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Shifting shape of corporate travel: Sabre  

Travel Daily Media

The post Shifting shape of corporate travel: Sabre appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. It is important, as an industry, that we understand these changes, and the reasons for them, and we are prepared to drive our own evolution, supported by robust technology. Cost remains a key consideration.

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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

Self-service technology has been sporadically implemented at different stages of travel experience, and different locations as well. There are capsule hotels in Japan that are almost entirely staff-free and automated passport control has been implemented in selected airports in Europe and Asia. Travel research and booking.

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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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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

Immersive travel implies, well, immersing in the foreign culture which in most cases means mingling with the community at the place of destination, engaging in traditional activities, attending local events and so on. Meanwhile, adventure travel is more about physical activities. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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Railway Reservation System: How to Drive Online Train Bookings

AltexSoft Travel

Data sharing, which is the holy grail of travel distribution, is only possible when all systems operate similarly and use the same business logic, data format, and data exchange technologies. Airline technology, for example, spawned from one first booking system — Sabre. Train booking engine. API connections.

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Revenue Integrity in Airlines: How to Solve Revenue Leakage Problems

AltexSoft Travel

Often created by travel agents and customers (both accidentally and not), these holes account for about 3 percent of the airline’s revenue. Revenue leakage is the mismatch between the expected revenue from the bookings that were made and the amount that airlines eventually receive. Unticketed booking. Duplicate booking.

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Central Reservation System for Hotels: CRS Functionality and Software Explained

AltexSoft Travel

At the time of global digitalization, 75 percent of all hotel bookings are made online. That clearly shows the vital importance of connection to various online booking channels for a hotel to thrive and attract more customers. Everything changes over the years, including hotel booking.