Travel Industry

A collection of 27 posts

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Data-Driven Travel: Using Analytics from the Duffel API to Make Smarter Business Decisions

Our latest blog post explores how companies and developers can use this tool to make smarter business decisions. Learn how to leverage booking data, implement dynamic pricing models, and use predictive modeling for future planning.

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Behind the Scenes: How Hotel Booking Works

Ever wondered what happens when you click the "Book Now" button for your next hotel stay? Dive into our latest blog post where we uncover the technology, strategy, and major players behind the scenes of hotel booking.

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Duffel partners with ATPCO to enable state-of-the-art fare brand shopping

Duffel’s easy-to-use APIs now contains structured fare conditions, aircraft amenities and rich media content.

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Duffel expands beyond Flights with Stays

Find out what this means for the future of travel.

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Give your customers the best booking experience with British Airways NDC

The flight booking process is transactional. NDC gives you an opportunity to improve it and delight your customers.

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Innovation in the travel industry: Steve Domin and Kevin O’Shaughnessy in conversation

Steve Domin and Kevin O’Shaughnessy discuss the hurdles of getting into the travel industry, opportunities for innovation, and the future of travel tech.

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Overcoming the hurdles to build a successful travel startup

Watch the panel discussion to learn why now is the right time to start a travel business, how to navigate regulatory requirements, and what you can do to make money selling flights.

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Building a travel API integration is time-consuming

Check out the considerations for building a flights integration to uncover the reality behind this misconception and learn how developer experience can be improved.

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Managing travel operations is challenging

Uncover the reality behind this misconception by exploring what it takes to run a Travel Operations team and how it can be successfully managed.

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Processing flight payments is complex

Go behind the scenes of a typical flight booking to uncover the reality behind this misconception and learn how to make money selling flights.

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Starting a travel business is difficult

Dive into the world of IATA accreditation, airline ticketing authority, and local licensing to uncover the reality behind this misconception.

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Getting into the travel industry today is unthinkable

Uncover the reality behind the misconception and learn why 2022 is a surprisingly good time to start a travel business.

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Google Flights API: How did it work & what happened to it?

When a tech industry giant buys one of the biggest flight search software companies, makes a new API, and then shuts it down, what happens next?

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5 Takeaways from Skift Global Forum 2021

This year’s Skift Global Forum welcomed some of the world's most prominent names in travel like Airbnb, Google, and Expedia to unpack challenges and share insights for the future. In case you missed it, here's our 5 takeaways from this year's event.

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The three things you need to do to start selling flights online

If you want to start selling flights online through a website or app, there are three steps you'll need to take to get started. In this blog post, we'll take you through each of the steps.

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How do I make money selling flights?

Our goal at Duffel is to make it unbelievably simple to start selling flights online. You integrate with our API, and then we take care of the rest: regulatory requirements, airline relationships, the works.

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Becoming a travel seller has never been easier

Start selling tickets immediately using "Duffel's Content Services" and avoid the cost and complexities associated with obtaining and maintaining your own accreditations.

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American Airlines' new NDC-exclusive Main Plus product is available through Duffel

Today, American Airlines have launched their new NDC-exclusive Main Plus product which offers a Main Cabin Extra seat, priority boarding and an extra bag. It's available through Duffel from day one.

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What happens when I book a flight?

You've booked your flights. A few minutes later, you receive your booking reference by email. Ever wondered how this happens behind the scenes?

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The Future of Travel: Big Ideas for the Next Decade

Supersonic. Green. Social maps. Location-based AR. Interplanetary. And powered by Duffel. What do they all have in common? A dose of optimism for the future of travel.

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Landing in New York: Why we’re doubling down on our global expansion

This week marks an incredible milestone at Duffel as we announce our first international office in New York, doubling down on our commitment to expand globally beyond our London headquarters.

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Aegean Airlines are adding a new fee for GDS bookings from 2021 - what can travel sellers do next?

Today, Aegean Airlines announced that they are introducing a distribution fee for bookings made through the three main GDSs - Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport - on 1st January 2021. In this post, we'll explain what this means for travel sellers and what options they have.

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Why does NDC matter to my travel business?

In this first post in our new series “The A to Z of NDC”, we focus on what matters for you as a travel business: the benefits of NDC, and how can you make your first steps into this new world.

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What happens when I search for flights?

When you head to your favourite online travel agent’s website and search for flights, you get back hundreds or even thousands of results in a matter of seconds. But have you ever wondered how that happens?

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Austrian, Lufthansa, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are leaving Sabre — so what options do travel agents have now?

Today, Lufthansa Group announced that flights from its airlines — Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and Brussels Airlines — will no longer be available to travel agents using the Sabre GDS.