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2021 Outlook: Traveler Sentiment Update

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Similarly, those highly concerned about their friends and family contracting the virus rose to 71.0% of American travelers are highly concerned about personally contracting COVID-19. Travel looks to certainly benefit from this injection of money into citizen’s hands, as 38.3% Nearly 30% researched travel ideas online.

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

AltexSoft Travel

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. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies.

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How Event Professionals Are Feeling About Their Jobs

Convene by PCMA

Stay tuned for the full results of the survey in the November issue of Convene and soon online. General satisfaction at our meetings is way down; expectations from attendees post-pandemic are high, but service delivery at hotels/venues/airlines is low — even though costs are much higher. What excites you the most?

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

AltexSoft Travel

Online travel agencies or OTAs earn most of their money on distribution services. They help hotels, airlines, car rental services, and other suppliers sell inventory to end customers — and charge fees for this mediation. Yet, this benefit comes at a price of high commissions. Commission contracted model. Source: Mirai.

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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

AltexSoft Travel

A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages the content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers across the world. Instead of connecting with thousands of vendors separately, an online booking platform can integrate with just one GDS — and tap into the almost exhaustless source of information.

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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

AltexSoft Travel

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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Event Insurance 101 – The Ultimate Guide 

Endless Events

Guests can be injured by falling due to a slippery floor, chairs or tables can break, air conditioners can go out , airlines can lose luggage, and the list goes on. . When you call to let your provider know about the accident or make the claim online, you’ll need to make sure that you have all of the necessary information at the ready.

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