Open Destinations

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The extranet allows hoteliers more flexibility when updating contracts in Travel Studio. AGENT PORTAL. A benefit for B2B customers, the agent portal within Travel Studio allows our customers to open up Travel Studio access to any travel agent.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 20, 2020

On demand webinar ‘Supply chain and contract risk management’ with Kemp Little and ABTA’s Simon Bunce. The post ABTA rolls out “specialist material” to coronavirus support hub appeared first on Travel Daily. Free corporate and restructuring helpline from RSM.

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Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Today’s business travelers are likely to book directly on a hotel’s website, use an OTA like Expedia, a reseller like Kayak, or a travel agent. But if you have several different travelers booking hotels in several different ways, it can make things extremely complicated.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

What does self-service mean for travel? To be fair, the idea of self-service travel is nothing new. Back then, self-service used to simply mean “without a travel agent”, and in 2020, with up to 80 percent of travelers booking directly online – it’s a norm. Special needs travelers. Large groups.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 11, 2019

The post Travelport’s new partnerships puts event organisers and TA’s in control appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The new contract will see Inspiravia S.L. Travelport and Inspiravia S.L

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Access to contracted Rates. Exclusive benefits for MeliáRewards members. Meliá PRO Leisure. E xclusive online portal for wholesalers, tour operators and DMC. Accessible distribution and built-in benefits. Limited-time perks. The Meliá PRO program has a special offer for requests done by 30 September. > > 5% off your final bill.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The post Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world appeared first on Travel Daily.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Working as an IATA agent also means including the IATA logo and branding on travel agents’ premises and websites. The full accreditation also means that the agent follows standard ethics and behavioral codes.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

With the help of the channel manager that we discuss below, it distributes the hotel information to various sales channels, such as GDSs , OTAs , independent travel agents, and its own website, synchronizes reservations, and processes transactions. Besides, thousands of OTAs and travel agents work with the GDS database.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 21, 2022

This is a foundational problem a travel agency must solve to successfully operate. Suppliers, their types, and underlying contracts define revenue management, technology, and a business niche that the agency targets. Integrating and contracting middlemen. Integrating with middlemen and contracting a supplier.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

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. It’s worth noting that usually consolidators purchase all the allocated seats only after a contracted number of travelers pay for them.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 6, 2023

Automatic parsing of email itineraries to capture leaked reservations (booked outside the agency and thus potentially outside client policy), thus improving travel manager oversight and awareness of employee travel schedules and arrangements.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

Let’s see what they have to offer to all stakeholders — airlines, corporate clients, passengers, and travel agents — on top of regular benefits. All-in-one solution for corporate travelers Star Alliance Corporate Plus is the all-in-one corporate travel program for multinational corporations.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

Let’s see what they have to offer to all stakeholders — airlines, corporate clients, passengers, and travel agents — on top of regular benefits. All-in-one solution for corporate travelers Star Alliance Corporate Plus is the all-in-one corporate travel program for multinational corporations.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A bed bank (also called a wholesaler ) is a B2B company that purchases rooms from accommodation providers in a bulk at a discounted, static price for specific dates and sells them to OTAs, travel agents, airlines, or tour operators. Travel agents can book inventory via a booking website. Connectivity. Connectivity.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

Otherwise, the carrier for this role is typically selected by a travel agent. On a passenger’s or travel agent’s request, the GDS or PSS builds an itinerary. However, the contract doesn’t cover all nuances of interlining, so many other things have to be formalized separately. Steps of interline booking flow.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

Travel business and PCI DSS compliance levels In 2017, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) officially supported the initiative declaring that their internal electronic system — Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) — is compliant with PCI DSS. How to fight financial fraud with machine learning.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

A Global Distribution System , or GDS , is a computer network operating as a middleman between travel agents and numerous travel service providers. That is why all of the three major Global Distribution Systems that we’ll later discuss asks for a certified travel agent. What is a GDS? Negotiate competitive deals.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

B2B clients — smaller agencies — reach GDSs using credentials of the IBE’s owner (host agency), and this way save on the expensive contracts. Business rules are set up according to the organization’s travel policy and may include spending and other restrictions depending on the employee status. Multi-channel booking engines.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Text expansion and contraction. Here’s a helpful table on text expansion and contraction. Travel content suppliers: GIATA, ATPCO, and others. Now, all 11 languages of the official British Airways website are managed through Smartling, as well as the regional Travel Agent extranet and a mobile app. Source: Eriksen.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Global distribution systems gather data from multiple sources, create their APIs, and distribute them across travel agents and OTAs. Sometimes, wholesalers do dynamic pricing , but this type of contract is uncommon. Rich content.

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