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Airlines Evolve to Cater to Groups

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Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. They can be used for travel on United’s partner airlines as well, making connecting flights easier. Old-school seat-blocking didn’t work for airlines or travelers.

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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

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If something is included in the price but the buyer hasn’t asked for it, it’s a questionable benefit and possibly a detriment. Airlines realized long ago that unbundling their product and allowing customers to buy valued ancillaries not only improved revenue and margins but actually improved customer satisfaction.

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Airline Reporting Corporation: ARC Accreditation Options and Steps to Get It

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Whether your business is focused on selling airline tickets, package trips, or cruises, if you want to be acknowledged as a professional in the travel industry, you need to be certified. In contrast, there’s also an article about booking and ticketing for non-IATA agencies which describes other ways to sell flights. What is ARC?

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Singapore Airlines Integrates Business Travel Programs

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Singapore Airlines has announced the integration of its corporate travel programs under the HighFlyer brand beginning Sept. New features will be introduced while all benefits currently available in both programs will be retained in the new HighFlyer. singaporeair.com.

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Closed User Groups in Travel: Benefits, Examples, and Best Practices to Enable a CUG Strategy

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They are a way for travel vendors to offer discounted airfares, hotels, car rentals , and other perks and benefits to certain clients, while also potentially increasing sales and customer loyalty. Many companies have closed user groups for employees to book travel for business purposes, often at discounted rates. Group travelers.

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Aegean Airlines on COVID-19 Recovery and How to Adapt to Today’s Traveller 

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Due to the restrictions that have been in place on international travel, airlines are feeling the impact from the pandemic more than many other travel brands. Elly talks about the importance of partnerships and how the pandemic helped the team see the benefit of implementing more flexible plans based on real-time data.

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TWT: Cyberattack Hits U.S. Airports, United Beefs Up and Business Travel Grows

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United Airlines Bulks Up in Summer 2023. United Airlines, which recently announced it would stop flying out of John F. The airline will also add six more flights to Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Berlin and Shannon in the Republic of Ireland. airlines combined.”.

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