How Credit Card Issuers Define ‘Travel’
In the credit card industry, the term “travel purchases” includes a broad range of spending. Problem is, the types of spending that count as a travel purchase on one card…
Why Intentional, AI-Enabled Work Trips Will Define 2026
Even before the dawn of modern transportation options, business travel has always been essential to how organizations operate, compete, and grow. As we move into 2026, the latest data confirms…
20 Years After Katrina, Hotels Define New Orleans. Everything Else Barely Registers
This is the second installment of Bisnow’s two-part project marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, examining how New Orleans’ commercial real estate market has — and hasn’t — rebuilt…
How Issuers Define Travel: What Is Considered A Travel Purchase?
Key takeaways Rewards credit cards that offer travel-related benefits often come with restrictions on what’s considered a travel purchase. In addition to issuer-specific rules, merchant category codes affect whether individual…