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India's foreign exchange earnings are up. Travel spending per tourist is up. But international tourists in India are still lagging behind pre-Covid figures by 10%.
Bulbul Dhawan | 2 months ago
Online Travel
EaseMyTrip's new travel debit card with Bank of Baroda checks all the boxes, but just on paper.
Younger generations form the biggest traveler base in India, and are key to the country's growth as a source market. Millennials' willingness to spend more on travel is a positive sign for their tourism economies of their destinations.
If a soft economy is causing luxury travelers to limit their discretionary spending, that's sour news for Chase Travel in the short term. But over the long term, Chase Travel and some of its banking peers are trending upwards in travel.
Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago
Airlines
There is a sea change taking place in how banks – and particularly how credit cards – interact with the travel industry. Watch what Skift Research has to say.
Seth Borko | 6 months ago
Business Travel
While there are several co-branded credit cards offered by airlines and hotels, banks releasing travel-focused core credit cards indicates a shift in consumer preference and the rising popularity of travel credit cards in India.
Bulbul Dhawan | 7 months ago
Mastercard knows it’s not the only player in the world of mobile virtual cards. With its new app, Mastercard wants to stand out as an MVP in streamlining corporate travel while serving a wave of companies adopting this innovation.
Elizabeth Casolo | 7 months ago
Citi and Chase plan to chase the rising Global Entry fees, allowing cardholders to still access Global Entry.
Credit card loyalty programs play a unique role in shaping consumer behavior and travel spending. A new report from iSeatz explores how banks are structuring their rewards to encourage flexibility, enable choice, and unlock value for today’s consumers.
iSeatz + Skift | 7 months ago
Visa-free entry policies have long been recognized as potent tools for bolstering tourism numbers. China not only acknowledges the potential of this strategy, but is also keen to translate this into tangible results.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago
