Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 2, 2021

Delta Air Lines has announced extension of status benefits for its Skymiles Medallion members into 2023. The airline said the changes are part of a series of loyalty program enhancements “designed to give the airline’s most loyal customers more flexibility as travel resumes.”. 31, 2022.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

IATA or the International Air Transport Association is a global trade association of airlines (both freight and passenger carriers) that regulates the aviation industry by developing standards, procedures, and practices. As of today, its members are 290 airlines in 120 countries comprising around 82 percent of total air traffic.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Phase Two includes a leadership workshop to review the study and shape resources and deliverables for the benefit of EIC membership. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria. — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages the content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers across the world. Short for Semi-Automated Business Research Environment, Sabre was developed back in the 1960s by IBM to help American Airlines handle growing volumes of passengers.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 29, 2020

On par with fuel, crew related costs are the major operating expense for airlines. European airlines usually let personnel request for destinations, day-offs, reserve periods, trip lengths and other elements to create individual rosters. Source: Team-Oriented Airline Crew Rostering. Components of the crew scheduling problem.

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Achieve Incentives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In this blog, we share some of our top insights to help you orchestrate an event in a metropolitan area while leveraging the benefits a city offers and avoiding costly missteps that can impact your event’s success. That’s because most major cities have airline hubs with a lot of flight route options.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 8, 2023

Missed Bargains and Unoptimized Budget Allocation Without the guidance of a professional travel agent, travelers can easily miss out on bargains and discounts on airline tickets and hotel bookings. The nominal cost of hiring a travel agent is well worth the investment for a stress-free and successful trip.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

There are large, well-known companies (like TUI or Jet2holidays ) that even operate their own airlines or hotel chains, so that they not only source inventory from external travel suppliers, but use their own as well. Experiential travel benefits local communities. Real-world examples. Here are some ideas.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Hub-based options provide some possible benefits that are actionable, but there is no one-size-fits-all option.” In Copenhagen five years ago, Lykketoft said, the convention bureau created a sustainability strategy that has included certification of as many partners — venues, hotels, transporters — in the city as possible.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Southwest’s incoming CEO Robert Jordan told AP in an interview conducted in December but published this week, that the airline is not considering changing its “no bag or change fees” policy. A secure link to the digital health certificate is sent via email shortly after the test is completed, about 2-3 minutes.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Airline consolidator business model: how it works. Most of the large consolidators appeared in the 1970-1980s when airlines had more seats than they could ever sell via travel retailers.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 7, 2021

What are the Benefits of Experiential Marketing? What are the benefits of experiential marketing? In need of tapping into the younger demographic of travelers, Delta Airlines partnered up with Vice media to create a series of entrepreneurial events on the topics of film, music, and food. Table of Contents.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. Why do travel businesses that issue airline tickets have to be IATA-accredited? These codes are relevant even to those airlines that haven’t signed an agreement with IATA.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 9, 2020

The distribution of airline products has always been a challenge. Since the emergence of Global Distribution Systems ( GDS ) and migration to digital marketplaces, airlines have been constantly locked in their marketing efforts. Besides, airlines stuck with GDSs didn’t get enough customer data to do offer personalization.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This article explains how host agencies work, what benefits they offer to travel professionals, and how to choose the right fit out of endless options. The Airlines Reporting Corporation or ARC works only with US travel agents. It enables them to sell airline tickets and handles financial transactions between carriers and retailers.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When it comes down to it, people care about how much an activity will benefit them. Sometimes, the benefit is directly connected to the event like earning a certificate at a realtor convention. Sometimes, you have to create a benefit for your attendees. The same thing is true for airlines and flight tickets.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In this article, we’ll discuss airline software suites, their major modules, and available modern solutions, created to change the current state of things for the better. Its mission is to keep operations running smoothly, and failures in its work can cost airlines tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Today, airlines still use third parties for their flight distribution. Although some airlines strive to inspire loyalty in their customers and encourage them to buy tickets directly from their sites, it can hardly be a working scheme for every airline. What NDC is and how airlines can benefit from adopting it.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2022

For insights about the future of business events, planners should follow the money in other adjacent areas, like “the shift in revenue for online education at the college level,” Bothwell said, “and shifts in investment in education, advanced certification, online learning and development outside traditional institutions.” Earn CMP Credits.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 16, 2022

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport currently welcomes 31 airlines that serve 91 non-stop domestic and 28 international destinations including Canada, Mexico, and seasonal operations. billion addition, with its more than 570,000 square feet of flexible event space, allows Seattle to host more and bigger events. Chalchiuhtlicue.”

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

If it travels through your server, you’ll inevitably face a more complex certification process, with more investments in infrastructure required. Instead, it forwards cardholder data to an airline or hotel, which serves as an MoR: It withdraws money from a customer’s card and then pays a commission to the OTA.”

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

That is why travelers become more concerned about the benefits of the insurance plan they want to buy. Benefits necessary for a typical travel insurance package. Ideally, all these benefits should be present altogether in a single plan or package. These are such benefits as: baggage issues (loss, delay, or damage).

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Brightspot Incentive Events

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hotels function like airlines. Benefits include creative gatherings, unique venues, cultural draws, one-stop planning, and cost savings from less travel and smaller venues. Many companies realize new selling efforts require added learnings or certifications. Advance bookings for hotels are cheaper.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

How Airline Distribution Works. If you’re not planning to sell flight tickets, feel free to move forward, but for the flight booking capability, you want to apply for IATA/ARC certification or consider signing up with a host agency or a consolidator. Both GDS providers and third-party training platforms offer courses and certificates.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In this post, we’ll discuss the BNPL approach in the travel industry, talk about the main BNPL providers, and look at how businesses can implement the service and benefit from it. A typical BNPL flow from a business perspective BNPL benefits So why is BNPL good for customers and merchants alike (not to mention lenders that make money off it)?

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