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

AltexSoft Travel

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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No Excuses: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle While Traveling for Business or Pleasure

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In this article, we will share practical tips and advice for how to stay healthy while traveling, so you can make the most out of your experiences without sacrificing your well-being. Whether you are planning a vacation with a travel agent or taking a solo adventure, these tips will help you prioritize your health.

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Hotel Online Payments: How and Why to Transform Your Payment Process

AltexSoft Travel

Complying with complex and constantly changing regulations. Compliance with regulations such as PCI, PSD2 , SCA, or 3DS may be overwhelming for independent hotels, and having to deal with requirements when you have limited resources and infrastructure seems like a battle already lost. Going with the booking engine of the same vendor.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

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

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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What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

AltexSoft Travel

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). If, for example, a travel agent uses Amadeus to book a flight operated by a Sabre-hosted carrier, there will be at least two PNRs with their own record locators.

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

AltexSoft Travel

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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