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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

Traveler's Q

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. A travel agent is a professional who can provide efficient and customized travel planning for a nominal price.

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Timatic by IATA: Travel Requirements Database, Explained

AltexSoft Travel

Different types of tests and non-standard test documents put a burden on check-in agents who need to manually determine if travelers can pass. The next step is vaccine passports – documents certifying one’s vaccination status. Timatic or Travel Information Manual Automatic is a database of travel requirement rules.

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Travel Agency Accreditation, Explained: IATA, IATAN, ARC, CLIA, and TRUE

AltexSoft Travel

IATA accreditation for air travel: IATA vs IATAN vs TIDS International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade association of airlines that develops standards and practices for the aviation industry. IATA accreditation exists to verify travel agencies and control the revenue flow, and it’s accepted worldwide. How to apply?

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Airline Reporting Corporation: ARC Accreditation Options and Steps to Get It

AltexSoft Travel

Documents — you’ll have to provide entity papers, an Employer ID Number, and any licenses for local jurisdictions. For more details, check the Industry Agents’ Handbook (IAH) that contains all the industry-related instructions and rules and will assist you in your daily operations. It usually takes about 10 days.

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

AltexSoft Travel

This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others. Besides, that’s where you can find IATA’s developer portal where external IT specialists can find tech documentation , get access to APIs and NDC guidelines, obtain certification, etc.

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FCM reveals how it’s supercharging client servicing through a human-centred approach to generative AI 

Travel Daily Media

Automatic parsing of email itineraries to capture leaked reservations (booked outside the agency and thus potentially outside client policy), thus improving travel manager oversight and awareness of employee travel schedules and arrangements.

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Key Attributes of a Travel Incentive Program That Will Motivate Employees

Gavel International

MAKE THE GUIDELINES CLEAR Much like leadership should be clear on their objectives when creating a travel incentive program, they should make the guidelines for earning a trip clear to employees. Put together digital documentation that lists all the criteria employees need to meet. After all, your role is not that of a travel agent.