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Agoda released the results of its 2025 Sustainable Travel Survey which ranks Asia's most sustainability-conscious travellers.

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March 7th, 2025 – BOOK WALKER Co., Ltd. (Japan) announces that, effective March 31, 2025 (Japan Standard Time), the ownership of the BOOK☆WALKER Global service will be transferred from BOOK WALKER Co ...