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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Read this article which is based on AltexSoft’s experience as a Sabre Authorized Developer before diving into the intricate process of integration with the huge and complex platform. Read our articles to dive deeper into the subject. Read our articles to understand how this scenario works. Signing a contract.

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Central Reservation System for Hotels: CRS Functionality and Software Explained

AltexSoft Travel

In this article, we will describe the hotel booking process from the back side of the reception desk, discuss how technology can help you, as a hotelier, handle reservations and manage distribution, and give a brief overview of the popular software providers. We have a full-embracing article about how PMS and all its parts work.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

Tour operators are travel companies that devise itineraries, create corresponding multi-component tour packages, sell them to travel agents or travelers, and make sure everything goes well from the start to the end of the trip, having full responsibility to the traveler. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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

AltexSoft Travel

What does self-service mean for 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. Special needs travelers. Large groups.

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Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

AltexSoft Travel

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. We’ll also discuss key things and concepts to know when starting the integration project.

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Website Localization in Travel: Key Aspects and Best Practices

AltexSoft Travel

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. In this article, we’ll describe all main aspects of expansion to new markets, but for the sake of simplicity, we’ll refer to the entire process as localization.

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How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

AltexSoft Travel

We’ve tried to pour our best knowledge about flight connectivity and hotel APIs into separate articles, but the topic of GDSs remains relevant to everyone who’s entering the travel booking world. That is why all of the three major Global Distribution Systems that we’ll later discuss asks for a certified travel agent.