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Fora just raised US$13.5 million in funding for its "business-in-a-box" concept.

This startup wants to help people become travel agentsFora is looking at reinventing the travel agent model by combining the best bits of an OTA with the best bits of an agency.

The Sabre Virtual Payments proposition was built on the company's years-long relationship with Conferma Pay.

Sabre sharpens payment solutions with Conferma acquisitionSabre has acquired Conferma Pay in a bid to advance technologies and virtual payments in travel.

Travellers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines have an easier and cheaper solution now to pay for products within each other’s countries.

Scan to pay makes travel a lot easier in Southeast AsiaTravellers can soon scan QR codes to pay for trips and bypass the rising US currency across five Southeast Asian countries.

Cybersecurity revenues will amount to $2.1 billion by 2025 just from the travel and tourism industry alone.

Travel companies, start taking cybersecurity seriouslyWith cyberattacks running rampant especially in the tourism industry, travel companies need to up the ante on cybersecurity...

Governments that fail to address remote work in immigration policies is “a missed opportunity”, says a new report from the Migration Policy Institute.

Hey digital nomads, it's not just about BaliCountries around the world are offering remote workers love and amazing locations.

20% of millennials in Singapore own a YouTrip card, and the waiting time for a card is now two to four weeks long.

As borders reopen, YouTrip pushes borderless travel productsThe pandemic inspired YouTrip to launch a SME corporate card and travel insurance packages.

The threat is real — scammers are masquerading as international travel brands such as Accor, Panorama Tours, Meritus Hotels and more.

Cyber attacks now a fast-growing risk in travelMore cyber criminals are targeting travel companies and consumers as travel picks up.

Improving the traveller experience and increasing revenue through payments are cited as the top reasons driving fintech investment, according to Amadeus.

Fintech in travel is on fire80% of travel businesses plan to match or go beyond 2019 investment in fintech and payment in 2022.

Who cares wins in the great trust challenge.

Travel brands, stay cool but don't be creepyAdobe to marketers: Trust is earned – or broken – with every experience.

Virtual travellers who successfully navigate M Social Decentraland’s obstacle course in the metaverse may be rewarded with real-world hotel prizes.

M Social stamps its ‘M’ in the metaverseTravellers can now virtually check into the world's first metaverse hotel for a peek of a new kind of real estate — and...