Fareportal and Klook Join Forces on Consumer Travel Experience

Agreement expands in-destination activities available on OTAs

Continuing their mission of “Uniting People & Places Across the Planet” Fareportal Inc. has entered into an agreement with Klook to provide comprehensive in-destination activities to CheapOair and One Travel customers worldwide.

“Customers are looking for a simple way to create their vacation itineraries. OTAs must be able to provide services beyond airline tickets and transportation options. Klook further enriches our ability to offer our customers fun and exciting things to do once they arrive at their destination,” commented Werner Kunz-Cho, CEO of Fareportal.

The agreement underlines Fareportal’s commitment to providing a comprehensive travel booking platform to the vacationing public, including access to shows & attractions, tours, activities, food & dining, and special events worldwide.

Kunz-Cho continues, “We evaluated many options and are confident that Klook provides the highest quality content available in the travel & activities space. Since 2014, they have established themselves as a global leader in vacation activity planning.”

“We are delighted to partner with Fareportal and to bring the best things-to-do and services to CheapOair and One Travel customers across the globe. The need to explore and discover new experiences remains strong despite current restrictions and this integration will provide customers with a more seamless and mobile-first experience,” said Gianluigi Bazzini, Associate Director, Global Partnerships & Affiliates, Klook.

The content is now available on CheapOair and will be expanded to One Travel in the coming months. This expansion happens as the travel industry continues to experience increasing interest in 2021 travel from the American consumer.

About Fareportal  
Fareportal is a travel technology company powering a next-generation travel concierge service. Utilizing its innovative technology and company owned and operated global contact centers, Fareportal has built strong industry partnerships providing customers access to over 600 airlines, a million hotels, and hundreds of car rental companies around the globe. With a portfolio of consumer travel brands including CheapOair and One Travel, Fareportal enables consumers to book online, on mobile apps for iOS and Android, by phone, or live chat. Fareportal provides its airline partners with access to a broad customer base that books high-yielding international and domestic flight, hotel, and other travel and add-on ancillaries.

About Klook
Founded in 2014, Klook is a world-leading travel and leisure booking platform. Klook empowers users around the world to discover and book the best experiences and services anywhere, anytime. It provides a seamless way for users to explore popular attractions, tours, local transportation, food and beverage, and unique experiences at home or around the world on Klook’s website and award-winning app (consecutive Best of Year awarded by Google Play and Apple App Store). Each day, users indulge in their wanderlust and spontaneity through over 100,000 offerings in more than 400 destinations.

Klook’s services are available in 14 languages, supporting 41 currencies. Get inspired by Klook at www.klook.com, the company blog, or @Klook.

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International Air Traveler Count Increasing

Airline ticket sales illustrate growing confidence in visiting the USA

Some heartening news for the US travel industry, and the US economy, as leading online travel agency CheapOair sheds some light on interest in international to domestic airline tickets purchased through the end of March 2021. 

Overall, the indicators for incoming international visitors are very positive.  CheapOair’s data shows a global increase of 64% when comparing March activity to that of January 2021.

“The figures are really good news.  We all know that Covid caused a precipitous drop in the number of international travelers booking flights to the United States last year.  We believe there is a correlation between the great work being done in this country to get vaccines administered and the uptick in interest in travel to the US,” commented Glenn Cusano, Co-CEO and CFO of Fareportal, the parent company of CheapOair and One Travel.

Country Origin to USA Flight Tickets Purchased% increase January to march
Israel154%
Bahamas119%
India87%
Mexico74%
Germany69%
Italy44%
Costa Rica43%
France42%
Colombia31%
Great Britain27%

Cusano continues, “Tourism means more than airline tickets.  Restaurants, hotels, tours and attractions, and retail sales in general benefit from the presence of our international visitors.  The latest CDC vaccination information shows that 32.6% of Americans have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.  As those percentages increase, we expect to see further growth in international visitors to the USA.”

Increasing willingness to travel comes as welcome news for the hard-hit travel and tourism industry.

About CheapOair
CheapOair is an online travel agency that specializes in providing cheap flights and great last-minute flight deals for travelers worldwide. Consumers can book online, on mobile apps for iOS and Android, by phone or live chat. Part of Fareportal’s family of travel brands, CheapOair bridges the gap between an online travel agency and a traditional agency with travel agents available worldwide to help find great deals on flights to global destinations on over 600 airlines, a million hotels, and 100s of car rental companies. Follow CheapOair on FacebookTwitter, and Instagram for travel inspiration and helpful travel tips. 

About Fareportal  
Fareportal is a travel technology company powering a next-generation travel concierge service. Utilizing its innovative technology and company owned and operated global contact centers, Fareportal has built strong industry partnerships providing customers access to over 600 airlines, a million hotels, and hundreds of car rental companies around the globe. With a portfolio of consumer travel brands including CheapOair and One Travel, Fareportal enables consumers to book online, on mobile apps for iOS and Android, by phone, or live chat. Fareportal provides its airline partners with access to a broad customer base that books high-yielding international and domestic flight, hotel and other travel and add-on ancillaries. 

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