AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

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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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Roughly, hosts act as middlemen between the network of travel retailers, often with no experience, and travel suppliers. “A A host travel agency is an accelerator,” — explains the idea Ernesto Sigg Rodríguez, Chief Commercial Officer at Fitbooktravel , that provides technology consulting services for online travel businesses. “As

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 26, 2022

After a passenger selects a certain flight, the retailer — be it an airline website or OTA — checks with the CRS if the option is still available at the same price. Then it collects a traveler’s data to create a Passenger Name Record (PNR). For all these operations, the travel agent needs to contact the airline.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Most of the large consolidators appeared in the 1970-1980s when airlines had more seats than they could ever sell via travel retailers. Consolidators pass on net fares to travel agencies, charging a premium on top of each seat. In any case, travel agents get a good margin to earn money. 24/7 customer support.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

The essential trip data is gathered when an individual passenger or organization books a flight via a travel retailer — carrier’s website, online travel agency (OTA), travel management company (TMC), tour operator, or other channels. PNR as a part of the flight booking process. Data collection. Data submission to the CRS.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

Otherwise, the carrier for this role is typically selected by a travel agent. The choice may depend on the commissions a carrier pays to a retailer. On a passenger’s or travel agent’s request, the GDS or PSS builds an itinerary. Many products, one offer. Steps of interline booking flow.

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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

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. What is travel inventory? Travel inventory can include.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Let’s explore what they actually can do and how their functions and tasks vary across travel businesses. It allows a customer to combine different travel products — flights, rooms, car rentals, attractions — within the same booking flow.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

This is the information you can act upon – customize offers to meet the exact, known needs of each traveler. Unlike EDIFACT, able to submit only fares and schedules to OTAs, the NDC standard allows for delivering comprehensive flight information to travel agents. Rich content integration. Order management.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A bed bank (also called a wholesaler ) is a B2B company that purchases rooms from accommodation providers in a bulk at a discounted, static price for specific dates and sells them to OTAs, travel agents, airlines, or tour operators. CacheAPI – Files Service to access product, prices, and inventory data from a client.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

A Global Distribution System , or GDS , is a computer network operating as a middleman between travel agents and numerous travel service providers. That is why all of the three major Global Distribution Systems that we’ll later discuss asks for a certified travel agent. What is a GDS? Negotiate competitive deals.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As a result, Booking suggests products to close the portfolio gaps. As of now, Booking is working on the Bulk Editing tab to implement products for all portfolio properties at once. Switching between apps you can assess the products before purchasing any of them. The answer will depend on what travel business you provide.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Retailing platform. This makes ancillaries or revenue generated from products and services beyond the core transportation the most promising and reliable source of profits in the modern airline industry. Pairing deep domain expertise with the power of machine learning allows carriers to develop an effective pricing strategy.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In retail, shoppers get their purchase immediately after the first installment is credited, but if BNPL is used to buy services (travel, insurance, education, etc.), A BNPL app model suggests that the lender adds your products to the virtual shopping mall consumers can access through its proprietary application. But worry not.

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