PAL has tapped Amadeus to provide real-time access to foreign exchange rates so customers will have a choice to select the currency they wish to pay for their flight tickets.

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The introduction of multi-currency pricing removes uncertainties related to currency fluctuations around online transactions, enhancing booking and travel experience of PAL passengers.

PAL has become the first carrier to deploy multicurrency pricing through Amadeus’ innovative FX Box platform.

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“By working with Amadeus we’ve made it easier for international travelers to book our flights in currencies they understand. Enhancing the travelers’s payment options with FX Box provides transparency and improves the experience of our travelers,” said Wilson Go, chief information officer of PAL.

“Making travel simpler and easier through digital innovations is a key priority for PAL as we prepare to add more flights and welcome increased number of international travelers on our nonstop flights within Asia, to North America, UK, and the Middle East,” he added.

A recent study by PayPal found that 75 percent of international shoppers prefer multi-currency pricing when making cross-border purchases.

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