AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 24, 2023

Preparing an API. Prior to certification, you should also prepare a knowledge base article and app details that will be used in description on the marketplace. Mews asks for information about your product and how you envision its integration with their platform. After that, you will sign an agreement and start API onboarding.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

Travel business and PCI DSS compliance levels In 2017, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) officially supported the initiative declaring that their internal electronic system — Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) — is compliant with PCI DSS. Yet, this step is risky from a security point of view, so it’s better to avoid it.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

With the help of the channel manager that we discuss below, it distributes the hotel information to various sales channels, such as GDSs , OTAs , independent travel agents, and its own website, synchronizes reservations, and processes transactions. Nowadays there is a multitude of search engines and platforms to find accommodation.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

What does self-service mean for 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. Large groups.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Many big lenders come preconnected with major eCommerce platforms, point-of-sale providers, and payment gateways. If you, as most businesses, opt for a merchant-partner model, you’ll most likely have to build an integration from scratch, so be prepared to engage IT specialists to develop it properly. Preintegrated payment partners.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We’ve touched on the topic of website localization earlier, and in this article, we want to dive deeper into the technicalities of an adaptation process and share our experience of adjusting travel platforms to foreign markets. But first, let’s briefly recap the basics. What is localization and how to approach it? localizing payments.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

A Global Distribution System , or GDS , is a computer network operating as a middleman between travel agents and numerous travel service providers. That is why all of the three major Global Distribution Systems that we’ll later discuss asks for a certified travel agent. What is a GDS? Sign an agreement.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This website within a website is available only for authorized users and is used by travel agents and corporate clients to access exclusive prices and propositions established per preliminary agreements. Some of the most crucial ticketing implementations in a modern reservation platform include the following. API connections.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 23, 2019

So, for travel agencies, it’s quite difficult to stay afloat, unless they find some specific niche. They would rather follow the word of mouth or go to their old, time-tested local travel agent or stick to larger players. So, new travel agencies have to work hard to break through the wall of mistrust. Invisibility.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The innovation cost American Airlines a whopping $40 million (nearly $348 million in 2019 prices) and took 400 man-years to prepare functional requirements, write program specifications, and complete coding. Retailing platform. And the first step to this goal is turning websites and mobile apps into intelligent eCommerce platforms.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 9, 2023

” This is because the context provided by the earlier part of the sentence ( “bought some apples” ) suggests that John might be preparing to make an apple pie. It not only understands user preferences, moods, and behaviors to offer personalized travel recommendations but also assists in complex tasks such as trip planning.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In other words, planners are not just meeting coordinators, they are now ad-hoc travel agents. Cultural interactions, local dining, experiential travel, and team-building activities are all in the mix. Once the platforms are narrowed down, it’s time to help planners visualize your space. Key Takeaway for Properties.

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