US Outbound Travel

whitePaper | November 12, 2019

We’ve never had more ways to instantly connect with people halfway around the world, and yet we’ve never been so keen to meet our overseas colleagues, business partners and customers face to face. Traveling is at the heart of what we do and we believe business travel and creating these opportunities for our employees, customers and companies worldwide to interact in person brings great value. According to the Global Business Travel Association, global business travel spend is set to reach $1.7 trillion in 20221.

whitePaper | January 21, 2020

Explore the award-winning biometric and AI technology of NEC, unlocking uninterrupted kerb-to-gate travel with just a simple smile.

whitePaper | March 15, 2023

The ACCC welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the development of a new aviation White Paper. A competitive airline sector is vital to meet the needs of consumers and the economy more broadly, especially for a large country as geographically dispersed as Australia. Rivalry between airlines can deliver more routes, a greater choice of products, cheaper airfares, more reliable services and better customer service.

whitePaper | July 8, 2021

This whitepaper explains: Travel is an ultra-high-risk sector for card acquirers because most payments are for future delivery. If merchants fail to fulfill a service for which they have taken payment (often months in advance) customers can recover their money from the acquirer by initiating chargeback. Acquirers traditionally demand substantial cash collateral (holdbacks) or other financial security from travel merchants to mitigate this risk. Holdbacks lock away substantial funds for travel companies and can therefore be highly damaging to liquidity. High-profile collapses and the COVID-19 crisis have driven acquirers to impose harsher terms or quit the travel sector completely.

whitePaper | July 20, 2021

The travel industry is at an inflection point as it recovers from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The confluence of a shift in consumer mindset, recognition of travel and tourism as an economic driver, and more robust acknowledgment on Wall Street of compatibility between profit and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, creates the optimal time to focus on a more sustainable future.

whitePaper | July 28, 2022

Since before COVID-19, the tourism industry has been based offline for too long and has not been able to take advantage of the rapid trend of online entry, making it difficult to respond to the rapidly diversifying travel needs of consumers. In addition, it was an industry that did not actually have a large operating profit even though sales were large due to chronic low margins and returns. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit directly, the travel industry began to collapse helplessly regardless of size. However, companies that need to make a comeback somehow are looking to respond to the new era while complementing their existing business models. And how can blockchain and virtual currency.