Increased demand for communication devices can be traced to the revitalization of Thailand’s tourism industry—which, according to government data, accounted for 20% of the country’s GPD in 2019. Sources. Media Partners Asia. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Ookla. The Filipino Times. The Hollywood Reporter.
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It’s also posting videos on TikTok, with the goal of “creating fun”—for example, what it’s like to travel through the tube at the driveup teller. The posts are also repurposed on Instagram’s Reels, and Facebook posts are also shared on Instagram. Credit Union of Southern California, based in Anaheim, California, with $2.6 billion in assets under management.
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Source: TripAdvisor; Qualtrics
It excludes travel and event tickets, tips and digital gifts, subscriptions, payments such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers, food services and drinking place sales, and gambling and other vice goods sales.
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| Jul 28, 2023
Walmart and Delta have adopted VR for effective, immersive employee training, though high upfront costs may deter smaller companies.
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| Sep 10, 2024
Payment method optimization, which will help users optimize payment method choice by recommending stored options—such as a co-branded travel credit card when purchasing an airline ticket—that tilt rewards and benefits in their favor. Conversion boost, anyone?
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The bank expects to roll out more luxury experiences at 30 new financial center branches by 2026.
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| Oct 17, 2024
I thought I'd hit you with some Memorial Day travel stats, which I think could serve as a proxy for strong summer travel overall. Since this is pretty much the inaugural weekend of summer vacations. The AAA projects that 42.3 million Americans will travel over 50 miles from home for this Memorial Day weekend. That's a 7% increase over 2022.
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I did regretfully pick this up during my Thanksgiving travels, and I'm humbled and reminded to savor the sensation of breathing through both nostrils. So please everyone take a deep breath and remember how lucky you are. So colds can be caused by more than 200 different respiratory viruses.
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An example of this is Google’s Topics API, which can group consumers into buckets (like “Fitness” or “T°ů˛ą±ą±đ±ô & Transportation”) based on browsing data. These have limitations. “Cohorts are not usually persistent. So they can change over time, which makes measuring and retargeting a challenge,” said Mitchell. Option C: Seller-defined audiences.
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| Jan 12, 2023
It lets users do things like make retail payments, pay their bills, and book travel. Western Union’s opportunity: MoMo can help bolster Western Union’s digital remittance volume in Asia and make the firm more competitive. Western Union’s branded digital transactions increased 2% year over year (YoY) in Q4—even as total transactions slid 12% YoY.
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Source: American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA); Morning Consult
Food services and drinking place sales (i.e., restaurant sales, restaurant delivery ordered online); travel sales; event ticket sales; payments, such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers; gambling and other vice good sales.
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And we might start to see pullbacks on travel. People might have already satisfied some of their travel demand last summer, but prices for travel, hotels, airfare, all of that is going up. So I think there's only so much that's sustainable right now. Sara Lebow:. So inflation is high. We're still feeling the fatigue.
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The report claims issuers create misleading marketing materials and block or delay earned benefits. Issuers are already fighting back
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| May 10, 2024
Apparel and accessories and toys and hobbies are the only gifting categories set to outpace the ecommerce sales growth rate benchmark of 11.3% for the full holiday season, with demand for clothes staying elevated amid the return-to-office, travel, and social events. It won’t be an easy holiday season for a lot of specialty retailers.
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It excludes travel and event tickets; tips and digital gifts; subscriptions; payments such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers; food services and drinking place sales; and gambling and other vice goods sales.
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Payment providers are going all in on A2A payments despite limited retail uptake. Focusing on bill payments can help Plaid’s solution gain traction.
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Source: The Harris Poll
Luxury brands are buying up premium real estate: Kering, LVMH, and Prada are spending big to acquire flagship properties on prime retail corridors.
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| Apr 8, 2024
People use VR for all types of things, from exercise to shopping to travel planning. But for most users, VR headsets are primarily gaming platforms—and advertising remains challenging. Over 90% of VR headset users put them on to play games. No other activity exceeded 30%, according to a July 2022 study by Arris Composites.
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The number of Gen Z digital banking users will more than double between 2020 and 2026, per our forecast, as the demographic travels the path to financial independence. Many will favor digital-only accounts: We expect Gen Z digital-only bank account holders to almost triple between 2020 and 2023—and their total will more than double to 10.0 million between now and 2026.
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| May 22, 2023