B2C sells travel to the end traveller. B2B sells to other businesses — for example a consolidator supplying sub-agents. B2B2C is a hybrid where a business equips its partner agencies with a branded booking tool that those agencies use with their own customers.
A global reservation network — the largest are Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport — that aggregates real-time availability and fares from airlines, hotels and car-hire…
A wholesaler that contracts hotel rooms in bulk and resells that inventory to travel agencies and platforms through an API. Examples include Hotelbeds, TBO and…
A website or app that sells travel directly to consumers — flights, hotels, packages — such as Booking.com or Expedia. OTAs sit on the retail (B2C) side of…
A wholesaler that negotiates fares and inventory at volume (often with airlines or bed-banks) and redistributes them to a network of smaller agencies, who could not…
A locally based operator that provides ground services — transfers, tours, activities, accommodation — in a specific destination, sold to inbound tour operators…
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