Travalyst launches sustainability certification initiative
UK: Not-for-profit organisation Travalyst, a global coalition of some of the biggest brands in travel and technology, is launching an initiative to acknowledge sustainability certification bodies within the accommodation sector.
Visa partners with Airbnb for Visa Direct platform
US: Airbnb and digital payments company Visa have announced that Airbnb hosts in select markets will be able to access their earnings more quickly through a new partnership. Through Airbnb’s use of Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, hosts will have an option to move money from Airbnb to a bank account associated with […]
Visa and Airbnb announce women-led MSBs programme
China: Visa and Airbnb announced their cooperation on a programme supporting women-led micro and small businesses (MSBs). The Beijing 2022 and Women Programme, initiated by Visa, hopes to improve the country’s internal capabilities in the run up to the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Airbnb has created the Airbnb Rural Empowerment Toolkits for the […]
Duke of Sussex and travel players join forces for Travalyst launch
Worldwide: HRH The Duke of Sussex has joined forces with TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner and Visa to launch Travalyst, a global partnership which advocates sustainable practices across the travel industry. The alliance was announced this week in Amsterdam with the aforementioned firms named as the founding partners of Travalyst and further companies and non-government groups […]