to launch a "first-of-its-kind marketing and payment platform," Flying Blue+. This makes it easier for members to earn and spending Flying Blue Miles. The key...
Unlocking Gen Z engagement: Three essential factors to remember
Unlocking Gen Z engagement: Three essential factors to remember Gen Z (individuals born between 1997-2012) are estimated to make up over 1 billion passengers by 2029. Having endured the pandemic at a young age, these digital natives are planning to make up for...
Invigorating FFPs by banking on the power of partnerships
Invigorating FFPs by banking on the power of partnerships Earning miles by paying for your coffee via an airline co-brand credit card or spending the accrued loyalty currency on the same doesn’t come as a surprise today. But the emergence of coffee, or for that...
The payment jungle
The payment jungle Current situation Even in normal times, the airline business is anything but easy. Competition, fuel costs, regulations and growing environmental awareness challenge the industry and make airline operations a demanding task. After the...
Uber advances super-app ambitions, partnering with Hopper to add flights to its “one-stop travel solution”
Uber advances super-app ambitions, partnering with Hopper to add flights to its "one-stop travel solution" Today, Uber has announced UK users will be able to book domestic and international flights directly in the Uber app. Growing their reputation as a...
Interview with Damien Cramer, Global Head of Travel and Airlines at Worldline Global – The post-pandemic payments landscape
Interview with Damien Cramer, Global Head of Travel and Airlines at Worldline Global - The post-pandemic payments landscape In this interview at Aviation Festival Asia, Damien Cramer, Global Head of Travel and Airlines at Worldline Global, discusses three...
Flybondi issues every ticket as an NFT to increase flexibility for passengers
Flybondi issues every ticket as an NFT to increase flexibility for passengers This week, Argentinian low-cost airline, Flybondi announced they have taken the next step with TravelX, to offer all tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This makes them the first...
What to expect at Aviation Festival Asia with Aurore Duhamel
What to expect at Aviation Festival Asia with Aurore Duhamel Aurore Duhamel works on digital innovation in a large airline and is a Community Manager of French Tech Blockchain (FT Blockchain). As a digital business leader with extensive experience in crypto...
Four start-ups to look out for at Aviation Festival Asia: Payments
Four start-ups to look out for at Aviation Festival Asia: Payments Aviation Festival Asia gathers together industry giants, start-ups, and everyone in between to drive innovation in the aviation industry. The event is an opportunity for start-ups to get noticed...
We haven’t mentioned Blockchain, for quite some time.
We haven’t mentioned Blockchain, for quite some time. We at Travel in Motion have already published numerous blogs, white papers, and podcasts about, hopefully, relevant subjects in our industry. But until now we have only once discussed blockchain and this was...
Qatar Airways’ innovative world first loyalty initiative
Qatar Airways' innovative world first loyalty initiative Yesterday (24 January), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (QRPC) and Qatar Duty Free launched a ‘world first’ innovative partnership. Now, members of the QRPC will be able to collect and use Avios as a part...
Vueling to become the first LCC in Europe to accept NFTs as payment alternative
Vueling to become the first LCC in Europe to accept NFTs as payment alternative Last week, Spanish low-cost airline Vueling and cryptocurrency buying and selling platform Criptan announced their partnership. The pair are working together to enable Vueling to...
Mastercard and Sabre’s Conferma Pay partner on virtual cards
Mastercard and Sabre’s Conferma Pay partner on virtual cards On 28 November, it was announced that Mastercard is partnering with Sabre Corporation’s Conferma Pay on virtual cards for the travel economy. Back in August 2022, Sabre acquired Conferma Pay to...
Two important BNPL partnerships announced this week
Two important BNPL partnerships announced this week This week, two significant ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) partnerships were announced. One between United States (US) based online travel shopping company Expedia and BNPL leader Afterpay. The second is with...
HSBC Star Alliance’s world-first Credit Card
HSBC Star Alliance's world-first Credit Card On 15 November 2022 Star Alliance launched the HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card powered by Ascenda. This is the world’s first airline alliance credit card. It is big news for the industry so here are the who, what,...
The technology elevating the retail experience at airports
The technology elevating the retail experience at airports As airport retail evolves to keep up with changing consumer demands, technology has acted as a catalyst fuelling the change. One way technology is facilitating a frictionless, futuristic experience of...
Qantas extends its loyalty offering through partnership with Bangkok Airways
Qantas extends its loyalty offering through partnership with Bangkok Airways Bangkok Airways is the latest airline to partner with Qantas. Their collaboration sees Bangkok Airways added to the 45 existing carriers partnered with Qantas for its Frequent Flyer...
IATA survey reports passengers want simplification and convenience
IATA survey reports passengers want simplification and convenience Surveying over 10,000 people from 222 countries, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed the results of its 2022 Global Passenger Survey (GPS). The survey shows the top...
