PNR Watcher is the Swiss Army knife of GDS add-ons. With it you can automate a wide range of manual processes quickly and easily.
PNR watcher works by monitoring the consultant’s entries into the GDS system, in real-time, against a centrally configured set of rules.
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From September 1st 2015, Lufthansa will charge €16 for bookings made through GDSs.
This move demonstrates the airline’s intention to increase bookings via its own channels. The ‘Distribution Cost Charge’ (DCC) will apply to non-direct bookings for Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss.
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From a standing start, the sharing economy has gone mainstream in just a few years and has overflowed from leisure to business travel. This sudden step change has huge implications for TMCs.
The poster boys of the sharing economy, Uber and Airbnb, are both enjoying exponential growth.
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While mobile itinerary management may be the future for business travel, electronic travel documents are still the firm favourite today.
Although these important documents are an after-thought to some, they are critical part of the travel experience for business travellers. Effective travel documents are a big plus for travel buyers too, reducing the number of complaints they receive from travellers when things go wrong.
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Booking EAN hotels means guaranteed commissions for your TMC, but brings with it new IT and administration challenges.
The Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) inventory of hotels offers TMCs and travellers an attractive additional source of accommodation choices to those already available through the GDS’.
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