AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

With travel agents playing smaller and smaller roles in bookings, airlines are becoming an easy target for fraudsters. For instance, a fraud will book a near-term departure at any ticket value with an online travel agent service. Integrate a Booking Platform. These efforts are paying off.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 29, 2023

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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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 23, 2022

A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. In addition, the travel industry is complex and highly competitive, so to keep up with the market, you have to use the most efficient tools to support your back-end operations.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages the content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers across the world. Instead of connecting with thousands of vendors separately, an online booking platform can integrate with just one GDS — and tap into the almost exhaustless source of information.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 24, 2023

That’s why most hotel management systems today are open to partnerships with independent software vendors to easily expand their capabilities and satisfy clients. Their marketplace of integrations include marketing, transportation, door locks, accounting, point of sale, communication, and more vendors operating in a ton of countries.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In other words, planners are not just meeting coordinators, they are now ad-hoc travel agents. Cultural interactions, local dining, experiential travel, and team-building activities are all in the mix. Once the platforms are narrowed down, it’s time to help planners visualize your space. Key Takeaway for Properties.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 24, 2023

At the same time, travel suppliers are often reluctant to deal with VCCs “To give you an example, the VCC adoption by OTAs like Booking.com and Agoda hits 65 to 70 percent, says Koert Grasveld , Vice-President of Payments in TerraPay , a global payment platform that provides solutions for all kinds of travel players.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

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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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

The APIs by key global distribution systems, the main players on the travel distribution market. Connectivity with direct software vendors of hotels. Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Wholesale APIs.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 24, 2022

But B2B payments are just as important – those are the payments between a hotel and its partners such as online travel agencies (OTAs) , travel agents, travel management companies (TMCs) , corporates, and so on. Typically, vendors provide a few integration options. Going with the booking engine of the same vendor.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

Travel business and PCI DSS compliance levels In 2017, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) officially supported the initiative declaring that their internal electronic system — Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) — is compliant with PCI DSS. Yet, this step is risky from a security point of view, so it’s better to avoid it.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We’ve touched on the topic of website localization earlier, and in this article, we want to dive deeper into the technicalities of an adaptation process and share our experience of adjusting travel platforms to foreign markets. There are vendors that provide multilingual static content on properties, tours, and other travel products.

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 25, 2022

There have been numerous cases when travelers have been sold counterfeit airline tickets, hotel rooms that don’t exist, false vacation packages, and car rentals from fake vendors. The fake platforms are well-made and have the look and feel, logo, and features almost identical to the original ones. What to do to prevent fraud?

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AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 9, 2023

It not only understands user preferences, moods, and behaviors to offer personalized travel recommendations but also assists in complex tasks such as trip planning. Expedia , one of the world’s leading online travel platforms, is a prime example of leveraging ChatGPT’s capabilities for personalization and trip planning.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Many big lenders come preconnected with major eCommerce platforms, point-of-sale providers, and payment gateways. Klarna places the strongest focus on retailers from apparel, beauty, electronics, and home goods vendors. As for the travel industry, it partners with Expedia, Viator, Trip.com, Alternative Airlines, and so on.

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