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Ras Al Khaimah tourism, fuelled by MICE and adventure, up 14%

Travel Daily Media

This follows an unprecedented drive for European custom which saw RAKTDA visit more than 4,000 travel agents in 45 European cities earlier this year, as well as flourishing MICE and adventure tourism sectors. Germany remained as the second biggest source market, up 4%, followed by the UK, up 13% on 2017.

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BLTM garners strong support from the industry

Travel Daily Media

The business travel industry in India is emerging as a specialised market with differentiated needs, in tandem with the global trends. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation report forecasts 10.7% growth in business travel spending in 2016, followed by another 10.2% in 2017 reaching US$36.1

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From City of Vice to City of MICE: MGM raises its events game

Travel Daily Media

One company maximising its MICE offering is MGM Resorts International who has just announced their latest updates to their meetings and events products in the City of Sin, which come following recent expansions at Mandalay Bay and ARIA Convention Center and will see the company boast a total of 371612.16 sqm in MICE real estate.

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VisitBritain opens the Harrogate to UK tourism at ExploreGB 2019

Travel Daily Media

ExploreGB is an opportunity for UK companies and suppliers to present their products and services to hundreds of international buyers. million inbound visits to the UK in 2017, up 4%, with visitors spending £24.5 Last year was a record-breaker for inbound tourism to the UK. There were 39.2 billion, up 9%.

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Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world

Travel Daily Media

The post Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. We asked, specifically, how will TA’s be incentivised to use new products and distribution methods. TD: Are you the only guys doing this?

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Railway Reservation System: How to Drive Online Train Bookings

AltexSoft Travel

Train technology didn’t follow the same evolution path, which created different approaches, processes, and products. As a result, even global distribution systems (GDSs) that power the largest network of travel providers have no more than 50 railway operators signed in. Lack of customer data. The process behind a rail booking engine.

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Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

AltexSoft Travel

A merchant of record (MoR) is a business entity that actually sells products to end customers. The organization also made it mandatory for all IATA-accredited travel agents to adhere to the security standard. Yet, there is still no way to add a ticket and all extra services and products to a single receipt.

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