UAE-Based OTA Musafir Signs with Mastercard

Dubai-based online travel agency Musafir is partnering with Mastercard to digitize payment flows and launch “new innovative payment products” for both corporate and leisure customers, the agency announced.

Musafir, which claims to be United Arab Emirates’ first OTA and reports more than 1,700 companies across the Middle East and North Africa on its business platform, has signed an exclusive partnership with Mastercard to develop solutions in the region. That will include integration with expense management tools for corporate customers, according to Musafir.

Musafir also recently launched a business travel management tool to provide companies automated approval workflows and travel policy compliance controls. The OTA said it plans to add four new international locations by the end of this year.

Michael B. Baker  www.businesstravelnews.com