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Manila, Philippines – Philippine Airlines (PAL) joined forces with travel technology company Expedia Group to launch its one-stop travel website, PAL Holidays, that offers travellers a convenient and comprehensive platform for all their travel needs.

Powered by Expedia Group’s White Label Template technology, the all-in-one travel website is designed to help passengers effortlessly plan and book their entire journey with PAL.

PAL Holidays offers a convenient location for passengers to book all their travel essentials, including their PAL flights, hotel accommodations, transportation, and other travel activities. This means that travellers can tailor their preferred itinerary without the hassle of having to juggle multiple booking websites.

The partnership between PAL and Expedia Group will also allow travellers using the new platform to access over 900,000 properties worldwide. The global travel platform brings with it a wide selection of accommodations that fit a traveller’s preferences and budget.

In line with this launch, PAL Holidays will also feature exciting promotional deals and exclusive offers aimed at encouraging travellers to explore more destinations with their loved ones.

The launch of PAL Holiday marks a significant milestone for the airline in its commitment to enhancing the travel experience of its valued customers. The new site is now live in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Philippines.

Bud Britanico, VP for Sales at Philippine Airlines, said, “We are thrilled to introduce PAL Holidays, our new one-stop booking platform that simplifies and enhances the travel planning process for our passengers. By partnering with Expedia, we are confident that our customers will enjoy unparalleled access to a superior range of great offers for hotels, experiences, and transport that can go together with the Philippine Airlines flights that they book. PAL Holidays reflects our dedication to providing exceptional travel experiences, and we look forward to serving our customers in a more convenient and efficient way.” 

Meanwhile, Greg Schulze, senior vice president for strategic travel partners at Expedia Group, also shared, “We are thrilled to team up with Philippine Airlines for PAL Holidays. We share the same vision of transforming and easing the way travellers plan and book their journeys. With our combined expertise and service, we are excited to offer a seamless travel platform that will be of great help to travellers.” 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Tourism Malaysia, an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia, has partnered with global travel platform Expedia Group, for a joint-marketing collaboration to support Malaysia’s domestic and international efforts to promote tourism in Malaysia.

Aligned with Tourism Malaysia’s tourism promotion strategies, the agreement will see both parties embark on an Expedia Group Media Solutions global campaign to promote inbound travel from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to Malaysia. It will spotlight Malaysia’s hidden and unique tourist attractions, as well as promote the variety of accommodations to Expedia Group’s more than 750 million monthly visitors globally.

Moreover, the collaboration will support the country’s target of achieving two million tourist arrivals and RM8.6b in tourist spending, set for its national ‘Malaysia Truly Asia 2022’ campaign.

Doug Park, Expedia Group Media Solutions’ vice president of operations and services, said, “As the world’s travel platform, Expedia Group is proud to be embarking on this journey with Tourism Malaysia to promote and help Malaysia rebuild its reign as a top tourist destination in the region, connecting Malaysia’s tourism industry to millions of travellers in Expedia Group’s worldwide network.”

Meanwhile, Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Binti Shukri, the minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, said, “The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer a stranger to us, and we have become comfortable with this new norm. It is only crucial for the tourism industry to step onto the bandwagon and be one with this new trend and lifestyle.”

Aside from boosting promotion internationally, Tourism Malaysia is also continuing with its focus on further enhancing its domestic promotion with the local media. In addition, the agency has introduced nine mainstream and new media, namely ASTRO, Media Prima Omnia, Star Media Group, RTM, Sinar Harian, Nanyang Siang Pau, Borneo Post, Free Malaysia Today, and BFM 89.9 Radio, as well as two ambient media which are KLIA TV and AEON, who will work together with Tourism Malaysia in enhancing the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia Campaign for the year 2022, to produce a series of branded contents and niche programmes emphasising on the PRE 2.0 projects, to cater for the local market.

“Tourism Malaysia will be intensifying the campaign together with these respective platforms through various means, including electronics, print, and digital, covering tourist destinations within Malaysia. A special thanks to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Malaysia (KPKT) for providing us with their digital billboards across the states in Malaysia,” added Shukri.