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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Connectivity with key bed banks that purchase rooms in bulk. Wholesalers or bed banks. In this business model, a wholesaler (bed bank) contracts with a hotel for a period of time to sell a bulk of its rooms for a fixed price. Sometimes, wholesalers do dynamic pricing , but this type of contract is uncommon.

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Travel Agency Inventory System: Main Sources and Management Aspects

AltexSoft Travel

Suppliers, their types, and underlying contracts define revenue management, technology, and a business niche that the agency targets. If you want to sell the rooms of a hotel next door, you can pay them a visit, sign a contract, and integrate directly with their property management system (PMS) and channel manager.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

Destination management companies: contracting local experiences. They sometimes act as hotel wholesalers ( bed banks ), contracting allotments from local accommodation providers. Inventory is either sold directly to travelers or through resellers like OTAs and affiliate partners. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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Direct Hotel Booking APIs: How Katanox, Impala, and HyperGuest Reinvent the Industry

AltexSoft Travel

Bed banks or wholesalers , which buy rooms in bulk for contracted prices. Being such dominating forces, they attract all other parties, who either rely on them for inventory (metasearch engines, smaller OTAs, connectivity providers, TMCs) or sell it to them (hotels, GDSs, bed banks). Simple contracts and payments.

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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

Attach copies of all of the travel-business-related bank transactions for the past year. The detailed bank account records with deposits and withdrawals for the previous fiscal year are also required. Provide evidence of a bank account in the name of the company. Prove of financial viability. And it requires a lot of paperwork.

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Vacation Rental Management Company: Business Model and Growth Strategies Overview

AltexSoft Travel

Run affiliate or referral programs? Financial resources mean the money you need to launch and the sources you get investments from (bank loans, crowdfunding, grants, etc.). Affiliate programs. Engaging affiliates is also a viable option to increase customer reach. Check out the Casago affiliate program to get an idea.

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How To Choose the Best Online Registration Software – The Ultimate Guide

Eventtia

An efficient system that doesn’t break the bank yet meets all your needs is the ideal. A customizable registration form is key, whether you need to know your attendees’ professional affiliations, areas of interest for workshop topics, or specific equipment they might bring to a session.