AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 24, 2022

But B2B payments are just as important – those are the payments between a hotel and its partners such as online travel agencies (OTAs) , travel agents, travel management companies (TMCs) , corporates, and so on. So, it’s not uncommon for these intermediaries to use a mix of agent and merchant models. Bank transfer.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Booking and Ticketing For Non-IATA Travel Agencies. Some states and countries force travel agencies to acquire additional permits and buy security bonds or bank guarantees to make air and non-air bookings. If after the fifth check your ticket is still not ready, a travel agent has to get involved and complete the step manually.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 21, 2020

Things are quite confusing here and nascent travel agents can easily get overwhelmed with understanding what’s IATA, how IATAN is different, why ARC number is the same as IATAN number… And a whole lot of other questions. Sounds complicated, but in plain English, BSP is a payment mediator between airlines and travel agents.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Working as an IATA agent also means including the IATA logo and branding on travel agents’ premises and websites. The full accreditation also means that the agent follows standard ethics and behavioral codes.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 25, 2022

As a result, the bank takes the money from a merchant and returns it to the cardholder. Many travel providers admit that they find it difficult or even impossible to handle all requests, so they are forced to pay out on almost every occasion, whether a chargeback is liable or fraudulent. What to do to prevent fraud?

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

One of the ways to get a diverse inventory portfolio is to partner with a bed bank. What is a bed bank? A bed bank (also called a wholesaler ) is a B2B company that purchases rooms from accommodation providers in a bulk at a discounted, static price for specific dates and sells them to OTAs, travel agents, airlines, or tour operators.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

With the help of the channel manager that we discuss below, it distributes the hotel information to various sales channels, such as GDSs , OTAs , independent travel agents, and its own website, synchronizes reservations, and processes transactions. Besides, thousands of OTAs and travel agents work with the GDS database.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 13, 2022

Bed banks connection. The indirect way to get rental inventory on your website is by partnering with a bed bank. Bed banks or wholesalers are B2B platforms that collect inventories by exclusively partnering with suppliers. Some hotel-focused bed banks also have alternative stays. Search and booking engine.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 26, 2022

Though the bank reserves the money on your credit card the moment you book a trip, it can take up to three days to verify payment details, confirm the transaction and check if the seat is still available (yes, one more time.) For all these operations, the travel agent needs to contact the airline. Ticketless model.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

A carrier’s operator or authorized travel agent logs into the CRS/GDS to build a PNR file with five mandatory elements (to be discussed later in the section about PNR data). The code also gives travelers access to their flight details, but not to PNR files with personal information. Source: Bank Info Security.

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Gavel International

JANUARY 15, 2024

Negotiating rates and looking for available deals is a great strategy for planning world-class trips without breaking the bank. Additionally, a meeting planner can help you define your budget and handle some or all of the efforts to create the best travel incentive program for you. After all, your role is not that of a travel agent.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 24, 2023

A traveler books a room for two nights via OTA and provides credit card information to pay $100 for the stay. The OTA authorizes the payment with its acquiring bank. It takes up to seven business days to process a paper-based check which must be physically delivered to the bank. With a bank transfer, you don’t have that.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

Travel business and PCI DSS compliance levels In 2017, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) officially supported the initiative declaring that their internal electronic system — Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) — is compliant with PCI DSS. Some bookings are non-refundable, with money instantly charged.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 21, 2022

A short video about what API connectivity in travel is about. Travelers often turn to travel agents instead of airline websites to compare options, get better deals, or book several flights from different airlines in one place. Though today, travel agents turn to them for a wider range of travel products.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As Phocuswright’s US Online Travel Agency Market Report 2022-2026 shows, OTAs receive only 22 percent of total gross bookings, lagging well behind direct supplier channels (41 percent) and offline agencies (37 percent). The channel share in US travel as of 2022. How booking engines work in online travel agencies.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

By customer interfaces we mean a travel provider’s website, mobile application, or chatbot that links with a booking engine via an API layer , enabling consumers to search and book flights, hotel rooms, holiday packages, insurance, and other travel products. airline reservation systems ( ARSs ). Multi-channel booking engines.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Academic research studying the benefits of incentive travel programs dates to the 1970s. The sector is supported by a wide variety of professionals, from corporate travel agents to employee performance consultants to sales verification software companies. Is ITP a legitimate industry? Once you spend it, it’s gone.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Boleto Bancário in Brazil); In the Middle East, cash on delivery is preferred, but might not work for a travel business, so go with bank cards; African countries still heavily rely on cash and bank transfers, but digital wallets and mobile transfers are gaining traction lately. Popular payment methods. Source: 2checkout.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

This is the information you can act upon – customize offers to meet the exact, known needs of each traveler. Unlike EDIFACT, able to submit only fares and schedules to OTAs, the NDC standard allows for delivering comprehensive flight information to travel agents. Rich content integration. Order management.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Bed banks or wholesalers. These industry players buy hotel rooms in bulk and sell them to OTAs, travel agents, or even airlines. Here’s more info on the largest bed banks and how OTAs can work with them. Online Travel Agency building blocks and technology. Global Distribution Systems (GDS).

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

Travel has hosted the International Pow Wow (IPW) to put America’s tourist destinations up for offer to travel agents from around the world. of sod into tiny farms that can feed families and supply local food banks and restaurants. Since the first event in New York City in 1969, U.S.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It supports interline partnerships via an electronic ticketing hub and enables passengers to use different payment options including credit cards, PayPal, e-Bank, and more. SabreSonic Web is an NDC-enabled eCommerce platform, integrated with a booking engine and offering ultra-fast shopping.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

The APIs by key global distribution systems, the main players on the travel distribution market. Connectivity with key bed banks that purchase rooms in bulk. Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In addition to her travels, she still found time to sit on the spouse’s club board, as well as get a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Grant Writing. From the desert, she went to North Carolina where she worked for AAA as a Travel Agent, giving her a different look at tourism sales.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This lender currently works with 200+ diverse travel partners including Kayak, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Royal Caribbean. Shopping with Uplift Commission structure. Uplift also charges interest instead of earning on late (or any other) fees.

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