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==<big>''' ASAP Tickets'''</big>==

==''' ASAP Tickets'''==

   

   

ASAP Tickets is an online [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_agency|travel agency]] wholly owned and operated by <b>International Travel Network</b>, having its headquarters and offices in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco San Francisco, California].<br>  

ASAP Tickets is an online [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_agency|travel agency]] wholly owned and operated by <b>International Travel Network</b>, having its headquarters and offices in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco San Francisco, California].<br>  

=='''<big>Background</big>'''==

=='''Background'''==

<b>ASAP Tickets</b> began to gain consumer recognition after its launch in 2004. At the time, traditional air travel-centered agencies had already been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation disintermediated] or had diverted their focus towards leisure travel and cruise bookings. While a lot of businesses declared bankruptcy, <b>ASAP Tickets</b> emerged as a service-oriented alternative, which many consumers prefer to automated booking websites.

<b>ASAP Tickets</b> began to gain consumer recognition after its launch in 2004. At the time, traditional air travel-centered agencies had already been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation disintermediated] or had diverted their focus towards leisure travel and cruise bookings. While a lot of businesses declared bankruptcy, <b>ASAP Tickets</b> emerged as a service-oriented alternative, which many consumers prefer to automated booking websites.

==<big>'''Airfares'''</big>==

=='''Airfares'''==

Growing sales volumes allowed the agency to negotiate private [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidator consolidator] agreements and subsequently offer discounted fares, provided that these fares are not to be booked online by the general public, as stipulated by these wholesale contacts with airlines.  

Growing sales volumes allowed the agency to negotiate private [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidator consolidator] agreements and subsequently offer discounted fares, provided that these fares are not to be booked online by the general public, as stipulated by these wholesale contacts with airlines.  

==<big>'''Travel Agents'''</big>==

=='''Travel Agents'''==

In order to complete the booking, customers are invited to call a dedicated reservation line. Each call is being answered by a live person and each customer  is assigned with a personal travel agent, who has real-time direct access to airline seat inventories and airlines tariff displays using the leading Global Distribution Systems (GDS) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_%28computer_system%29 Sabre], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_CRS Amadeus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_CRS Galileo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelport Travelport].  

In order to complete the booking, customers are invited to call a dedicated reservation line. Each call is being answered by a live person and each customer  is assigned with a personal travel agent, who has real-time direct access to airline seat inventories and airlines tariff displays using the leading Global Distribution Systems (GDS) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_%28computer_system%29 Sabre], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_CRS Amadeus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_CRS Galileo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelport Travelport].  

==<big>'''Licenses/ Professional Associations'''</big>==

=='''Licenses/ Professional Associations'''==

<b>ASAP Tickets</b> holds all the required certifications to operate as a travel service company in the state of California, being registered as California Seller of Travel (CST) under International Travel Network's registration. The company is also accredited by Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATAN International Association of Travel Agents Network (IATAN)].  It's also a member of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Travel_Agents American Society of  Travel Agents (ASTA)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Business_Bureau Better Business Bureau's (BBB)] Online Reliability Program, with the current rating being A.

<b>ASAP Tickets</b> holds all the required certifications to operate as a travel service company in the state of California, being registered as California Seller of Travel (CST) under International Travel Network's registration. The company is also accredited by Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATAN International Association of Travel Agents Network (IATAN)].  It's also a member of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Travel_Agents American Society of  Travel Agents (ASTA)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Business_Bureau Better Business Bureau's (BBB)] Online Reliability Program, with the current rating being A.