Altexsoft Team
Car rental APIs: Integrations with GDSs, OTAs and tech providers
This article was originally published as a blog post by AltexSoft. It is published here with permission. Exploring foreign places in a rental car offers multiple perks: You can get far off the beaten path, avoid wasting time trying to figure out public transportation or limiting your itinerary in case of…
Flight booking APIs: GDSs, specialised data providers, OTAs, and metasearch engines
This article was originally published as a blog post by AltexSoft. It is published here with permission. IATA’s recent passenger survey reports reveal interesting data about traveler preferences: International travel accounts for 64 percent of all airline traffic with Asia-Pacific, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regions experiencing a rise in demand. Besides…
LCC distribution channels: Direct, NDC, GDSs and consolidators
This article was originally published as a blog post by AltexSoft. It is published here with permission. Airline distribution is complex: on one side of the airline industry, we have legacy carriers mostly represented by full-service airlines. Since the late 70s, legacy airlines have used a complicated model of distribution that…
New Distribution Capability (NDC) in air travel: Airlines, GDS and the impact on the industry
This article is a redacted version of a post that originally appeared on the Altexsoft blog. It is republished here with permission. Two fundamental needs connect all airlines: revenue and passenger satisfaction. To satisfy customers, carriers seek ways to learn more about their clients and provide a set of additional services…
Hotel channel managers: Key providers and how to choose one
This article was originally published as a blog post by AltexSoft. It is published here with permission. In one Hotel Hell episode, lodge guests had to search for a front desk employee by themselves. Eventually, a bartender checked them in with a pen and notebook… The property owners didn’t have an online booking system…