Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 15, 2022

As the Transportation Department mulls changing the rules, here’s a look at current airline policies on credits and vouchers. Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation proposed new rules that would clarify and expand the department’s authority around airline ticket refunds for canceled flights and changes in service.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 8, 2023

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. In this fast-paced world, having a reliable and experienced travel agent to take care of your travel arrangements can make all the difference.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. TripAdvisor‘s “Travel in 2022: A Look Ahead” Report. Moreover, half of Gen Z respondents said they want to get out of their comfort zone and crave a sense of risk and excitement while traveling.

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Business Traveler USA

OCTOBER 15, 2021

United is giving customers some very needed flexibility that will come in handy when they need to rebook their travel. The concept is simple: United is helping customers find and use their travel credits with a few easy moves. Book travel on partner airlines. Book travel on partner airlines.

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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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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 23, 2022

Thomas Cook, an iconic travel company from the UK, is believed to be the first tour operator. 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.

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Achieve Incentives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Do: Research traffic patterns and how they impact timing and travel. One of the great parts of hosting an incentive trip or meeting in a big city is that you can typically count on ease of flight travel. That’s because most major cities have airline hubs with a lot of flight route options.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The air travel industry is no exception. Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. But how are IATA and travel agencies connected? IATA and Travel Agencies. What IATA can give travel businesses.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In 2020, the travel industry found itself among the sectors hardest hit by COVID-19. American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) reported a 75-percent cut in revenue across travel agencies versus 2019. What is a host travel agency? Optionally, they even may serve the needs of corporate travel.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 26, 2022

Airline ticketing is not as simple as it may seem to passengers. This article aims to explain how ticketing works, what a ticket is, which accreditations an agency should have in order to issue tickets, and how to sell flight seats without having major certifications. What is an airline ticket? Airline ticketing process.

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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

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. After each child completed their diagnosis, they were awarded a Doc McStuffins certificate and given a free “Doc Is In The House” door hanger.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the ever-evolving travel industry landscape, the seamless integration of global accommodation providers is pivotal. OTAs, hotel booking platforms , and other travel businesses need to have real-time access to extensive hotel inventories to offer diverse choices to their customers.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

More than two-thirds of sales in travel and tourism are made via the Internet, and the share of online vs offline bookings will only grow in the coming years. So the ability to accept online payments is becoming vital for any travel business. Which payment gateway suits your travel business best.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll talk about IATA numbers and what they mean to travel agents and also explore the main codes that standardize the aviation industry. In addition, airlines’ own points of sale or sales offices also have an IATA number as an identifier of the location that issues flight tickets. Why do travel agencies need IATA numbers?

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Travel plans screwed up. 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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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Sometimes, the benefit is directly connected to the event like earning a certificate at a realtor convention. The same thing is true for airlines and flight tickets. Airlines know that business travelers often have to travel right away, so they charge higher prices right before a flight because they know these travelers can afford it.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

According to the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal , only about 20 percent of travelers in the USA used to purchase travel insurance before the Covid-19 pandemic, but at present this number has increased to more than 60 percent. Travel Insurance: How It Works and What Typically Should be Covered.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Today, airlines still use third parties for their flight distribution. Travelers still stick to comprehensive booking platforms like OTAs and price aggregators. Until the 2000s, airlines managed to maintain direct relations with travel agencies via Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs).

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

GDS is one of the first abbreviations you learn in the travel business. Global Distribution Systems are responsible for providing booking websites with unified access to a massive inventory of flights, hotel rooms, car rental companies, cruises, and much more. How Airline Distribution Works. The certification is obligatory.

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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. By the way, the same relates to currency exchange rate fluctuations (which is important for travel businesses as they often deal with international customers).

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

The APIs by key global distribution systems, the main players on the travel distribution market. Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs).

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What differentiates a travel professional from a common person? The former would insist that Amadeus plays the first fiddle but in the travel tech. Madrid-based travel giant grows its business around two areas — the global distribution system (GDS) and IT solutions for automating travel processes. other travel APIs.

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