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

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IATA accreditation for air travel: IATA vs IATAN vs TIDS International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade association of airlines that develops standards and practices for the aviation industry. IATA accreditation exists to verify travel agencies and control the revenue flow, and it’s accepted worldwide.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

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Tour operators are travel companies that devise itineraries, create corresponding multi-component tour packages, sell them to travel agents or travelers, and make sure everything goes well from the start to the end of the trip, having full responsibility to the traveler. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

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A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. Typically, tour packages include such elements as transportation, accommodation, airport transfers, activities, tours, and so on. with the help of a network of street agents.

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Host Travel Agencies: Why You Need Them and How to Choose the Best Option

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“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 As a travel agent you want to run your business, but you need resources that you can’t afford alone.

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

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The air travel industry is no exception. IATA stands for International Air Transport Association. IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Working as an IATA agent also means including the IATA logo and branding on travel agents’ premises and websites.

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How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

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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. The certification is obligatory.

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

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It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Global distribution systems gather data from multiple sources, create their APIs, and distribute them across travel agents and OTAs. However, if you’re an OTA, your product must pass their vetting procedure and gain certification.

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