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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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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. What is a tour operator: definition, types, and challenges. Components of tour packages.

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

AltexSoft 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. Travelers with complex itineraries. Large groups.

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Travelport’s new partnerships puts event organisers and TA’s in control

Travel Daily Media

provides valuable sales tools for travel professionals at every level.”. Yvonne Valies – Travelport’s partner relations manager in Europe, added: “Travelport is delighted to introduce this unique sales proposal and digital travel itinerary, called Viewtravel plug-in, into the Travelport GDS. Inspiravia S.L.

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

AltexSoft Travel

And everyone knows that fraudsters won’t be far behind from where money is, especially when most transactions happen online. This brings convenience as customers can easily search for holiday destinations, book accommodations, and make payments online. Fake online travel agency fraud. While this share decreased to 5.3

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Manage MICE with ease: 5 Reasons why you should enrol in Meliá PRO

Travel Daily Media

For small meetings, get access to basic services at fixed prices per person, with a tailor-made proposal that lets you adjust and control costs. E xclusive online portal for wholesalers, tour operators and DMC. No sweat in planning big events with the guarantee that you only get the best possible price. Meliá PRO Meetings & Events.

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How Hospitality Brands are Using Chatbots

AltexSoft Travel

Chatbot growth can be seen in the online industry and just this year, Google said there’s about 1 billion Google Assistant being used in the market today. These chatbots simulate a more human-like experience of talking to a travel agent. In fact, more than half of consumers prefer businesses that use chat apps.