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

AltexSoft Travel

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Our article explains why services of airfare wholesalers are still sought-after, what problems they solve, and how their air offerings differ from standard fares you can find online.

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Airline Reporting Corporation: ARC Accreditation Options and Steps to Get It

AltexSoft Travel

Whether your business is focused on selling airline tickets, package trips, or cruises, if you want to be acknowledged as a professional in the travel industry, you need to be certified. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies.

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Airline Ticketing: Key Functions, Steps, and Players Involved

AltexSoft Travel

Airline ticketing is not as simple as it may seem to passengers. It is a complex process that involves many systems, interactions, and regulations. 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.

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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

Every industry has its own regulator – an authority that sets standards and improves the cooperation inside. Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. The air travel industry is no exception.

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From the Flight Deck: 230 Craft Beers

Smart Meetings

Here are the “need to know” items: airline employee steals plane, TSA tests new security tech, Virgin Atlantic and Delta cozy up over drinks, and SFO’s busiest day. Airline Employee Steals Plane. We expect the federal government may have some ideas about regulation. Quote of the Week. “It It obviously happens very, very rarely.

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

AltexSoft Travel

Online travel agencies are some of the youngest players in the travel market. Having worked with numerous travel businesses , we can tell that we know a thing or two about building and growing a successful online travel agency. What is the Online Travel Agency? Airline and hotel distribution network. How OTAs work.

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Digital identity revolution: Frictionless travel on the horizon

Travel Daily Media

Annet Steenbergen, representing the EU Digital Identity Wallet Consortium, provided a groundbreaking update: “As of last month, the EU has implemented new regulations mandating a digital identity wallet for all European citizens and residents by 2026. ” The discussion concluded with a call to collective action.

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