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Airline Reporting Corporation and IATA Billing and Settlement Plan: How they Work

AltexSoft Travel

Things are quite confusing here and nascent travel agents can easily get overwhelmed with understanding what’s IATA, how IATAN is different, why ARC number is the same as IATAN number… And a whole lot of other questions. Sounds complicated, but in plain English, BSP is a payment mediator between airlines and travel agents.

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Dream Vacations and CruiseOne launches Associate Onboarding Toolkit and Romance Travel Training Certification

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Dream Vacations and CruiseOne is continuing to invest in its home-based travel advisors by launching an extensive Associate Onboarding Toolkit designed to help its network of independent franchise owners successfully onboard associates. Additionally, Dream Vacations and CruiseOne is unveiling a new Romance Travel Training Certification.

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How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

AltexSoft Travel

We’ve tried to pour our best knowledge about flight connectivity and hotel APIs into separate articles, but the topic of GDSs remains relevant to everyone who’s entering the travel booking world. That is why all of the three major Global Distribution Systems that we’ll later discuss asks for a certified travel agent.

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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. Handling complex itineraries.

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

AltexSoft Travel

We already have a detailed guide on IATA accreditation that is a good explainer of all the main concepts and parties in the travel agency accreditation process. In contrast, there’s also an article about booking and ticketing for non-IATA agencies which describes other ways to sell flights. Memo Analyzer for Agencies dashboard.

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Host Travel Agencies: Why You Need Them and How to Choose the Best Option

AltexSoft Travel

This article explains how host agencies work, what benefits they offer to travel professionals, and how to choose the right fit out of endless options. What is a host travel agency? As a travel agent you want to run your business, but you need resources that you can’t afford alone. ARC Agency Code Number.

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New Distribution Capability (NDC) for Airlines: Key Providers and Implementation Scenarios

AltexSoft Travel

By the way, if you’re curious about a fuller historical overview of flight bookings check our article: You’ll depart on the journey in the 1950s and arrive into current realities, traveling through all prominent events along the way.). With NDC, you can share your ancillaries with travel agents so that they can market them.