Agoda partners with “PayPay” to enhance travel payment options in Japan
Furthering digital payment adoption in the travel industry
Digital travel platform Agoda has announced the integration of “PayPay” as a payment option for its users in Japan. This strategic partnership aims to streamline the travel booking experience, offering 63 millions of “PayPay” registered users a convenient, secure and rewarding way to book travel.
Travellers can now use the PayPay app to book accommodation for their next vacation from Agoda’s 4 million properties worldwide – in addition to booking flights or activities on the Agoda platform. Each transaction allows the user to earn coveted PayPay Points which can be redeemed at PayPay’s partner services and merchants. This partnership reflects Agoda’s continuing commitment to enhancing the customer booking journey for millions in Japan, promoting the broader adoption of digital payments in the travel sector.
Hajime Baba, Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer, Co-COO of PayPay said, “PayPay, with its vast user base of 63 million in Japan as of March 2024, represents a significant portion of the market, with one in two people in Japan and two-thirds of all domestic smartphone users utilizing the PayPay app for transactions. We are delighted that this partnership helps to offer our users the added convenience and security when planning their travels.”
Hiroto Ooka, Associate Vice President, North Asia, Agoda, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, “At Agoda we strive to make travel easier and part of that goal is to improve access to a greater choice of payment options. With this new integration, PayPay’s 63 million users will now be able to easily book and pay for their travel direct from the Agoda app. Users simply need to select PayPay as their preferred payment option on checkout to access this function.”
This partnership further enables well as enjoy collecting PayPay Points, and benefitting from the rewards programs on both platforms – all for greater convenience, value for money and safety.” For more information, please visit agoda.com and paypay.ne.jp.