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Airline Ticket Fraud and How Big Companies Avoid It

AltexSoft Travel

Between 2011 and 2020 tripled from $9.84 Billion in 2011 to $32.39 With travel agents playing smaller and smaller roles in bookings, airlines are becoming an easy target for fraudsters. For instance, a fraud will book a near-term departure at any ticket value with an online travel agent service.

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Airline Consolidators Overview: Their Role, Advantages, and Key Players

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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. Travel agencies add their own markups but still keep the prices lower than market rates offered by airlines. International flights vs domestic flights.

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