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Booking and Ticketing for Non-IATA Travel Agencies

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A booking happens when you create a reservation on an airline Computer Reservation System (CRS) and get a booking reference number. To issue tickets for IATA airlines, you need official accreditation that grants you access to IATA’s payment processing mechanism, the Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP). Work with an airline consolidator.

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Airline Reporting Corporation and IATA Billing and Settlement Plan: How they Work

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In this article, we’ll figure out what BSP and ARC mean and — more importantly — why you should care, if you are a travel agent that wants to issue flight tickets on behalf of airlines. While you can read our blog in any order you like, this article tastes better after you’ve read our IATA accreditation guide.

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

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As a bed bank, it operates in the B2B realm, procuring rooms from accommodation providers in bulk at discounted rates and then offering them to various businesses like OTAs , travel agents, and airlines. These aggregators consolidate multiple APIs, ranging from bed banks like Hotelbeds to other service providers like Booking.com or airlines.

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Executive Round Table with Kent Barner and Jay Reed

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You use revenue management systems, like airlines use, to have daily pricing. The ability to pull data in Marriotts, Hiltons, Hyatts, and more, and consolidate that and make good business decisions, like “how many housekeepers do I need in the typical Marriott Courtyard across the country?”.

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Marketing for Travel Agencies: Understanding and Surviving in the Online Travel Industry

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In addition to major reasons like enormous debts and difficulties in operating airlines, its lack of online presence and reduced demand for tour packages caused the company to go downhill. Perhaps, the main assets of any travel agency are the negotiated rates and deals with end-product suppliers, airlines, hotels, tour operators, etc.

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