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Hong Kong Tourism Board successful with its first travel mission to the Gulf Cooperation Council

Travel Daily Media

A Hong Kong showcase The roadshow featured a distinguished delegation of 30 key Hong Kong trade partners, including representatives from iconic attractions, luxury hotels and destination management companies (DMCs).

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Understanding Online Travel Agency Business: Partners, Building Blocks, How to Grow

AltexSoft Travel

They basically are distributors for hotels, airlines, and tour companies that profit by taking a fee for each sale. Airline and hotel distribution network. There are different ways for hotels and OTAs to connect: via Extranet, a Channel Manager software , or API connecting with hotels’ Central Reservation Systems.

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VisitCzechia returns to ATM 2023 after three years

Travel Daily Media

Czech Tourist Authority – CzechTourism in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the UAE will be participating at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) for its 30 th edition that is taking place from 1 st – 4 th May 2023 bringing a delegation of eight Czech partners.

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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

What does self-service mean for travel? To be fair, the idea of self-service travel is nothing new. Back then, self-service used to simply mean “without a travel agent”, and in 2020, with up to 80 percent of travelers booking directly online – it’s a norm. Special needs travelers. Large groups.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

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. Connectivity in the travel industry.

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BLOG – HOW CAN THE RIGHT RESERVATION SYSTEM FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF YOUR BUSINESS?

Open Destinations

Any reputable reservation system should enable the tour operator, travel agent or Destination Management Company using it to set up end-to-end automation through the booking process. AUTOMATION. This can eliminate human error and inefficiency, and also mean your team can concentrate their efforts in other key areas.

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Travel Booking Engines: Types, Functionality, and Integrations

AltexSoft Travel

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. Let’s explore what they actually can do and how their functions and tasks vary across travel businesses. “On

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