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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

Traveler's Q

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. A travel agent is a professional who can provide efficient and customized travel planning for a nominal price.

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

AltexSoft Travel

Scheduled air transportation with its 13,307 restrictions was ranked 6th, closely followed by – surprisingly – the fishing industry (for the record: The first, prize-winning positions were given to petroleum manufacturing and electric power generation). Oh yeah, commercial space transportation is also under their wing. What is IATA?

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

Smart Meetings

A town-hall meeting at the conference identified other resources MPU could help secure, including limited liability insurance and streamlining IATA, CLIA and other travel agent certifications. He is negotiating with transportation companies, as well. Augmented Income Streams.

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

AltexSoft Travel

So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies. It was established in 1984 as a successor to the Air Traffic Conference of America, formerly known as the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). Memo Analyzer for Agencies dashboard.

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

AltexSoft Travel

IATA accreditation for air travel: IATA vs IATAN vs TIDS International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade association of airlines that develops standards and practices for the aviation industry. IATA accreditation exists to verify travel agencies and control the revenue flow, and it’s accepted worldwide.

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PMS API Data for Third-Party Apps: How to Become an Integration Partner of Leading PMSs

AltexSoft Travel

Their marketplace of integrations include marketing, transportation, door locks, accounting, point of sale, communication, and more vendors operating in a ton of countries. Pass certification. Certification is simply going through some scenarios to check if the connection is working correctly. Pass certification.

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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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