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BLOG – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2020

Open Destinations

As a result, the last decade has brought about huge growth in the travel technology market. This has been reflected in a drastic change in the business operations of tour operators, DMCs and travel agents. To find and maintain success as a travel provider today , being on the cutting edge of technological trends is a must.

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BLTM garners strong support from the industry

Travel Daily Media

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation report forecasts 10.7% growth in business travel spending in 2016, followed by another 10.2% India remains the 10th largest business travel market in the world, moving up five spots since 2000. in 2017 reaching US$36.1

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Airline Alliances Explained: Benefits, Major Players, and Other Types of Partnership

AltexSoft Travel

Let’s see what they have to offer to all stakeholders — airlines, corporate clients, passengers, and travel agents — on top of regular benefits. So, all in all, the program is designed to make business travel more efficient and cost-effective for corporate customers. However, Virgin Atlantic has joined the SkyTeam in March 2023.

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Airline Alliances Explained: Benefits, Major Players, and Other Types of Partnership

AltexSoft Travel

Let’s see what they have to offer to all stakeholders — airlines, corporate clients, passengers, and travel agents — on top of regular benefits. So, all in all, the program is designed to make business travel more efficient and cost-effective for corporate customers. However, Virgin Atlantic has joined the SkyTeam in March 2023.

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Bed Banks: Comparing Accommodation, Travel Ancillaries, Connectivity of Hotelbeds, Travco, Bonotel, HotelsPro, and WebBeds

AltexSoft Travel

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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Solimar’s Fall 2021 Sustainable Tourism Interns

Solimar International

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. I was born on November 25, 2000.