TripStax partners with ALTOUR for a new way of multiple agencies to work together

A new global multi-agency trading model

Business travel technology specialist TripStax and travel management company ALTOUR have launched a global trading model, enabling ALTOUR and its network of independent travel agencies to operate as a single, unified global travel management organisation.

The new model addresses one of the travel industry's most persistent challenges - how to connect multiple agencies, systems and markets within a single, centrally managed operating framework.

A scalable framework for global agency collaboration with efforts made to improve data management and integration complexity is said to be an industry first.

Underpinning the model is TripStax QC, the workflow platform, driven by the TripStax Core, the firm's data warehouses. The Core integrates this complete and accurate data to provide ALTOUR agencies with a sole source of truth within TripStax QC, as well as additional fully- integrated TripStax Profile and TripStax Docs modules.

Unlike traditional travel management consortia, where agencies often operate independently under a shared network, the TripStax-ALTOUR model enables agencies to function as a genuinely connected global enterprise. 

This enables ALTOUR to pursue larger multinational opportunities and compete more effectively with the world's largest travel management companies.

Jack Ramsey, CEO of TripStax, said: “We are very excited to announce the launch of this ground-breaking model which is the result of extensive collaboration between ALTOUR and TripStax. For decades, the industry has tried to create global agency networks, but agencies still operated independently behind the scenes. 

"What we've built with ALTOUR is fundamentally different. For the first time, agencies in multiple markets can operate through a single quality control, profile, data and documentation framework, creating a truly unified global service model. 

"TripStax is the only single tech provider capable of doing this, as no other vendor can combine QC, profiles, documentation and PNR-passive-free centralised data aggregation," he said.

This connected global platform gives ALTOUR’s customers a level of consistency, control and scalability that simply wasn't possible before."

“This is the model the industry has been trying to crack for 20 years,” added Gabe Rizzi, President of ALTOUR.

"Consortia gave agencies a shared logo, we’re giving ALTOUR and its agencies a shared operating system. 

"Unified data, unified quality control, unified customer experience – all without sacrificing the cultural fluency that wins accounts and keeps travellers loyal. 

"This is a step-change in what a mid-sized TMC can deliver, and it puts us in a very different conversation with global buyers.”