AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the ever-evolving travel industry landscape, the seamless integration of global accommodation providers is pivotal. OTAs, hotel booking platforms , and other travel businesses need to have real-time access to extensive hotel inventories to offer diverse choices to their customers.

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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. It serves as a travel document, ensuring that an airline will provide a seat and services included in the fare for a ticket owner.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll talk about IATA numbers and what they mean to travel agents and also explore the main codes that standardize the aviation industry. IATA acts as the mediator between airlines and travel agents, overseeing the cash streams and protecting the airlines’ interests. Why do travel agencies need IATA numbers?

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

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. Which payment gateway suits your travel business best.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Most of the large consolidators appeared in the 1970-1980s when airlines had more seats than they could ever sell via travel retailers. In any case, travel agents get a good margin to earn money.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Travel plans screwed up. Modern travelers want mobile access, convenient forms of payments, rich content, a high level of personalization, loyalty programs, and other commodities — something that outdated systems just can’t offer. Additional PSS components: creating a one-stop shop for travelers. Hundreds of flights canceled.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

GDS is one of the first abbreviations you learn in the travel business. Global Distribution Systems are responsible for providing booking websites with unified access to a massive inventory of flights, hotel rooms, car rental companies, cruises, and much more. The certification is obligatory. What is a GDS? Sign an agreement.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

If you have anything to do with the travel business, you may have considered partnering with such hospitality giants as Expedia and Booking.com. Booking.com offers solutions for: OTAs and destination websites, hotel channel managers, property owners, affiliates like travel bloggers and media outlets. Business travelers rates.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Travelers still stick to comprehensive booking platforms like OTAs and price aggregators. Until the 2000s, airlines managed to maintain direct relations with travel agencies via Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs). Business travelers spend more and book flights right before the departure. Rich content integration.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In this post, we’ll discuss the BNPL approach in the travel industry, talk about the main BNPL providers, and look at how businesses can implement the service and benefit from it. By the way, the same relates to currency exchange rate fluctuations (which is important for travel businesses as they often deal with international customers).

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Meet our fall 2021 sustainable tourism interns: Jonathan Atari has traveled and lived in different countries around the globe for several years, occasionally in not yet-well-known locations, experiencing them in unique ways. Kevin Lewicki is a master’s student in the Sustainable Tourism program at Arizona State University.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

The APIs by key global distribution systems, the main players on the travel distribution market. Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs).

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