How do travel agencies collaborate with airlines, hotels, and other travel providers?
There are several ways a travel agency can collabORATE with airlines, hotels, or other travel agencies. Must Read: Why You Should Not Use JetCost? GDS (Global Distribution Systems) : We have some reservation software known as GDS. Softwares like: Amadeus , Sabre , Galileo, and Worldspan are some examples. To collab with airlines, hotels, or other travel service providers, GDS is one of the options. Travel Licenses : There are several travel licenses, That any new travel agency can apply for to get recognized in the market by big players and the airlines themselves. IATA, IATA TIDS, ARC, and ARC-VTC are some examples. Out of these IATA TIDS and ARC-VTC are easy to acquire and do not require any big investments. These licenses can help new travel agencies get signed up with most of the airlines, that offer travel agent portals, Through which new agencies can perform reservations and get their profits as per the airline’s partnership agreement. Consortia and Affiliations : Travel