Makati City, Philippines (26 August 2009): Batanes Cultural Travel Agency (BCTA), a travel agency that aims to promote the cultural heritage of the island-province of Batanes has recently partnered with Moneydirect, the leading provider of online payment solutions for the global travel industry. With this partnership, BCTA will be able to make and receive online payments, to and from suppliers and sub-agents that are co-members of the Moneydirect Community. Enabling this partnership is Amadeus Philippines, the leading provider of IT solutions to the travel industry.

BCTA, together with its local government, promotes Batanes to make it one of the prime tourist destinations in the Philippines. Specializing in personalized tour packages, BCTA offers cultural & historical tours, nature tours, & eco-tourism, as well as adventure tours. “Moneydirect gives BCTA the online flexibility of being able to make and receive payments twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We are no longer bound by physical and time limitations.” says Dr. Joel Mendoza, Director of BCTA.

Moneydirect was launched in the Philippines in 2005 by Amadeus Philippines, and has since been utilized by providers and sellers of travel products to streamline electronic fund transfer processes – clearly delivering significant advantages in terms of efficiency, increased security, and improved cash flow. 8,000 customers trust Moneydirect to securely manage more than US$2 billion annually in global travel payments on its best in class processing platform.

Currently, Moneydirect has over 300 Philippine-based subscribers. Inline with its partners, Banco de Oro & Amadeus, Moneydirect is well on its way to becoming the travel and tourism
industry standard in electronic fund transactions.

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