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Airline Ticket Fraud and How Big Companies Avoid It

AltexSoft Travel

The airline industry is no different. Over the past two decades, the airline industry – like many others – has become increasingly digital. If you’ve read an AltexSoft article on revenue integrity in airlines , you know that ticket manipulations are one of the main sources of revenue leakage.

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

AltexSoft Travel

It means that people want to travel responsibly, so hotels, airlines, and tour companies have to keep up and satisfy their customers (and attract new ones). Sustainability in airline industry. Airlines implement fuel management systems to measure, analyze, and plan fuel expenditure. Here are some areas to focus on.

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Kellen Company

Stova

Not only did Stova's powerful, sophisticated suite of modules automate these event processes, but its commitment to evolve with clients’ needs was a high selling point, says Phelps Hope, Kellen’s Senior Vice President, Meetings & Expositions. Event Kellen Event Kellen most recently used Stova to plan APEX EXPO 2015 in Portland, Oregon.

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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

There are capsule hotels in Japan that are almost entirely staff-free and automated passport control has been implemented in selected airports in Europe and Asia. Travelers visit up to 160 websites in a span of a month before booking a trip. This allows airlines to market themselves in the competition with OTAs. Excess baggage.

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

AltexSoft Travel

The latest estimates by IATA show airlines alone lose a minimum of $1 billion annually because of payment fraud. Travel frauds can range from bonus/loyalty abuse to bookings made with stolen credit cards leading to chargebacks to fake online travel websites, etc. Typically, they follow the same plot when conning an insurer.

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OTA Rates and Building ?ommission Engine: Best Practices and Lessons Learnt

AltexSoft Travel

They help hotels, airlines, car rental services, and other suppliers sell inventory to end customers — and charge fees for this mediation. The commission rates vary largely across businesses and depend on many factors — for example, destination popularity or website traffic. There is no such thing as average or typical OTA fees.

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

AltexSoft Travel

For the record, the business developed into a global company operating its airline and dealing with multi-million revenue streams, went through a compulsory liquidation in 2019, and was relaunched as an online-only travel agency in 2020. Besides, a tour operator can own some of the package components, for example, run an airline or hotel.

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