WegoPro will launch in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Egypt.
DUBAI – We are goingthe online travel marketplace in the MENA region, announces the launch of WegoProa modern platform that simplifies business travel and expense management for companies worldwide.
Formerly known as Travelstop, WegoPro debuted in 7 key markets in the MENA region, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Egypt. The rebranding follows Wego’s acquisition of Travelstop in September 2023, which reinforces Wego’s commitment to offering end-to-end travel solutions to businesses in the region.
Market research firms forecast that the global business travel market will be valued at more than US$1.8 trillion by 2027 and will return to pre-pandemic levels of US$1.4 trillion this year. A significant portion of this growth is expected to come from markets in Asia and the MENA region. This growth, combined with increasing demand for more modern and innovative business travel solutions, represents a significant opportunity for WegoPro in the region.
“The Middle East is a very young population and most people in the workforce today have grown up with powerful travel apps and websites like Wego that allow them to book their own personal travel,” said Ross VeitchCEO and co-founder of Wego. “In stark contrast to their professional lives, they are often forced to book their business travel through cumbersome offline booking processes, having to email back and forth with a corporate travel management company and then go through a tedious process of approval. Once travel expense reports have to be submitted in a process that usually involves Excel, receipts and sticky tape. With the launch of WegoPro today, we are leveraging technology and our deep expertise in the B2C space to bring business travel and expense management into the 21st century.”
WegoPro offers a diverse and extensive range of flight and hotel inventory to simplify the business travel booking process. Advanced machine learning and AI-driven personalization enable WegoPro to tailor experiences for companies and their employees, significantly reducing the time it takes business travelers to research and book their trips.
Prashant KirtaneCEO of WegoPro, states, “WegoPro aims to make business travel and expense management easy and efficient. We have combined Wego’s premium delivery, advanced technology, user-friendly design and real human support to create a platform that meets the needs of businesses in the MENA region. Our goal is to provide a modern and innovative solution that streamlines corporate travel and expense management, offering businesses more control, flexibility and efficiency, especially for today’s modern business traveler.”
The platform also provides streamlined, multi-step approval workflows along with unlimited travel policies for greater flexibility and visibility for companies and their employees. WegoPro also offers a modern and comprehensive expense reporting platform that supports a robust set of reporting tools and actionable insights that enable business owners to quickly optimize expenses.
Some of Asia’s fastest growing companies have already adopted Travelstop to manage their business travel and expenses in a more seamless and efficient way. Following Wego’s acquisition of Travelstop, the platform has undergone significant enhancements tailored to meet the specific needs of MENA businesses. WegoPro is excited to introduce a fully localized version of its business travel platform in seven key MENA markets. This ensures that business travelers benefit from a familiar and region-specific experience, increasing their efficiency and convenience.
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