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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

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

AltexSoft Travel

Scheduled air transportation with its 13,307 restrictions was ranked 6th, closely followed by – surprisingly – the fishing industry (for the record: The first, prize-winning positions were given to petroleum manufacturing and electric power generation). Oh yeah, commercial space transportation is also under their wing. What is IATA?

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Timatic by IATA: Travel Requirements Database, Explained

AltexSoft Travel

After surviving one of the most traumatic years for air travel, the industry is finally learning to operate with new travel restrictions. Travelers struggle to keep up with constantly updated travel information. Perhaps, the most promising implementation is offered by the International Air Transport Association or IATA.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. TripAdvisor‘s “Travel in 2022: A Look Ahead” Report. Moreover, half of Gen Z respondents said they want to get out of their comfort zone and crave a sense of risk and excitement while traveling.

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

AltexSoft Travel

Even before the pandemic, travelers were eager to stay independent on the trip. And now, when people are finally ready to travel again, there’s another concern – safety. Now we’re talking about the ways to make travel contactless , or – if using more traditional language – self-service.

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WTTC Lays Out Net Zero Roadmap

Business Traveler USA

The World Travel and Tourism Council has partnered with the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Accenture to introduce a Net Zero Roadmap. The initiative designed to “guide the global travel and tourism sector in its battle against the climate crisis.”

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Expedia Partner Solutions for Travel Agencies: Expedia TAAP, Templates, and EPS Rapid API

AltexSoft Travel

If you’re a mid-size OTA that wants to beef up its inventory, an OTA startup with a great idea that begs for implementation, or maybe an offline travel agency on the hunt for a way to increase agents’ efficiency, the question is the same – where to source the travel data from. Expedia Group members. Template solutions.