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Marriott and MGM Resorts International announced a partnership Monday to link their loyalty programs and give customers more options for cashing in.Under the deal, MGM guests in the United States can earn Marriott Bonvoy rewards points and Bonvoy members will in turn have access to 17 MGM properties when they spend their points.MGM's 40,000 rooms will increase Marriott's global portfolio offerings by 2.4%.The partnership seeks to capitalize on frequent or business travelers, who can be fiercely loyal to certain hotel…

Although travelling on vacations gives a lot of relief, it also comes with various stresses and strains such as arranging accommodation and hotels. To reduce this problem, many companies are working to provide travellers a much more enjoyable and personalized experience.Travelxp, World's leading source of travel and lifestyle content, has partnered with Haptik, a conversational commerce platform, to introduce an innovative solution for the travellers worries regarding their trips. Instagram plays an important role in…

Utu, a travel tech company that helps flyers get more out of their tax-free shopping, announced today it has raised a $35 million Series B led by SC Ventures. Part of the funding was used to acquire CardsPal, a Singapore-based fintech that offers deals and promotions nearby to users. During the pandemic-induced travel hiatus, utu worked to establish partnerships with travel, hotel chain and retail brands. The company notes that even though travel has rebounded, only about 1% of venture funding over the past 15 years…

Administrators at most destinations yearn to have them go viral on TikTok, or dream of attracting droves of Netflix Inc. viewers, despite the risk of overwhelming communities. A small island off the southeastern coast of Finland is taking the opposite approach.Tourism officials for Ulko-Tammio, one of several islands inside Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park, say they want it to be a “phone-free island” and are urging visitors to “switch off their smart devices and to stop and genuinely enjoy the islands,” said Mats…

Passengers check in for United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 13, 2022.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines said Thursday it will start sending meal and hotel vouchers for disrupted travel to passengers' phones, in hopes of avoiding customer service bottlenecks at airports and long hold times at call centers.That means rather than stand in line at a customer service desk or dial up an agent, affected travelers can access their vouchers right on their smartphones through…

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People will often sacrifice a better experience and opt for one that's less enjoyable if it means they can do it alongside a loved one—whether that's a romantic partner, close friend or relative. That's the main finding of our research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in April 2023. …

Elia Wallen, founder of Denver-based Travelers Haven, shared the profits from the recent sale of the company. Wallen, also founder of Hotel Engine, says he wanted to give back to the team that made his business a success. (Photo provided by Hotel Engine) In this era of inflation and the growing gulf between executives’ compensation and everyone else’s, a story of a business owner giving his employees a cut of the profits from the sale of his company stands out. Elia Wallen sold Denver-based Travelers Haven, which provides…

Executives from major U.S. airlines on Tuesday said they were optimistic about travel demand for the rest of the year, shaking off worries about creeping operating costs and fears of ebbing demand. Travel appetite surged last year and airlines began to make money again after losing billions of dollars during the Covid-19 pandemic. Carriers’ shares have also climbed this year, but airlines have been dogged by worries that demand will falter amid higher fares, and that rising costs of fuel and labor would dent profits. …

The reasons you’ll want to stay connected while traveling are pretty obvious: unless you’re planning an Into the Wild style off the grid experience, you’ll probably want to be able to use your data to find your way around, buy tickets, upload photos onto social media, fire up that local dating app, or whatever you like to do while abroad. But, international data and calling rates can place a hefty burden on your travel budget, not to mention roaming fees which vary with every border you cross.…