Bank of America revamps its travel portal with improved search and booking tools

Credit card issuers have increasingly invested in their travel portals over the past several years.Now, Bank of America is giving its Travel Center one of its biggest updates yet.Bank of America, in partnership with Booking.com, has redesigned its Travel Center, with expanded hotel and flight inventory and new features that it says will give travelers more flexibility when booking trips.Credit card issuer travel portals need to offer competitive pricing, broad inventory and useful features to persuade customers to book through them instead of booking directly with the airline or hotel.Here's what Bank of America cardholders can expect from the redesigned portal.The redesigned Bank of America Travel CenterPowered by Booking.com's Rocket Travel by Agoda, Bank of America's redesigned Travel Center offers several enhancements:Expanded airline and hotel inventoryMore comprehensive hotel information, including amenities and reviewsImproved search tools to help travelers narrow their search based on timing, price and amenitiesMore flexible booking options, including the ability to combine credit card rewards with a payment by cardThe ability to mix and match different airlines for outboun...