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

AltexSoft Travel

IATA-certified agents must commit to an industry ethical codes and meet the general industry procedure standards. Working as an IATA agent also means including the IATA logo and branding on travel agents’ premises and websites. The full accreditation also means that the agent follows standard ethics and behavioral codes.

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Hotelbeds API Integration: Hands-on Experience with a Leading Bed Bank

AltexSoft Travel

What is Hotelbeds: Key things to know Hotelbeds is the largest bed bank in the hospitality sector that provides an extensive listing of accommodations and other travel offerings worldwide. These aggregators consolidate multiple APIs, ranging from bed banks like Hotelbeds to other service providers like Booking.com or airlines.

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What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

AltexSoft Travel

A carrier’s operator or authorized travel agent logs into the CRS/GDS to build a PNR file with five mandatory elements (to be discussed later in the section about PNR data). The code also gives travelers access to their flight details, but not to PNR files with personal information. Source: Bank Info Security.

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Travel Agency Accreditation, Explained: IATA, IATAN, ARC, CLIA, and TRUE

AltexSoft Travel

IATA accreditation for air travel: IATA vs IATAN vs TIDS International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade association of airlines that develops standards and practices for the aviation industry. IATA accreditation exists to verify travel agencies and control the revenue flow, and it’s accepted worldwide. How to apply?

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Central Reservation System for Hotels: CRS Functionality and Software Explained

AltexSoft Travel

With the help of the channel manager that we discuss below, it distributes the hotel information to various sales channels, such as GDSs , OTAs , independent travel agents, and its own website, synchronizes reservations, and processes transactions. Besides, thousands of OTAs and travel agents work with the GDS database.

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Solimar’s Fall 2021 Sustainable Tourism Interns

Solimar International

She worked on a joint venture with UNDP and ENPI on a Landscape Character and Risk Assessment project, where she engaged with stakeholders and held training seminars in sustainable land assessment. From the desert, she went to North Carolina where she worked for AAA as a Travel Agent, giving her a different look at tourism sales.