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India to participate in WTM London

Travel Daily Media

“A total of 16 stakeholders, including from state governments, other central ministries, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the industry partner, DMCs, tour operators, hoteliers, travel agents, online travel agents, facilitators of medical value travel are participating as co-exhibitors in the India Pavilion,” the ministry said.

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Hotel Online Payments: How and Why to Transform Your Payment Process

AltexSoft Travel

But B2B payments are just as important – those are the payments between a hotel and its partners such as online travel agencies (OTAs) , travel agents, travel management companies (TMCs) , corporates, and so on. And if you accept online payment, it’s also involved in the flow. Guest payments. B2B payments.

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Timatic by IATA: Travel Requirements Database, Explained

AltexSoft Travel

Timatic allows airlines, airport staff, and travel agents to fulfill two tasks: check if the passenger is valid for travel and prevent immigration fines and expenses associated with returning incorrectly-boarded passengers to the airport. providing passengers with travel rules at the time of booking.

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

AltexSoft Travel

This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others. IATA’s services: products and solutions for the aviation industry and its partners. IATA number: accreditation for travel agents and cargo professionals. IATA vs ICAO vs FAA.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

AltexSoft Travel

For the record, the business developed into a global company operating its airline and dealing with multi-million revenue streams, went through a compulsory liquidation in 2019, and was relaunched as an online-only travel agency in 2020. Components of tour packages. Booking engine for tour operators.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

If you run or plan to launch a travel business and want to capitalize on the experiential tourism trend, here are your options of how you can fit in. Experiential travel distribution. Local suppliers are the ones that create the initial travel products. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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

AltexSoft Travel

ARC uses modern technologies to gather travel data and offers a number of solutions to support travel agencies’ business intelligence , analytics, and reporting processes. We’ll describe available products a bit further. They can also outsource the ticketing activities to a third party, i.e., a travel management company.

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