Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Hawaii Safe Travels Program requires that unvaccinated domestic travelers from the United States and its territories observe a five-day mandatory , after which, travelers do not need to test, per the program’s website; travelers who have an up-to-date vaccination pass can bypass quarantine without a pre-travel test. Music Festivals.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Today, airlines still use third parties for their flight distribution. Travelers still stick to comprehensive booking platforms like OTAs and price aggregators. Until the 2000s, airlines managed to maintain direct relations with travel agencies via Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs).

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In this article, we’ll discuss airline software suites, their major modules, and available modern solutions, created to change the current state of things for the better. Its mission is to keep operations running smoothly, and failures in its work can cost airlines tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 20, 2021

Hotels have been experiencing a surge of direct bookings during the pandemic. Yes, while the overall number of bookings dropped due to COVID-19, hotels’ brand.com websites became the third most popular booking channel , in some cases even surpassing Expedia traffic. Direct booking strategies for hotels.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Without this software component, you can neither sell nor buy airline tickets or hotel reservations through the Internet. Trip-related companies employ different types of booking engines to run core processes instead of human personnel. Key features.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 26, 2022

Airline ticketing is not as simple as it may seem to passengers. What is an airline ticket? An airline ticket is a document granted by a carrier or travel agency to a passenger as a confirmation that a person has bought a seat on a flight. Airline ticketing process. The booking flow. Airline web pages.

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Sojern

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whatever travel vertical you operate in, it’s important to have a high-quality website where travelers can find information and book directly. Virtually all ( 94% ) first impressions about your website are related to its design. 2 Use Images Unique to Your Business to Inspire Travelers to Book .

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The airline industry is no different. Over the past two decades, the airline industry – like many others – has become increasingly digital. If you’ve read an AltexSoft article on revenue integrity in airlines , you know that ticket manipulations are one of the main sources of revenue leakage.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Large or small, every flight booking business must have two key processes in place: booking and ticketing. To consumers, booking a flight and receiving an e-ticket may seem like a single, seamless step, but for the business providing the service they’re actually two distinct and equally important steps.

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Sojern

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Keeping a consistent brand experience helps build awareness of your business and instills trust in your brand, and this goes beyond just the branding on your website. Over 67% of travelers found inspiration for their next trip on Facebook and Instagram, so the possibilities to reach and influence travelers to book are limitless.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The actual mechanics of this again are described in more detail in my books and on conferencesthatwork.com, my website. So it’s perfectly okay to say, “I flew in on an American Airlines flight into Phoenix Airport and took an Uber here.” And again, you can read about exactly how to do it in my books.

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Business Traveler USA

JANUARY 3, 2022

Electra.aero, a US-based clean aviation technology company, and Flyv, a German start-up airline specializing in on-demand air mobility, have partnered to employ a new generation of hybrid-electric aircraft in underserved regional travel markets in Europe. electra.aero , flyvirtual.global.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Interestingly, in the era of flight aggregators and websites with massive hotel inventories, we still tend to trust our own instincts and dig for better and cheaper options. How convenient is our website? Usability metrics explain customer behavior on the website/app, user journey, etc. Visitor-to-Book. Look-to-Book.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Global Distribution Systems are responsible for providing booking websites with unified access to a massive inventory of flights, hotel rooms, car rental companies, cruises, and much more. How Airline Distribution Works. This is a beginner-friendly guide to starting your travel booking business or at least its online part.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

All agents belonging to a particular host use the same accreditation numbers or IDs to book travel. Accreditation from the International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) or its US-based division, the International Airlines Travel Agent Network ( IATAN ) authorizes issuing air tickets on behalf of airlines.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

At lower levels of expenses, it was a vain hope to negotiate bargain prices, perks, and commissions from airlines. More than that, many airlines offer discounts at much lower minimum spending requirements than a decade ago. With so many online booking platforms available, one may wonder: does a company really need external assistance?

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Book hotel rooms.

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Social Tables

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you’re a travel planner setting up your booking strategy or a smart shopper who wants to get the most with your money, you can benefit from early bird registration deals and product offers. Early bird specials are typically available very early in the booking process and most discounts are between 10-25% off standard pricing.

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Business Traveler USA

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Alaska Airlines and Finnish flag carrier Finnair have announced an expanded codeshare arrangement. Under the agreement, customers on Finnair’s new nonstop service between Helsinki and Seattle can book connecting flights to more than 60 destinations across Alaska Air’s network. alaskaair.com , finnair.com.

