AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 24, 2022

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. Typically, vendors provide a few integration options. Going with the booking engine of the same vendor.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The simplicity of the launch attracts even non-travel players: Over the past two years , a number of financial companies, retailers, and loyal clubs have presented their branded booking platforms. Plug-and-play platforms have many hidden limitations, preventing you from standing out in a saturated travel market.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 25, 2022

There have been numerous cases when travelers have been sold counterfeit airline tickets, hotel rooms that don’t exist, false vacation packages, and car rentals from fake vendors. The fake platforms are well-made and have the look and feel, logo, and features almost identical to the original ones. What to do to prevent fraud?

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

“A host travel agency is an accelerator,” — explains the idea Ernesto Sigg Rodríguez, Chief Commercial Officer at Fitbooktravel , that provides technology consulting services for online travel businesses. “As As a travel agent you want to run your business, but you need resources that you can’t afford alone.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

A carrier’s operator or authorized travel agent logs into the CRS/GDS to build a PNR file with five mandatory elements (to be discussed later in the section about PNR data). If, for example, a travel agent uses Amadeus to book a flight operated by a Sabre-hosted carrier, there will be at least two PNRs with their own record locators.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Consolidators pass on net fares to travel agencies, charging a premium on top of each seat. In any case, travel agents get a good margin to earn money. Travel agencies add their own markups but still keep the prices lower than market rates offered by airlines. Booking engines out of the box. Handling complex itineraries.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 24, 2023

At the same time, travel suppliers are often reluctant to deal with VCCs “To give you an example, the VCC adoption by OTAs like Booking.com and Agoda hits 65 to 70 percent, says Koert Grasveld , Vice-President of Payments in TerraPay , a global payment platform that provides solutions for all kinds of travel players.

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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

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. There are vendors that provide multilingual static content on properties, tours, and other travel products.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 9, 2023

It not only understands user preferences, moods, and behaviors to offer personalized travel recommendations but also assists in complex tasks such as trip planning. Expedia , one of the world’s leading online travel platforms, is a prime example of leveraging ChatGPT’s capabilities for personalization and trip planning.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Travelers still stick to comprehensive booking platforms like OTAs and price aggregators. Until the 2000s, airlines managed to maintain direct relations with travel agencies via Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs). This is the information you can act upon – customize offers to meet the exact, known needs of each traveler.

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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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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Many big lenders come preconnected with major eCommerce platforms, point-of-sale providers, and payment gateways. Klarna places the strongest focus on retailers from apparel, beauty, electronics, and home goods vendors. As for the travel industry, it partners with Expedia, Viator, Trip.com, Alternative Airlines, and so on.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

The APIs by key global distribution systems, the main players on the travel distribution market. Connectivity with direct software vendors of hotels. Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Wholesale APIs.

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