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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

AltexSoft Travel

A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. Typically, tour packages include such elements as transportation, accommodation, airport transfers, activities, tours, and so on. Components of tour packages.

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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. What does self-service mean for travel?

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Global distribution systems gather data from multiple sources, create their APIs, and distribute them across travel agents and OTAs. Ctrip, the largest Asian distributor and Skyscanner owner, has affiliate proposals as well.

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