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

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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. How to apply?

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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

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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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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

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Tour operators are travel companies that devise itineraries, create corresponding multi-component tour packages, sell them to travel agents or travelers, and make sure everything goes well from the start to the end of the trip, having full responsibility to the traveler. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Destination Wedding

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Not only do couples need to consider things such as travel, lodging, and transportation for all guests, but they also have to worry about finding suitable venues that are up to their standards and dealing with potential language barriers if the destination is located in another country.

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What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

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The essential trip data is gathered when an individual passenger or organization books a flight via a travel retailer — carrier’s website, online travel agency (OTA), travel management company (TMC), tour operator, or other channels. Moreover, both are often regulated by the same documents. Data collection.

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

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Most of the large consolidators appeared in the 1970-1980s when airlines had more seats than they could ever sell via travel retailers. 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. 24/7 customer support.

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Buy Now Pay Later for a Travel Business: How BNPL Works and Ways to Implement It

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In retail, shoppers get their purchase immediately after the first installment is credited, but if BNPL is used to buy services (travel, insurance, education, etc.), Merchants also have to meet certain requirements to qualify – which is understandable since all financial institutions are required to adhere to KYC/AML regulations.

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