AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this article, we want to tackle just that and explain how a modern railway reservation and ticketing system can be advantageous to providers, travelers, and the whole train travel industry. Airline technology, for example, spawned from one first booking system — Sabre. Online travel agencies.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

Let’s try to get a handle on some of these stumble blocks in this article. If you run a hotel, look for the best APIs, and somehow stumbled upon this article, check out the final section. So, where do these bookings come from? It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And not only does it adapt the menus, but also advertising campaigns, website pages, and entire business plans to attract local foodies. If you operate a travel business, you most likely deal with multinational customers, and it’s crucial for you to localize your content and services and make them more understandable. And it works.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 29, 2023

Many starting travel agencies or individual agents join a host agency for access to booking capabilities. Independent agents and agencies. We will talk about ticketing a bit further in the article. Corporate Travel Departments. But not all want to do this. So, who needs accreditation? Which should you seek?

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Our article explains why services of airfare wholesalers are still sought-after, what problems they solve, and how their air offerings differ from standard fares you can find online. No direct access.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

At the time of global digitalization, 75 percent of all hotel bookings are made online. Among that, 40 percent of the reservations are made via Booking.com, 32 percent — via other aggregators, and 21 percent — through a hotel’s website. Everything changes over the years, including hotel booking.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. Plug-and-play platforms have many hidden limitations, preventing you from standing out in a saturated travel market.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is a guest article by Kelly Davidson from Merchant Savvy. If you’ve read an AltexSoft article on revenue integrity in airlines , you know that ticket manipulations are one of the main sources of revenue leakage. The same goes for ticket booking. Fraud affects all industries. The airline industry is no different.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

Immersive travel implies, well, immersing in the foreign culture which in most cases means mingling with the community at the place of destination, engaging in traditional activities, attending local events and so on. Meanwhile, adventure travel is more about physical activities. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

What is the Online Travel Agency? Online Travel Agency or OTA is a website (or app) specialized in selling travel services to customers. Travelers can go directly to the hotel’s or airline’s website but around 44 percent of people go to OTAs to compare prices and see the whole pool of options. How OTAs work.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

It happens every time travelers book a flight. Introduced to facilitate the exchange of booking information between airlines, PNRs have become an important component of the travel industry. They act as booking confirmation, a repository of valuable commercial information, and even a weapon against global terrorism.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the ever-evolving travel industry landscape, the seamless integration of global accommodation providers is pivotal. OTAs, hotel booking platforms , and other travel businesses need to have real-time access to extensive hotel inventories to offer diverse choices to their customers.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 21, 2022

Travel agencies serve as intermediaries between travel products suppliers who want to expand their customer reach and travelers who want to see what their options are and book a number of travel services from one convenient interface. Travel agency inventory basics.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 13, 2022

For agencies providing vacation rentals and private apartments, this is the time to grow and join the digital travel distribution landscape. In this article, we’ll cover the alternative accommodations (AA) market, explain the back-office components of AA distribution, and give tips on growing your vacation rental presence.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

More than two-thirds of sales in travel and tourism are made via the Internet, and the share of online vs offline bookings will only grow in the coming years. So the ability to accept online payments is becoming vital for any travel business. How many payment flows you need to implement.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

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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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

This article explains the complexities of old approaches and navigates through modern technologies addressing challenges of legacy agreements. Otherwise, the carrier for this role is typically selected by a travel agent. Steps of interline booking flow. How interline booking works. Itinerary construction.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 25, 2022

Besides, due to the specific nature of the industry with high-value one-off payments, a big number of businesses across the world, and rapid customer consumption of services, the travel and hospitality sector is a huge target for fraud. What is travel fraud protection and why is it important? What to do to prevent fraud?

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 9, 2023

This impressive Large Language Model is altering the landscape across many sectors, with the travel industry emerging as a prime example of its transformational power. In this article, we’ll uncover the mystery of this AI marvel by explaining its foundation in prompt engineering and showcasing its growing value in the travel sector.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In addition to her travels, she still found time to sit on the spouse’s club board, as well as get a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Grant Writing. From the desert, she went to North Carolina where she worked for AAA as a Travel Agent, giving her a different look at tourism sales. Lana Novali?

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

GDS is one of the first abbreviations you learn in the travel business. Global Distribution Systems are responsible for providing booking websites with unified access to a massive inventory of flights, hotel rooms, car rental companies, cruises, and much more. What is a GDS? How to Connect to GDSs Step-by-Step.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Without changing its business model and broadening distribution channels, Thomas Cook was destined to be overthrown by Booking Holdings and Expedia. This calls for quite intricate approaches to marketing, distribution, and travel products themselves. So, new travel agencies have to work hard to break through the wall of mistrust.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Booking.com offers solutions for: OTAs and destination websites, hotel channel managers, property owners, affiliates like travel bloggers and media outlets. If you’re an OTA or a destination website , scroll down to the Demand API. Demand API for booking websites. Hotel Booking Systems. The current 2.5

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Travelers still stick to comprehensive booking platforms like OTAs and price aggregators. Until the 2000s, airlines managed to maintain direct relations with travel agencies via Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs). Business travelers spend more and book flights right before the departure. Rich content integration.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In this article, we’ll discuss airline software suites, their major modules, and available modern solutions, created to change the current state of things for the better. No matter the generation, every PSS has customer-facing solutions to communicate with users — be it a website, mobile app, chatbot, or kiosk at the airport.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Planners should adjust budgets to anticipate higher rates and book event space as early as possible. If there’s a mantra for this year, it might just be “book now!” With increased demand and the promise of higher group rates, planners will inevitably look to book further out. Key Takeaway for Planners. Key Takeaway for Venues.

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