Like other blogs and media in travel I also received a press release from PayPal regarding FlyMonarch allowing their customers to pay via PayPal. There has been some coverage in the Travel online space:
Travolution – FlyMonarch.com adopts PayPal system
Musings on Travel eCommerce - eBay travel rumour - Paypal and flyMonarch.com
I enquired further from Neil Gregory representing PayPal and it would seem that PayPal is starting to get a foot hold in the travel industry, especially airlines.
Neil said, "FlyMonarch is the 5th airline globally to accept PayPal. The other websites are…..United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Midwest Airlines and US Airways".
I can see PayPal taking hold across travel. There is a growing number of people that have a PayPal account (15 million in the UK!) and don't see a reason why it isn't going to become a standard a payment option for purchasing travel.
I don’t think it makes much of a difference if PayPal is owned by eBay, PayPal is now accepted as a payment type in many websites and services and is not just restricted to eBay.
Thursday, 25 October 2007
PayPal Accepted in Travel
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Looks as though using PayPal in travel is paying off - Travelmole recently reported that Monarch have topped £1m in sales through PayPal. http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127015.php?news_cat=11&pagename=searchresult
Although £1m in sales will be only a small percentage of total sales, it is a start.
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