After paying the booking fee, the dealer bids for a COE for a fixed period of time, usually three months.
And of course, we have no booking fees.
Unlike with the merchant model, consumers booking hotels with allhotels pay no booking fees and the hotel charges their credit cards only at check-in or checkout, depending on each property’s policy.
Expedia Australia and Zuji announced the cut in fees in line with the us, where all the major online travel agents have reduced or eliminated booking fees on some product lines.
This would turn the traditional airline-GDS-TMC/corporation business model on its head as airlines traditionally pay booking fees to the GDSs, who kick back some incentives to TMCs.
