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TravelDailyNews International | February 20, 2020

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has signed an agreement to acquire Traveller Statistics from The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Under the agreement, on May 1, 2020 ForwardKeys will take over direct responsibility for providing information on travellers and on travel trends to former NPD clients in the travel retail niche....

Buying Business Travel | February 17, 2020

Wings Travel Management has signed an agreement with Sabre Corporation to enhance its multi-national content and technology capabilities. The TMC’s consultants are now able to leverage the GDS technology, data-driven insights and interface of the Sabre Red 360 travel agency desktop, which it said can help it offer a greater choice of air fares, hotel rates and booking options. According to Sabre, the platform is fully integrated with Wings’ proprietary mid and back-office system, Tra...

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Agoda | June 14, 2022

On June 13, payment network Affirm announced a partnership with global travel platform Agoda. Agoda is part of Booking Holdings, the world’s leading online travel and related services provider. This partnership allows eligible travelers to book their hotel stays for upcoming trips across the Agoda platform via app and web. In addition, they can pay over time for bookings exceeding $50. When travelers choose Affirm as a checkout action on Agoda, those eligible can split the t...

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Travelner | February 10, 2022

The pandemic in general, and the outbreak of Omicron recently, have created a much broader awareness of travel insurance. “What happens if I get Covid during travel?” is for sure the most frequently asked question by travelers worldwide. The answer is in fact, very simple: “Insurance".Many travel insurance companies are now offering travel insurance packages that include the medical coverages of Covid-19. But would it benefit travelers in light of the new Omicron variant o...