SINGAPORE, 26 August 2026: Flight Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) corporate division has posted record transaction value (TTV) and revenue, with its USA business crossing the USD2 billion TTV mark for the first time.

The landmark result was revealed as part of the group’s end-of-financial-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange.

FCM Travel Asia Managing Director, Vicki Parris, said the results came against a rapidly changing business travel landscape.

“FY26 has reinforced just how quickly the business travel landscape can change. Geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and the rapid evolution of AI have all challenged organisations to rethink how they manage travel. “Yet across Asia, business travel has remained a strategic investment as companies continue to expand and bring increasingly regional workforces together.

“Customer expectations are moving just as quickly. Organisations want more than efficient travel management; they’re looking for technology that makes travel easier to manage, backed by trusted advice and people who understand the markets they operate in. For us, that has created a real opportunity to keep raising the bar on what managed travel can deliver,” she explained.

“There’s plenty to be proud of in how we’ve responded to that opportunity across Asia in FY26. Our accelerated growth across our emerging markets, with Southeast Asia and Greater China delivering exceptional growth and nearly doubling in scale from FY25. “We’ve also made great strides in technology. In Japan, we launched our proprietary domestic booking solution, bringing more local content through a simpler, more seamless booking experience.

“Together with the continued evolution of Sam and our AI capabilities, we’re giving customers the benefits of globally connected technology while responding to the very different needs of individual markets across Asia.”

FCTG Global reports new wins

FCTG Global Corporate CEO Chris Galanty said: “It was a record year for TTV and revenue, and the productivity work we’ve been putting in for several years is really showing up in the result. This is despite headwinds, including the conflict in the Middle East, which affected businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Europe. We’re operating in a world that keeps throwing curveballs, and our teams navigated that really well.”

“The US was a standout. Corporate TTV in the market surpassed USD2 billion for the first time,” commented Galanty. “The US is the largest travel market in the world, and we still only hold a small share of it. That tells you how much room we have to keep growing there.”

Closer to home, the ANZ Corporate business had its best year for both TTV and profit, strengthening its position as the number one player in the local market. Much of the year’s profit growth has come from what Mr Galanty calls “productive operations,” a multi-year effort to modernise the way the business runs.

“We’ve automated more of the process and given customers the tools to do more themselves when that’s what they want,” Galanty said. “What I’m proudest of is that this hasn’t come at the expense of service. We hit record SLA, NPS and CSAT scores this year. Productivity and customer experience have moved together, not against each other.

“Our focus is now shifting from productivity to growth. We’ve done the hard work of transforming the business; now the job is to take this proposition to market and win more customers. We’ll be investing more in sales and marketing this year, and next, than we ever have before,” he concluded.

(Source: FCTG)

SINGAPORE, 28 August 2026: Digital travel platform Agoda has announced that the electricity consumed by its eligible IT infrastructure hosted at NTT Global Data Centres’ Singapore facility is matched with 100% locally generated renewable energy certificates. 

The move forms part of Agoda’s collaboration with NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, to make its Singapore IT operations more energy efficient while maintaining the performance, availability and reliability required to serve millions of travellers worldwide.

NTT Global Data Centres’ Singapore facility holds BCA Green Mark Platinum and LEED Gold certifications. Alongside the renewable energy certificate coverage, the collaboration includes measures to reduce electricity use across Agoda’s servers and cooling systems.

Singapore Country Head for NTT Global Data Centres, Tadaaki Arimura, said: “Sustainable infrastructure is most effective when it is practical, measurable and built into day-to-day operations. Our work with Agoda shows how data centre efficiency can support business growth while helping reduce environmental impact.”

Based on Agoda’s internal 2026 measurements, Agoda lowered energy use by up to 16% for eligible workloads through dynamic power management, allowing servers to use less power when full processing capacity is not required. 

Agoda also reduced cooling-related energy use by approximately 40% per eligible server by adjusting fan speeds as needed, compared with running them at maximum speed. NTT Global Data Centres complements these efforts through facility-level airflow and cooling management.

Agoda, VP of Global IT Infrastructure Paolo Prinsecchi said: “At Agoda, we are always looking for practical ways to operate our IT infrastructure more efficiently and responsibly. 

“By partnering with the right colocation provider, such as NTT Global Data Centres, and optimising how we use our infrastructure and hardware, we can support more sustainable growth while maintaining the seamless experience our users expect from our platform.”

(Source: Agoda)

SINGAPORE, 28 August 2026: Klook, a leading pan-regional experiences platform in Asia Pacific, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard to facilitate consumer payments and enhance the travel experience.

The collaboration is built on three strategic pillars: enhancing cardholder value, unlocking new travel and lifestyle opportunities, and advancing innovative payment experiences. Together, these initiatives are designed to address the evolving expectations of travellers across Asia Pacific, as identified in Klook’s Travel Pulse 2026.

The Klook Travel Pulse research underscores a growing trend among travellers seeking meaningful, experience-led journeys alongside the best value. 

While 47% of APAC consumers actively seek deals, discounts and bundled offers, and 42% book earlier to secure better prices, travel decisions are increasingly being driven by experiences. More than half of travellers no longer begin with a destination in mind, with 23% choosing their destination based on a specific activity and 73% willing to visit a lesser-known city for a unique event.

Against this backdrop, the Klook–Mastercard collaboration will introduce a range of propositions designed to bring more value to travellers, with exclusive discounts and privileges for Mastercard cardholders ahead of the year-end travel period. This collaboration lays the groundwork for a growing pipeline of entertainment benefits, with more exciting opportunities to be announced as the collaboration deepens.

“Experiences give travel meaning, creating moments that become lasting memories,” said Klook Co-Founder and President Eric Gnock Fah. “By combining Klook’s experiences platform with Mastercard’s global network and trusted payments infrastructure, we can help travellers discover more, unlock greater value, and spend less time planning and more time experiencing the world.”

“The future of travel will be shaped by ecosystems that bring together the best of technology, payments and experiences. Through collaborations with industry leaders like Klook, with their deep insights on travellers, Mastercard is helping create more personalised, rewarding and seamless journeys across the region. Together, we’re unlocking new ways for consumers to discover, access and enjoy the experiences that matter most to them,” said Mastercard Executive Vice President, Market Development, Asia Pacific, Peter Robejsek.

Looking ahead, Klook and Mastercard will explore opportunities to further strengthen their collaboration across a range of strategic growth areas, from deepening data collaboration to evaluating next-generation payment innovations. Together, the companies aim to unlock new value for travellers and help shape the future of connected travel experiences.

(Source: Klook)