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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

As stated on the official IATA’s website , its mission is “ to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry”. This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others. As a result, in 2018, the accident rate was 1.35 Source: boredpanda.

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OTA Platform: How to Choose a White-Label Solution, and When to Go Custom

AltexSoft Travel

White-label solutions make building an online travel agency or OTA extremely easy and fast. The simplicity of the launch attracts even non-travel players: Over the past two years , a number of financial companies, retailers, and loyal clubs have presented their branded booking platforms. Or watch our video explainer.

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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

To be fair, the idea of self-service travel is nothing new. Back then, self-service used to simply mean “without a travel agent”, and in 2020, with up to 80 percent of travelers booking directly online – it’s a norm. Self-service touchpoints on the traveler journey. Travel research and booking.

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How to Build a T&E Policy: Best Practices

Hotel Engine

As of 2018, unreimbursed employee expenses are no longer tax deductible with the IRS. Inform Your Employees of Where and How to Book Travel Plans. The policy should also include how and where to book travel arrangements. You should also make it clear what type of employee expenses will not be reimbursed.

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Peak of Perfection

Business Traveler USA

In fact, that 8 miles is multiplied many times over when you drive, and it can easily take two hours, no matter what online travel agents and other websites might say when you are researching your accommodation. Learning Curves. For downhill skiing, it’s possible to ski in and out of some of the hotels.

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

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The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meanwhile, late in 2018, CBRE forecasted that hotel supply would peak at 2% gain, stabilizing to 1.9 Source: IACC 2018 Meeting Room of the Future Report.

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