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The news of the Delta-ITA codeshare follows the launch of the Italian airline in October 2021, following the closure of its predecessor Alitalia. The codeshare agreement will offer customers the ability to book a single ticket and enjoy through check-in of bags to their final destination.

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Sojern

MARCH 24, 2021

As they receive vaccinations (as of March 17, 13% of Americans were fully vaccinated ), COVID-19 case numbers have trended downward, and loosening restrictions have increased traveler intent (searches) and confidence (bookings). Breaking Down US Hotel Search & Booking Data . Flight Search & Booking Growth Not Far Behind .

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. Why do travel businesses that issue airline tickets have to be IATA-accredited? These codes are relevant even to those airlines that haven’t signed an agreement with IATA.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And before you ask if this comparison is even fair, consider how expectations for railway shopping were influenced by the way we purchase airline tickets. Airlines rely on their IT systems, investing in innovations to compete and survive. Airline technology, for example, spawned from one first booking system — Sabre.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The biggest challenge here is creating a standardized, universally accepted, and easily implemented way for travelers, airlines, and airport staff to use in their current workflow. According to ICAO , almost all airlines are already using Timatic. providing passengers with travel rules at the time of booking.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The online booking business is as good as the inventory it has, so finding the best rooms for the best price is the most important task. With these APIs, external developers can integrate their mobile apps and websites with the wholesaler’s products accessing up-to-date availability and rates data. Hotel Booking API.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 15, 2022

As the Transportation Department mulls changing the rules, here’s a look at current airline policies on credits and vouchers. Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation proposed new rules that would clarify and expand the department’s authority around airline ticket refunds for canceled flights and changes in service.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport offers nonstop service from more than 190 destinations around the world on more than 70 airlines. Visit world-class museums like the Prado and Reina Sofia, and book reservations at one of 26 Michelin-starred restaurants that make up the city’s culinary scene.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

There doesn’t exist an airline that would cover all the world’s regions and destinations. No wonder that, for now, many of the world-known airlines belong to global alliances. What is an airline alliance? There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. Increased market coverage.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

There doesn’t exist an airline that would cover all the world’s regions and destinations. No wonder that, for now, many of the world-known airlines belong to global alliances. What is an airline alliance? There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. Increased market coverage.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 18, 2022

Aviation is one of the major sources of greenhouse gasses, so airlines must adopt effective strategies to decarbonize their operations. So, airlines face a tremendous challenge of reducing their emissions and accommodating the growing demand at the same time. So how does carbon offsetting actually work for airlines?

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Leonardo

JULY 19, 2022

Your CRS makes it easy to calculate the value of a specific booking channel, whether it’s an OTA or direct. Incomplete or inaccurate content will lose you bookings. Having bad photos on even one third-party channel will cost you bookings on that channel. This includes hotel websites, OTAs, airlines, and general travel guides.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Typically posted by airlines themselves, seat maps allow passengers to visually choose which seat would fit them better and where it’s positioned in relation to emergency exits, wings, or the toilet. So, seat selection is extremely important for passengers, airlines, and distributors such as OTAs. Ancillary sharing. User experience.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 18, 2021

Pricing in the airline industry is often compared to a brain game between carriers and passengers where each party pursues the best rates. How dynamic pricing in the airline industry works. Airlines employ the technology to forecast rates of competitors and adjust their pricing strategies accordingly. Internal factors include.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

To meet the popular customer requirement “to fly from anywhere to anywhere” and reduce inconveniences associated with multi-leg journeys, airlines have no other alternative but to cooperate with each other. Key partnership frameworks in aviation were designed decades ago, in the era of large state-owned airlines and regulated fares.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Online Travel Agency or OTA is a website (or app) specialized in selling travel services to customers. They basically are distributors for hotels, airlines, and tour companies that profit by taking a fee for each sale. Airline and hotel distribution network. Airlines via NDC connection. How a booking engine works.

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

American Airlines and British Airways will offer their premium international customers free Qured COVID-19 antigen test kits through a new partnership with American Express Global Business Travel. Both American Airlines and British Airways have been partnering with Qured for discounted tests since early 2021.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 23, 2022

For the record, the business developed into a global company operating its airline and dealing with multi-million revenue streams, went through a compulsory liquidation in 2019, and was relaunched as an online-only travel agency in 2020. Besides, a tour operator can own some of the package components, for example, run an airline or hotel.

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