TRAVEL PAYMENT CONSULTANCY
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The Wonderful World of Travel Payments
Up in the Air, named after the 2009 movie starring George Clooney as the ultimate business traveler, advises Airlines and OTA’s on their payment strategy and other players in the Travel payment value chain on how to reach the next level by defining or fine-tuning their vertical strategy and go to market plan, challenging their product offering & partner coverage, advising on the impact of regulation changes and performing a gap & competitor analysis.
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Go to market strategy
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Market Research
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Partner Management
Vendor Selection
Pricing & Risk management
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Recent & Upcoming Events
Industry events play an important role in gathering knowledge, understanding the ecosystem, growing your network and meeting your peers. Meet us at these upcoming events:
ECTAA Travel Distribution Summit
10-11 February, Brussels
The leading European platform dedicated to shaping the future of travel distribution. It aims to share knowledge, foster high-value B2B networking, and demonstrate to EU decision-makers the diversity, complexity and innovation that define today’s travel industry.
Converge by actuary.aero
14-16 April, Amsterdam
Exclusively curated for actuary.aero customers, partners, and leading industry stakeholders, this conference is designed to foster a focused, high-impact environment where meaningful collaboration thrives. At Converge 2026, we continue our legacy of cultivating deep community engagement through targeted and interactive discussions.
Airline Distribution
10-12 March, Barcelona
This neutral forum, hosted by UATP, allows attendees to contribute ideas with industry leaders who are working to solve the complicated distribution questions facing the airlines today. Airline Distribution® focuses on the many facets of airline distribution, including airline trends, changing distribution needs, payment and technology advancements, and much more.
Aviation Festival Americas
June 3-4, Miami FL
This event features 200+ influential speakers across six conference tracks, including C-level executives from major airlines and airports like Delta, American, United, JetBlue, JFK, MIA, and ORD. Don’t miss two days of interactive sessions, hands-on demonstrations, targeted networking, and advanced strategizing with key stakeholders from North and South America.
Recommended Read
Airline Payments Handbook 2nd Edition
Thomas Helldorff
A complete guide to payments in the air transport industry
- Understand how payments work in the airline industry
- Set a payment strategy
- Reduce your payment costs
- Optimise fraud and risk
- Select the most suitable products and services from the best suppliers
- Structuring a payment implementation project
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