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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

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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 to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

AltexSoft Travel

A Global Distribution System , or GDS , is a computer network operating as a middleman between travel agents and numerous travel service providers. Pass the GDS terminal training. For human agents, a Global Distribution System operates as a command string on a blue (or green) screen. What is a GDS?

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

AltexSoft Travel

“A host travel agency is an accelerator,” — explains the idea Ernesto Sigg Rodríguez, Chief Commercial Officer at Fitbooktravel , that provides technology consulting services for online travel businesses. “As As a travel agent you want to run your business, but you need resources that you can’t afford alone.

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

AltexSoft Travel

The air travel industry is no exception. IATA stands for International Air Transport Association. 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.

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

Scheduled air transportation with its 13,307 restrictions was ranked 6th, closely followed by – surprisingly – the fishing industry (for the record: The first, prize-winning positions were given to petroleum manufacturing and electric power generation). Oh yeah, commercial space transportation is also under their wing. What is IATA?

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Railway Reservation System: How to Drive Online Train Bookings

AltexSoft Travel

Train travel is in a disadvantaged position in our world. After dominating transport for over 100 years , railways no longer hold the competition with air travel. One of the most interesting differences between how air and train transport operate is the role technology takes in each. Lack of customer data.

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Timatic by IATA: Travel Requirements Database, Explained

AltexSoft Travel

The biggest challenge here is creating a standardized, universally accepted, and easily implemented way for travelers, airlines, and airport staff to use in their current workflow. Perhaps, the most promising implementation is offered by the International Air Transport Association or IATA. How Timatic Mainframe works. Source: IATA.