Commissions, Incentives, and Fees: How Travel Agents Make Money (Datasheet)

 These infographics demonstrate the core revenue streams of travel agencies, identify who actually pays the reseller (the supplier, another intermediary, or the traveler), and provide estimates of amounts/ranges. To learn more, read our dedicated article on how travel agencies get paid. Commissions 

Code Refactoring and Legacy Modernization Tools Compared

 Until recently, modernizing a legacy system meant expensive consultants, months of reverse engineering work that could still leave critical gaps, and a high chance of unexpectedly breaking something. AI has changed what is possible, but it has also produced a crowded, confusing market. Here is a 

Travel Technology Providers Landscape INFOGRAPHIC

Travel Technology Providers Landscape

 Back in 2011, Scott Brinker, a marketing technology analyst, unveiled his first version of the Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic with about 150 companies. In 2020, the Supergraphic contained about 8,000 companies. The Supergraphic has become “a desk companion” of every marketer out 

NDC Flight Aggregator Ecosystem: Key Airline API Platforms and Their Integrations

 In our article on flight aggregators, we outlined their expanding role in modern air distribution and shared guidance for travel resellers on selecting intermediaries for NDC and non-NDC content. Building on that, AltexSoft has compiled a datasheet summarizing leading NDC aggregators and their 

Aviation Technology Providers Landscape

 In 2018, the team at AltexSoft created the first version of the Travel Technology Providers Landscape. Through the years, this infographic grew to include over 1500 companies in 13 categories from aviation and hospitality technology companies to business travel providers, OTAs, travel payment 

NDC Airlines List and Their Retailing Capabilities Verified by IATA

 Where are airlines on their journey to NDC implementation ? To evaluate the progress, IATA introduced the Airline Retailing Maturity (ARM) index , which looks into three parameters technical capabilities;
partnerships taking into account connectivity, reach, volumes of transactions, and partner 

Key Technological Drivers of Change in Transportation INFOGRAPHIC

Key Technological Drivers of Change in Transportation

 As the transportation industry becomes increasingly digitalized, we decided to share the most important technological drivers of change in three core branches of transportation: trucking, air freight, and maritime shipments. Check out more informative infographics 

AltexSoft Makes The Financial Times List of the Americas’ 300 Fastest Growing Companies 2026

AltexSoft Ranks 113th in Inc. Regionals Pacific for 2026

AI Reasoning Explained: End of "Chat" Models

Take a deep dive into the "internal monologue" of AI as it learns to think before it speaks. Discover how machines now unspool their own reasoning, navigate complex logic, and correct their own mistakes to solve problems once thought impossible.

Airbnb’s $200M Product Pivot: Reinvention or Overreach?

Airbnb once promised stays like a local – not a hotel guest. Now it’s adding services, experiences, and – yes, hotels.
So what exactly is Airbnb trying to be now? Is it evolving—or quietly turning into the very thing it once disrupted? And most importantly, will these moves unlock a new growth engine — or risk breaking the one that made the company successful?

Hidden Reason Travel Giants Are Buying Fintechs

Alex Medovoi, Founder and CEO of AltexSoft, discusses what tech startups can bring to the table, and see if there’s any investment potential in this space.