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

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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. In the US, four states have their unique Seller of Travel (SOT) Laws and licensing — namely, California, Florida, Washington, and Hawaii. Signing a contract.

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

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So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies. For more details, check the Industry Agents’ Handbook (IAH) that contains all the industry-related instructions and rules and will assist you in your daily operations. What is ARC?

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

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Tour operators are travel companies that devise itineraries, create corresponding multi-component tour packages, sell them to travel agents or travelers, and make sure everything goes well from the start to the end of the trip, having full responsibility to the traveler. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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Airline Consolidators Overview: Their Role, Advantages, and Key Players

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In any case, travel agents get a good margin to earn money. Travel agencies add their own markups but still keep the prices lower than market rates offered by airlines. It’s worth noting that usually consolidators purchase all the allocated seats only after a contracted number of travelers pay for them.

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Website Localization in Travel: Key Aspects and Best Practices

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It involves modifying content considering local regulations and cultural differences – and at the same time preserving the company’s tone of voice and brand integrity. Text expansion and contraction. Here’s a helpful table on text expansion and contraction. Travel content suppliers: GIATA, ATPCO, and others.

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