Global travel platform Agoda has announced its partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer interest-free credit card installments across its booking platform. Agoda will be the first global Online Travel Agency (OTA) to offer this payment option with Visa in the Asia Pacific region.

Travellers visiting the United Arab Emirates spent four per cent more last year on their bank cards than in 2017, according to a new report from card company Visa.

Visa and Jumeirah Group have signed a multi-year partnership agreement. As part of the partnership, Visa cardholders across the Middle East and North Africa will have access to a series of value-added cardholder benefits at Jumeirah properties which will be rolled out throughout the course of the agreement.

Government officials in the UK have announced a new two-year visa for Chinese nations wishing to visit the country. Beginning on Monday, it will enable visitors from China to make multiple trips to the UK for longer periods, the government said in a statement.

Navigating the ins and outs of passport and visa processing can be extremely difficult, often requiring hours of research, hours of document preparation, and sometimes even long distance travel.  Luckily, Passport Health’s new visa and passport processing service looks to end the hassle and create a one-stop-shop for all of your pre-travel health and documentation needs.

Visa Europe and Conferma have announced an agreement to make the Conferma Virtual Travel Account platform and network available to Visa Europe members – banks and other payment service providers from 37 countries across Europe – and their commercial customers. Virtual Travel Accounts offer customers greater efficiency and control when paying for business travel.