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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. In most cases, tour operators book travel services from external suppliers. Booking engine and payments processing. Components of tour packages.

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

AltexSoft Travel

We already have a detailed guide on IATA accreditation that is a good explainer of all the main concepts and parties in the travel agency accreditation process. In contrast, there’s also an article about booking and ticketing for non-IATA agencies which describes other ways to sell flights. The flight booking algorithm explained.

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

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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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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

Immersive travel implies, well, immersing in the foreign culture which in most cases means mingling with the community at the place of destination, engaging in traditional activities, attending local events and so on. Meanwhile, adventure travel is more about physical activities. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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

AltexSoft Travel

This is the main advantage that eliminates the need for other middlemen, simplifies the booking processes, and cuts expenses for both agents and airlines. IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Hence, suppliers and agents can communicate directly.

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

AltexSoft Travel

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. 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. Access to major GDSs.

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Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

AltexSoft Travel

More than two-thirds of sales in travel and tourism are made via the Internet, and the share of online vs offline bookings will only grow in the coming years. So the ability to accept online payments is becoming vital for any travel business. Watch our video to understand better how flight booking unfolds.

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