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Travelport launches Smartpoint Cloud, delivering an easier, more intuitive retail experience

Travel Daily News

LANGLEY UK – Travelport , a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, announced the launch of Smartpoint Cloud on Travelport+. Agents who prefer to work in a traditional (cryptic) interface have the flexibility to do so.

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Karnataka Tourism marks its presence at ITB Berlin 2023

Travel Daily Media

Karnataka Tourism also held a road show in Munich post-ITB which was attended by around 45 tour operators, travel agents and media to further promote tourism to Karnataka. Out of 13000, 364 are in education, 128 transport and 126 in retail and e-commerce. Bengaluru is home to 13000 start-ups and around 40 unicorns.

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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. How to apply?

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Hotelbeds’ MarketHub Asia is heading to Phuket for 2020

Travel Daily Media

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotels across the globe with access to high-value, complementary distribution channels that significantly increase occupancy rates and optimise RevPAR – whilst not competing with the hotelier’s direct distribution strategy.

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ASTA International Destination Expo 2013 to be held in Dubai

Travel Daily Media

Dubai’s Department of Touri sm and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has further expanded its promotion of Dubai’s tourism assets through a partnership with the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). ASTA estimates attendance in Dubai next year will be between 500 and 700 travel agents.

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Cultivating Collaborations with DMCs to Drive International Luxury Travel

DCI

The specialized nature of luxury travel means that smaller, independent, and often hyper-localized experiences are exactly what DMCs are looking for – and you can provide these experiences. DMCs hey need your local specialized knowledge and services as much as you need them to market you to luxury travel retailers. In the U.S.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

AltexSoft Travel

A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. Basically, combining travel services in a bundle and developing a complete tour is the most important part of a tour operator’s job and that’s what distinguishes it from travel agents.

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