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No Excuses: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle While Traveling for Business or Pleasure

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In this article, we will share practical tips and advice for how to stay healthy while traveling, so you can make the most out of your experiences without sacrificing your well-being. Whether you are planning a vacation with a travel agent or taking a solo adventure, these tips will help you prioritize your health.

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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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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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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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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

Self-service technology has been sporadically implemented at different stages of travel experience, and different locations as well. What does self-service mean for travel? To be fair, the idea of self-service travel is nothing new. Special needs travelers. Travelers with complex itineraries. Large groups.

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What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

AltexSoft Travel

A carrier’s operator or authorized travel agent logs into the CRS/GDS to build a PNR file with five mandatory elements (to be discussed later in the section about PNR data). It may appear under different names — a record locator, booking reference, reservation code, or just PNR. Initial PNR generation.

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The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Destination Wedding

Traveler's Q

Because they are often held at resorts or other locations that serve as popular vacation spots, they provide the opportunity to plan a wedding while also taking advantage of a much-needed getaway. Destination locations make it easy for couples to select their ceremony’s ideal date and time. They can be super expensive for you.