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Travel Agency Inventory System: Main Sources and Management Aspects

AltexSoft Travel

This is a foundational problem a travel agency must solve to successfully operate. Suppliers, their types, and underlying contracts define revenue management, technology, and a business niche that the agency targets. Integrating and contracting middlemen. Integrating with middlemen and contracting a supplier.

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

These three will be in your face from the moment you crack open the door to enter the hospitality industry. Global distribution systems gather data from multiple sources, create their APIs, and distribute them across travel agents and OTAs. However, in hospitality, they won’t be the first option to look at. Who uses GDSs.

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How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

AltexSoft Travel

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. What is a GDS? Negotiate competitive deals.