KAYAK and Affirm Partner to Help Travelers Book Now and Pay Over Time
26 January 2023 - 01:00AM
Business Wire
Now, eligible travelers can book their next
trip and pay over time with no hidden or late fees
Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers
consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a
partnership with KAYAK, the world's leading travel search engine,
making Affirm the company’s exclusive pay-over-time provider in the
U.S. Now travelers have greater spending power and payment
flexibility when booking trips on KAYAK.
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According to KAYAK search data, flight prices are up 40% year
over year. But high prices do not appear to be discouraging
travelers from getting a trip on the books in 2023 – overall search
demand is up 46% year over year. KAYAK is teaming up with Affirm to
make it easier to plan and pay for trips over time this year,
empowering even more people to travel.
By selecting Affirm at checkout on KAYAK.com, approved KAYAK
travelers can split the total cost of flights, accommodations, and
rental and car sharing over $150 into monthly payments. From there,
travelers will see the total cost of their purchase and will never
pay more than they agree to upfront, as there are no late or hidden
fees when paying over time with Affirm.
“It’s good to have choices, especially in this economy. In
addition to showing travelers all their options on KAYAK, Affirm
gives travelers the ability to plan how they pay,” said Paul
Jacobs, GM and VP of KAYAK North America.
“This past fall, Affirm's consumers increased purchases at
airlines over seven times compared to the prior year, demonstrating
higher consumer demand for payment flexibility when booking
travel,” said Geoff Kott, Chief Revenue Officer at Affirm. “By
partnering with KAYAK, we are able to bring consumers a flexible
and transparent way to pay for travel, especially at a time when
many are looking for ways to regain financial control and spending
power amidst rising costs.”
KAYAK joins Affirm’s network of nearly 15 million consumers and
245,000 merchants, including American Airlines, Vrbo, Vacasa,
Priceline, and more. By offering Affirm at checkout, merchants can
reach new customers, drive overall sales, increase average order
value and customer repurchase rates.
About Affirm
Affirm’s mission is to deliver honest financial products that
improve lives. By building a new kind of payment network — one
based on trust, transparency and putting people first — we empower
millions of consumers to spend and save responsibly, and give
thousands of businesses the tools to fuel growth. Unlike most
credit cards and other pay-over-time options, we show consumers
exactly what they will pay up front, never increase that amount,
and never charge any late or hidden fees. Follow Affirm on social
media: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter.
About KAYAK
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's
leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our
platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental
car and vacation packages. We also support business travelers with
KAYAK for Business, our free corporate travel solution, and are
transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new hotel
and accommodation software. For more information, visit
www.KAYAK.com.
Payment options through Affirm are subject to eligibility, and
are provided by these lending partners: affirm.com/lenders. CA
residents: Loans by Affirm Loan Services, LLC are made or arranged
pursuant to California Finance Lender license 60DBO-111681.
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