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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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 16, 2021

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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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

After surviving one of the most traumatic years for air travel, the industry is finally learning to operate with new travel restrictions. Travelers struggle to keep up with constantly updated travel information. Timatic or Travel Information Manual Automatic is a database of travel requirement rules.

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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

MARCH 28, 2023

There doesn’t exist an airline that would cover all the world’s regions and destinations. No wonder that, for now, many of the world-known airlines belong to global alliances. What is an airline alliance? There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. Increased market coverage.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

There doesn’t exist an airline that would cover all the world’s regions and destinations. No wonder that, for now, many of the world-known airlines belong to global alliances. What is an airline alliance? There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. Increased market coverage.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Bermuda has announced that as of March 7, unvaccinated travelers 12 or older will not be allowed into the country. Grenada has updated its travel protocol to say that travelers must have a negative PCR test or an NAAT test taken within three days of arrival in Grenada or a rapid antigen test taken within one day of arrival.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 29, 2023

As if the world of travel distribution wasn’t complicated by itself, the topic of the travel agency accreditation is another kind of beast. Organizations like IATA, ARC, CLIA, or CCRA issue special codes to travel agencies that come with access to special capabilities and perks. What is Travel Agency Accreditation?

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DCI

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Destinations want the travel trade – from tour operators to travel advisors – to keep them top of mind when booking for clients, but standing out is a constant challenge. When it comes to connecting with the travel trade, knowing who to connect with is paramount to overcoming that very challenge. Eric Bowman. Claudette Covey.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

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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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

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

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A booking happens when you create a reservation on an airline Computer Reservation System (CRS) and get a booking reference number. For full-service carriers, a ticket is the only truly valid travel document. It’s the ticket, not the booking reference, that secures your traveler’s right to their seat on the plane.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 26, 2023

LANGLEY UK – Travelport , a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, announced the launch of Smartpoint Cloud on Travelport+. Like any good tech innovation, these tools are simple to use and tackle key challenges faced by the travel advisor community.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 21, 2022

Travel agencies serve as intermediaries between travel products suppliers who want to expand their customer reach and travelers who want to see what their options are and book a number of travel services from one convenient interface. Travel agency inventory basics. What is travel inventory?

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The post 500 delegates attend TAFI convention in Malaysia appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Some 500 delegates and speakers from India are now in Kuching for the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) Convention 2022 being held until today (Sept 22) at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).

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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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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 7, 2023

The post Global Travel Collection UK to host summer party for luxury travel advisors and preferred partners appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The event will bring together more than 75 luxury travel advisors with preferred partners.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Even before the pandemic, travelers were eager to stay independent on the trip. And now, when people are finally ready to travel again, there’s another concern – safety. Now we’re talking about the ways to make travel contactless , or – if using more traditional language – self-service.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The post HKTB wins inaugural IBTM Asia Pacific 2025 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The event is expected to attract more than 1,500 travel trade and MICE professionals from the Mainland, Southeast Asia, India, Japan, South Korea and other markets in the region, and long-haul markets.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Online travel agencies are some of the youngest players in the travel market. Since their appearance in the 90s, they flipped travel distribution, became hotels’ biggest enemies , and changed how people research, plan, and buy their trips. What is the Online Travel Agency? What is the Online Travel Agency?

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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 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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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

It happens every time travelers book a flight. Introduced to facilitate the exchange of booking information between airlines, PNRs have become an important component of the travel industry. It takes a close look at its content, touches on some privacy concerns, and peeks into the future of travel records.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 25, 2022

In 2019, the travel and hospitality industry accounted for a whopping 10.3 Besides, due to the specific nature of the industry with high-value one-off payments, a big number of businesses across the world, and rapid customer consumption of services, the travel and hospitality sector is a huge target for fraud. percent of global GDP.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 30, 2023

The post VisitCzechia returns to ATM 2023 after three years appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Travel from UAE to the Czech Republic has seen a surge in 2022 with a year on year increase of 330.61% in average number of nights over 2022 and 2021.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Without this software component, you can neither sell nor buy airline tickets or hotel reservations through the Internet. Let’s explore what they actually can do and how their functions and tasks vary across travel businesses. Travel content mapping.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 24, 2023

About 71 percent of this volume will come from B2B financial interactions, including those done in travel. The article explores the benefits virtual cards bring to the table and what a travel company should consider when implementing this method. A study by Juniper Research revealed that the value of virtual card spending will hit $6.8

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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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Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Re-opening the world is a rare opportunity to start fresh with your company’s travel management policies. Whether you oversee travel management for 5 or 5000, now is a great time to set up new guidelines for communication, reiterate the company travel policies, and streamline your workflow. Because it makes sense.

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Open Destinations

JANUARY 31, 2020

Service providers like Airbnb, Skyscanner, Expedia and Tripadvisor have transformed the travel industry. Technology and travel are constant;y pushing each other to new heights and expanding what is possible. As a result, the last decade has brought about huge growth in the travel technology market. Virtual Reality Booking.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

If you’re a mid-size OTA that wants to beef up its inventory, an OTA startup with a great idea that begs for implementation, or maybe an offline travel agency on the hunt for a way to increase agents’ efficiency, the question is the same – where to source the travel data from. 500+ airlines. 500+ airlines.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 25, 2019

The post VisitMalaysia 2020 campaign unveiled in India appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. A total number of 37 participants from Malaysia comprising a combination of 16 travel agents, four product owners, nine hotels, three airlines and five exhibitors shared the latest development of tourism in Malaysia.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

Say, most air travelers to or from the US have to make at least one transfer en route to their final destination. To meet the popular customer requirement “to fly from anywhere to anywhere” and reduce inconveniences associated with multi-leg journeys, airlines have no other alternative but to cooperate with each other.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 20, 2018

Marriott cuts strategic meetings and corporate travel commissions in North America appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The North American corporate travel, meetings and events industries alike all heaved a collective groan recently after receiving an email from Marriott International.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The post Travel tech this week: Ready to do business appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In travel tech this week, Google Maps launched a new feature, while Hotelbeds announced good financial year and that they are now ready to do business. Google Maps has made travel easier than ever before.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The post Hotelbeds’ MarketHub Asia is heading to Phuket for 2020 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Attendees this year included senior executives and decision-makers from tour operators, airlines, and loyalty and reward points schemes. Phuket, Thailand.

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