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Travel Daily Media | January 13, 2020

Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, and Grab, the super app company in Southeast Asia, have announced the launch of a new product, Travel Cover. It is a simple and rewarding way for users to purchase travel insurance anytime, anywhere right up till the moment of departure. Users who purchase it can save their travel profiles on the Grab app, making future purchases easy and convenient. Additionally, Grab users will be rewarded with discounts ...

Travel Weekly | January 21, 2020

Troovo technologies has announced it has been granted a us patent for its virtual travel payment offering. The Australian-based company’s patent covers the ability to utilise robotic process automation (RPA) technology rather than a person to analyse a travel booking and generate a virtual credit card based on the data in the booking. CEO Kurt Knackstedt noted that, unlike Troovo, other virtual payment generation products require some form of manual intervention, validation or user interfa...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Google Travel | June 01, 2021

Google is making moves that further blur the line between hotels and private accommodations. The search giant says searches for “beach rentals” and “staycations” grew by more than 100% globally in the last year. It wants to better serve that interest by combining vacation rentals and hotels in one comprehensive search result for a destination. The “vacation rentals” filter – launched in 2019 – remains for users that wa...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

FocusPoint International | June 16, 2022

On June 15, FocusPoint International, a market-leading global assistance company, announced launch of its CAP Tripside Assistance (CAP) service plan at their recent ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating their new 22, 000 square foot South Florida headquarters and Crisis Response Center (CRC) located in Plantation, Fla. The launch of this domestic travel protection package under CAP for vacations and excursions for Americans traveling within the USA is a result of the success of the...