The Best Guide to OTA (Online Travel Agents) by Zakaria Bin Abdur Rouf

OTA stands for Online Travel Agents. It is a platform where agencies and end user travelers can book tickets from their laptop or mobile phone. It provides an access to endless access to Airline fares. Users can book and issue tickets. If you are trying to know what is an OTA or how to implement OTA for your organization, then keep reading.

The first thing you need to decide is the name of the OTA. There are several OTA around the world. For the basic part, you may start by only providing access to Airline Booking. You can buy a domain from namecheap.com or godaddy.com and can go for hosting from AWS or any local hosting provider.

There are several companies who are providing software for OTA. They will provide a page where travel agents or end user can login and book for flights. You will need to get API for several airlines. With API, your service provider can get instant fare when your agents or end users are searching for flights.

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