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

AltexSoft Travel

In 2016, the McLaughlin-Sherouse List was published, which ranked all industries in the US according to RegData’s Industry Regulation Index showing the most regulated ones. This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others.

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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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Travel Daily – Born in the USA!

Travel Daily Media

This new addition to Travel Daily’s global portfolio of e-magazines will provide the latest travel trade news direct to the US travel industry, with a fresh twist that will elevate the user experience and enhance the publication’s fundamental value beyond the news.

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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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How content accuracy and consistency impacts revenue: A Q&A with Fred Bean

Leonardo

The demand to travel is building, and potential travelers need to trust that the information they’re finding online is up to date with the latest information at their destination. Keeping travel channels up to date has long been a pain point for hoteliers—now more than ever with limited resources and narrower margins.

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Peak of Perfection

Business Traveler USA

In fact, that 8 miles is multiplied many times over when you drive, and it can easily take two hours, no matter what online travel agents and other websites might say when you are researching your accommodation. Learning Curves. For downhill skiing, it’s possible to ski in and out of some of the hotels.

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PMS API Data for Third-Party Apps: How to Become an Integration Partner of Leading PMSs

AltexSoft Travel

If you’re an online travel agency or a tech business targeting hotels and vacation rentals, integrating with major property management systems (PMSs) will get you clients and valuable data. Here we will break down how and why these integrations work and how to partner with leading property management systems.