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Amex also partnered with streaming platform Max to offer exclusive travel experiences in honor of season three of HBO鈥檚 鈥淭he White Lotus.鈥�. Efforts like these are paying off: Amex added 3.4 million new cards during the quarter, with millennials and Gen Zers making up more than 60% of its new accounts globally. What鈥檚 next?

Demos show it generating stock analysis, planning travel itineraries, and building websites with minimal human input. It鈥檚 hinting at operators, the next phase of AI evolution. Here are some examples of what Manus AI can do:. Autonomous task execution: Manus completes multistep workflows independently, from financial analysis to making decisions and solving problems.

Retailers far outrank financial service, travel, and ride-sharing platforms in terms of traffic, according to Comscore. As these non-retail industries invest in ad networks, they鈥檒l need partnerships with other industries like CTV to provide inventory that will actually reach consumers. This was originally featured in the Retail Media Weekly newsletter.

Cannes Lions offers a discounted pass for creators, but travel and expenses add up. Our take: Taking home an award is a major mark of prestige for any creator. But the real win for creators and brands at Cannes Lions is the chance to meet, learn from each other, and strike a deal.

Entertainment and travel are major drivers, with spending in these categories up 25.5% YoY and 13.8% YoY on a six-month moving average in February, respectively. However, Gen Z is spending nearly twice as much as they have in savings, highlighting the generation鈥檚 growing financial strain due to high living costs.

Industries including financial services, travel, and fitness have begun launching media networks due to their ability to drive growth. US commerce media ad spend鈥攚hich includes financial, travel, and retail media鈥攚ill grow 21.8% this year, reaching $68.69 billion, per our December 2024 forecast. This was originally featured in the Retail Media Weekly newsletter.

That pullback hits hardest in categories like apparel, home goods, and travel, which depend on consumer confidence. At the same time, brands must balance the need to protect their margins against mounting pricing pushback. Without transparency and a strong value story, price hikes can erode trust and loyalty鈥攄emanding agility and deeper consumer insight.

Lifestyle-focused banking perks such as cashback on essential expenses, travel benefits, or financial incentives for healthy spending habits.

Digital ad spending growth in Canada continues apace, driven in large part by key industries tied most closely to the digital economy. Our rankings show that retail and CPG lead the way, while sectors like travel and automotive are still recovering from hard times during the pandemic.

Strong customer perks: Cashback on spending, competitive exchange rates for travel, and good (though declining) savings interest rates are frequently praised. Excellent customer service: Quick, professional, and accessible support via online chat, with fewer delays compared with other banks. By comparison, the common themes among RBS reviews include:.

A) File their taxes B) Book their travel C) Write their cover letters D) Make a restaurant reservation. While Gen Z would use AI for travel inspiration and research, only 8% would let AI book their entire trip, according to Contiki鈥檚 annual 鈥淰oice of a Generation鈥� survey. 77% admitted they hadn鈥檛 used AI for any part of their travel planning. February 18, 2025.

Meituan鈥攁 multiservice ecommerce platform akin to DoorDash, Uber, Expedia, and Groupon rolled into one鈥攚ill be No. 1 in ad revenue growth in 2025 as consumer appetites for deals on travel and restaurants increase. At the same time, Baidu鈥檚 ad revenues will decrease 4.9% due to traditional search鈥檚 struggle as consumers turn to digital commerce and video content.

Australia-based travel insurer World Nomads collaborated with UK-based specialist insurance, loyalty, and travel services provider Collinson Group to roll out a parametric travel insurance product to customers in the UK and Ireland.

Retail and travel both have very large ecommerce businesses. Travel will generate $305.89 billion in digital sales and retail, almost $1.2 trillion in 2024, per our forecasts. These two sectors also concentrate on converting demand instead of creating demand. That led both to be early and large direct-response advertisers in the pre-digital era.

Horizon Media鈥檚 2024 Subcultures Field Guide studied niche consumer groups that spanned from "Extreme Paw-rents,鈥� or those who spend a lot of time and money taking care of their pets, to 鈥淒ark Tourists鈥� who travel in search of ghost towns and haunted spaces. 85% of U.S. adults gravitate toward hobbies and passions that transcend age, according to Horizon Media. 69% of adults are more influenced to buy a

Singapore鈥檚 retail sector is weighed down by high inflation, cautious spending, and a delayed tourism recovery. Retail sales growth in Singapore slowed from 2.8% in 2023 to 1.9% in 2024, reaching $37.13 billion, while retail ecommerce sales growth slipped from -0.5% to -1.7% during the same period.

This shift away from humans in the driver鈥檚 seat creates new opportunities for media companies and advertisers to capture attention during travel time. AI gets personal with autonomous agents and digital twins. AI assistants are on the move. AI-powered assistants are evolving beyond simple commands to become more capable companions.

Travel and entertainment (T&E) billed business shot up 10% YoY. This was led by airline spend which grew 13% YoY, compared to just 6% YoY the prior year. 鈥淩obust holiday spend鈥� boosted overall growth, Amex CEO Steve Squeri said鈥攁cross both goods and services (G&S) and T&E. We forecast that total US holiday retail sales grew 4.3% YoY.

Food and drink and travel are the most reliant on cookies for US programmatic ad buys, according to Q1 2024 data by 33Across.

Push notification trends highlight industry differences: Retail and media excel with tailored strategies, while travel struggles with lower engagement.

The travel booking site partnered with Stripe and Klarna to offer BNPL and smoother bank transfers.

鈥淔or example, in the same way that a travel agent could historically help you find the perfect vacation, a software agent can help you find what you鈥檙e seeking to consume or purchase, moving us into the era where brand agents can have conversations with people and even with other companies and their agents.鈥�.

For example, Citi linked its installment offering to its travel booking platform in September 2024. And Chase launched a Travel Now, Pay Later program in July. Consumers tend to use these in addition to fintech-based plans, which could tamp down BNPL spend per user. Despite merchant interest, A2A payment adoption faces an uphill battle. Consumer A2A payment adoption at the POS is minimal.

GMV from travel increased 42% over the same period. Expanding beyond traditional retail categories is also paying off: Professional and legal services GMV surged 60% YoY. Affirm Card GMV jumped up 113% YoY. Affirm said redesigning its app to promote the card drove volume. Loans with 0% APR also shot up 70% YoY in Q2.