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

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In contrast, there’s also an article about booking and ticketing for non-IATA agencies which describes other ways to sell flights. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies. The flight booking algorithm explained.

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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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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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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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Travel Agency Inventory System: Main Sources and Management Aspects

AltexSoft Travel

Travel agencies serve as intermediaries between travel products suppliers who want to expand their customer reach and travelers who want to see what their options are and book a number of travel services from one convenient interface. Integrating and contracting middlemen. Direct supply and integrations.

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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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Connecting Flights: Virtual Interlining Benefits and How to Seize Them

AltexSoft Travel

Key partnership frameworks in aviation were designed decades ago, in the era of large state-owned airlines and regulated fares. Otherwise, the carrier for this role is typically selected by a travel agent. Steps of interline booking flow. How interline booking works. Traditional partnerships to connect flights.