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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

Traveler's Q

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. A travel agent is a professional who can provide efficient and customized travel planning for a nominal price.

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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

Traveler's Q

Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent. DMCs collaborate with trusted travel agents to book flights and conduct airport pickups and drops.

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Navigating Cultural Differences: Effective Strategies for Managing Guests in a Foreign Destination

Traveler's Q

Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind, the duration of each activity, and any equipment or resources that will be required. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent.

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TWT: Delta Pushes No-Fly List, Some Travel Advocates Push Back

Smart Meetings

Bastian proposed that any person convicted of a crime because of an onboard disruption be added to a “national, comprehensive ‘no-fly’ list of unruly passengers.”. Together, those changes make a big difference in how Canadians approach travel. TWT: This Week in Travel.

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How Hospitality Brands are Using Chatbots

AltexSoft Travel

Chatbots have the potential to provide a more personalized experience for your customers and this is the main reason why travel industry giants like Booking.com and Skyscanner have already utilized chatbots to do its jobs. These chatbots simulate a more human-like experience of talking to a travel agent.

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

AltexSoft Travel

This is the information you can act upon – customize offers to meet the exact, known needs of each traveler. Unlike EDIFACT, able to submit only fares and schedules to OTAs, the NDC standard allows for delivering comprehensive flight information to travel agents. Rich content integration. Order management.

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Creative Problem-Solving and Innovation: The Life of an Event Project Manager

Maritz Global Events

Despite a background as a travel agent and some hotel management courses in college,” he said, “I’d never thought about event management until I saw an ad promoting the travel, experience and interaction of the events industry, and I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a perfect fit!’”. Fortunately, I love talking with everyone,” he says.