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OTA Rates and Building ?ommission Engine: Best Practices and Lessons Learnt

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Net contracted model. Another approach is a net contracted or merchant model. In this case: A supplier gives an OTA its products at a discount or net rate. The payment for the booking goes to the OTA, which in turn passes the net price to the supplier — typically, after check-in. Source: Mirai. Seasonality.

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

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Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., Transformation plans to reach so-called net-zero emissions by 2050 are developed and submitted. But to figure it out, you have to collect related data and analyze it.

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