Expedia Taps Upgrade’s FlexPay to Bring Cruise Vacations to Travelers

• Expedia is partnering with fintech company Upgrade to offer Flex Pay, a BNPL solution that lets travelers pay for cruises in monthly installments, making luxury vacations more accessible.
• Flex Pay supports payments across Expedia’s platforms and 750 travel and retail brands.
• The partnership will assist travelers in managing their costs and will help cruise operators boost bookings, conversions, and order values.

Online travel booking company Expedia is partnering with mobile banking and lending fintech Upgrade to make its cruise booking services more accessible.

Specifically, Expedia is using Flex Pay, Upgrade’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution to enable travelers to pay for their cruise vacations in monthly installments. Consumers in the US and Canada will be able to book cruise experiences on 750 travel and retail brands via Expedia Cruises, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com using Flex Pay.

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