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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Working as an IATA agent also means including the IATA logo and branding on travel agents’ premises and websites. Read through the Travel Agent Handbook. Pay a registration fee and wait.

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Timatic by IATA: Travel Requirements Database, Explained

AltexSoft Travel

Timatic allows airlines, airport staff, and travel agents to fulfill two tasks: check if the passenger is valid for travel and prevent immigration fines and expenses associated with returning incorrectly-boarded passengers to the airport. providing passengers with travel rules at the time of booking. Source: IATA.

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Travel Agency Accreditation, Explained: IATA, IATAN, ARC, CLIA, and TRUE

AltexSoft Travel

IATA accreditation for air travel: IATA vs IATAN vs TIDS International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade association of airlines that develops standards and practices for the aviation industry. IATA accreditation exists to verify travel agencies and control the revenue flow, and it’s accepted worldwide.

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Airline Consolidators Overview: Their Role, Advantages, and Key Players

AltexSoft Travel

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. Benefits of partnership with air consolidators for airlines.

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Destination Management Companies: How Travel Agencies Can Tap Into DMC Potential

AltexSoft Travel

Some DMCs add widgets of car rental providers to their websites. Travel-associated services. Some DMCs are one-stop-shops that serve the whole traveling process including visas, insurance, and other related documents. So how travel agencies can collaborate with DMCs – be it a group or a single entity?

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Creative Problem-Solving and Innovation: The Life of an Event Project Manager

Maritz Global Events

As an event project manager, Vince is responsible for operations of registration, housing and other services. Here he oversees the execution of registration, lead retrieval and housing onsite. He will monitor the registration areas and assist with attendee traffic, making any layout or process changes to help things flow smoothly.

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Hotelbeds API Integration: Hands-on Experience with a Leading Bed Bank

AltexSoft Travel

As a bed bank, it operates in the B2B realm, procuring rooms from accommodation providers in bulk at discounted rates and then offering them to various businesses like OTAs , travel agents, and airlines. Here’s a distilled guide to ensure you navigate this process with precision: Registration and API Key acquisition.

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