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.
AltexSoft Travel
MARCH 13, 2020
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. Private airfares vs published airfares: the core differences.
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AltexSoft Travel
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
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. This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others.
AltexSoft Travel
MAY 26, 2022
This article aims to explain how ticketing works, what a ticket is, which accreditations an agency should have in order to issue tickets, and how to sell flight seats without having major certifications. Just like IATA, it mediates financial operations between agents and airlines using its own payment processor. Ticketless model.
AltexSoft Travel
JANUARY 24, 2023
Pass certification. Certification is simply going through some scenarios to check if the connection is working correctly. Prior to certification, you should also prepare a knowledge base article and app details that will be used in description on the marketplace. Pass certification. Receive API testing credentials.
AltexSoft Travel
MARCH 23, 2022
A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. Basically, combining travel services in a bundle and developing a complete tour is the most important part of a tour operator’s job and that’s what distinguishes it from travel agents.
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. Amadeus is a holder of IATA dual level 4 certification.
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