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Travel Agent NewsThe Singapore-based agency will be the exclusive service provider for One Global in Asia.

Citystate Travel to service Asia business for One Global

By Michael B. Baker

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Dec 14, 2022

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Singapore-based Citystate Travel has joined the recently launched One Global alliance of travel management companies.

Singapore-based Citystate Travel has joined the recently launched One Global alliance of travel management companies. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/makibestphoto

Singapore-based Citystate Travel has joined the recently launched One Global alliance of travel management companies and will be the exclusive service provider for Asia in the partnership, One Global announced.

Citystate is a long-time partner of both World Travel and Clarity Business Travel, the two TMCs that launched One Global in October as an alternative to TMC networks, covering global needs for clients with a single technology platform but with market exclusivity for participating TMCs.

Ontario-based Travelpath and Stockholm-based Big Travel were announced as the group's initial partners in recent weeks.

Citystate last year also acquired Fortune Travel, one of Singapore's largest local corporate travel agencies.

Source: BTN

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