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

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Many starting travel agencies or individual agents join a host agency for access to booking capabilities. Independent agents and agencies. Corporate Travel Departments. There are special programs not for agencies but for organizations that regularly book travel for their employees’ business trips.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

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Immersive travel implies, well, immersing in the foreign culture which in most cases means mingling with the community at the place of destination, engaging in traditional activities, attending local events and so on. Meanwhile, adventure travel is more about physical activities. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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

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Every industry has its own regulator – an authority that sets standards and improves the cooperation inside. The air travel industry is no exception. Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules.

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Travel Agency Inventory System: Main Sources and Management Aspects

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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. dynamic packaging (when travelers can choose the package components themselves).