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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

Traveler's Q

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. A travel agent is a professional who can provide efficient and customized travel planning for a nominal price.

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Top 9 Travel Trade Writers to Pitch

DCI

With a number of reputable travel trade publications out there, we sifted through our top picks to highlight the writers and journalists who have the travel trade’s ear. Get to know them, craft those pitches, and prepare to hear a lot more chatter from tour operators and travel agents in the near future. Eric Bowman.

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BLOG – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2020

Open Destinations

This has been reflected in a drastic change in the business operations of tour operators, DMCs and travel agents. To find and maintain success as a travel provider today , being on the cutting edge of technological trends is a must. We are more dependent on websites and apps than ever before. Prescriptive Analysis.

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

AltexSoft Travel

As a final chord, we outline the future of consolidators — based on the current trends. 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.

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

As stated on the official IATA’s website , its mission is “ to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry”. This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others. IATA number: accreditation for travel agents and cargo professionals.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. Experiential travel ecosystem: business models, distribution, technologies, and representatives. Experiential travel distribution. Travel agencies: complementing portfolio with T&A.

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Hong Kong ups the game with new incentive playbook 

Travel Daily Media

The campaign curates over 100 new and authentic Hong Kong ideas to inspire and reward incentive groups in response to emerging incentive travel trends. Over 110 agents from Mainland, Southeast Asia, South Korea and India were invited to get exclusive first-hand experiences of Hong Kong’s rich and diverse incentive resources.