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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

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In 2016, the McLaughlin-Sherouse List was published, which ranked all industries in the US according to RegData’s Industry Regulation Index showing the most regulated ones. So, let’s talk about IATA – one of the main regulators of the aviation industry. Source: Fine Art America. What is IATA? IATA’s mission and main purposes.

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Travel Agency Accreditation, Explained: IATA, IATAN, ARC, CLIA, and TRUE

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Here, we will cover all the accreditation types, their application process, and benefits to help you make an educated choice. What is Travel Agency Accreditation? There are many more companies selling travel services than the ones providing them. So, what are the main benefits of having an IATA accreditation?

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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. In short, IATA’s role and range of responsibilities in the travel sector are much broader as it formulates the industry policy and standards. What is ARC? Issuing air tickets.

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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. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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

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By establishing direct relationships with Sabre, online travel agencies , travel management companies , and other distributors can benefit from a full set of travel APIs including (but not limited to). Anyway, check your location for travel business regulations. How APIs make systems talk to each other.

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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

Every industry has its own regulator – an authority that sets standards and improves the cooperation inside. 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.

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

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Consolidators pass on net fares to travel agencies, charging a premium on top of each seat. 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. Benefits of partnership with air consolidators for airlines.

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