January 29, 2025

🛫 Insurtech provider battleface partners with WINGIE, a leading travel marketplace in the MENA region, offering services from over 450 airlines. The collaboration integrates battleface's travel insurance into Wingie's booking process, providing users with the Global Protection Plan, including 24/7 emergency and travel assistance. Michael Barta, battleface's managing director for Europe, highlights comprehensive benefits such as travel medical expense coverage and trip interruption. Orkun Ozkan of Wingie emphasizes enhanced customer travel experience and peace of mind.

🏙 Luxurist, a new luxury travel ecosystem, launched today, aiming to redefine the B2B premiere travel market. Powered by HBX Group, the platform boasts over 3,300 properties in 141 countries, known as La Collection. It enables luxury travel advisors to provide exceptional service and experiences, meeting the high demands of today's luxury travelers. Initially live in the US, expansion to European markets is expected within the year.

📌 Travel Ledger, an automated accounts receivable and payable platform for travel, integrates with Revolut, Europe's rapidly expanding bank. The partnership allows travel businesses to manage B2B payments through Travel Ledger using Revolut Business accounts. This streamlines business banking activities like payment collection, merchant services, foreign exchange, and supplier settlements. The API integration is particularly advantageous for SMEs, supporting Travel Ledger's aim to be a key component in the travel industry's business banking ecosystem. CEO Roberto Da Re highlights the move's alignment with SMEs' financial consolidation needs.

🚢 Odysseus, a cruise booking engine specialist, integrates live booking for Atlas Ocean Voyages, offering travel advisors yacht-style itineraries. CEOs Monish Luthra (Odysseus) and James Rodriguez (Atlas) highlight the partnership's benefits for providing adventure-filled travel options and empowering advisors with effective booking tools. The integration reflects a commitment to exceptional client experiences.