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Question 1

A client wants to book a trip using cryptocurrency. Which major travel platform was among the first to accept Bitcoin for flight and hotel bookings?

Accepted Answer

Expedia (via Coinbase integration)

Answer

Expedia partnered with Coinbase to accept Bitcoin for hotel bookings, making it one of the earliest mainstream travel platforms to do so.

Question 2

In travel technology, what is a 'PNR' and where is it stored?

Accepted Answer

A Passenger Name Record stored in the GDS database

Answer

A PNR (Passenger Name Record) is the master booking record created and stored within the GDS, containing all itinerary and passenger details.

Question 3

Which technology allows travel companies to display personalized hotel offers based on a traveler's past booking behavior?

Accepted Answer

Machine learning-driven recommendation engines

Answer

Machine learning algorithms analyze historical booking data to surface relevant, personalized offers that match individual traveler preferences.

Question 4

A corporate travel manager needs to enforce a policy that employees book only within a specific fare class. Which tool enforces this automatically at point of sale?

Accepted Answer

An Online Booking Tool (OBT) configured with policy compliance rules

Answer

OBTs like Concur or Cytric enforce travel policies in real time by restricting non-compliant options before the traveler can book.

Question 5

What is the function of a 'rate audit' tool in hotel distribution technology?

Accepted Answer

It compares rates across channels to detect parity violations

Answer

Rate audit tools monitor hotel rates across OTAs, direct sites, and GDS channels to identify and flag rate parity breaches.

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