Las Vegas is booming. No better time than the present to book that trip, but wait, how do you pay for it?

Travel has become increasingly expensive hence the growing popularity of “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) options. For those of you who have taken a cruise, you already know payment plans have existed for years. Cruisers typically plan for those sailings months in advance allowing them plenty of time to pay off the balance prior to sailing.

The BNPL operates under a different model allowing consumers to pay for trips even after travel is concluded. For Europeans, the flexibility to pay for a vacation in installments is exceedingly popular. The concept is beginning to take root in the United States. Here’s how one plan works.

Uplift, a Buy Now, Pay Later solution serving the world’s top travel brands, has launched a new partnership with Las Vegas travel booking platform Vegas.com. According to travel booking data from Uplift, domestic travel is heating up in the U.S., with air travel bookings up 73% compared to a year ago. 

The Uplift Leisure Travel Trend Tracker reveals that Las Vegas is named the second most popular U.S. city destination for travelers this summer with Florida taking the first spot. According to Uplift, Nevada travel bookings increased 97% since Q4 2020 in addition, Florida has increased 134%. 

Customers can book many of the most popular hotels, and packages via Vegas.com mobile website while using Uplift’s flexible payment options to pay for their trip. By using Uplift as a Buy Now, Pay Later payment option, consumers can book their Las Vegas vacation at any time and spread the cost of the trip over affordable monthly payments. Additional applications on desktop along with booking airfare, shows and attractions will follow later this summer.

Uplift is seamlessly integrated into the Vegas.com booking process. When booking a trip on Vegas.com, customers have the option to use Uplift to Buy Now, Pay Later. During the booking and payment process, consumers are able to see the total cost of their trip (including details on their future monthly payments), giving them full visibility of their travel costs while enabling them to closely manage their budget. Uplift’s flexible payment options are available on Vegas.com for purchases beginning at $200 with no down payment required at the time of booking.

How it works

As an example of how the installment pricing works: instead of paying $1,000 upfront for airfare and hotel, a customer can book their trip today with zero down, and spread the cost of their trip over 6 months at $174 per month or 11 monthly payments at $98 per month.

Uplift partners with dozens of the world’s leading airlines, cruise lines, resorts and other major travel brands to offer BNPL payment options to help more people get the travel experiences that they deserve. Uplift is offered on more than 75% of incoming flights into Las Vegas. 

A couple of other companies in the BNPL space include: Quadpay, Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna.

Several online travel agencies (OTA’s) also offer payment options. Expedia, Priceline, Airbnb and Hotels.com to name a few.

Buyer Beware

Please keep in mind there are costs and interest rates associated with the BNPL plans. Think of these plans as an online or virtual credit card. Several companies base interest rates on your credit score. Make sure you read the fine print and cancellation options, whether you cancel the trip, or say an airline cancels a flight. You might one to consider travel insurance. There are several companies that offer cancel-for-any-reason insurance.

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