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NEW TRENDS

What are the current trends in departments, while human travel agents’
the marine travel industry? expertise gives solutions to the most dif-
I would say there are four important ficult situations where availability is low,
trends. visa restrictions are on place and/or time
Firstly, there is a trend towards Intercon- differences do not allow “normal” oper-
nection of Service & Technology. ating conditions. At Antaeus, we invest
Today, more than ever before, technol- in both. Initially, by training our people to
ogy provides operational and cost-effec- understand the new trends of the airline
tive solutions to the crew travel industry. industry and how their content distribu-
Our developing team and partners, with tion changes and operates. And secondly,
valuable feedback from our year-long by automating the processes between
clients in the maritime sector, have cre- crew departments and travel agencies
ated desktop and mobile applications to achieve the most efficient outcome –
that provide cost-effective and seam- stress free and low-cost operations for
less online solutions making our 24/7 both.
service unique and the easiest to reach.
Connecting our tools with any crew soft- Then, we have the changes in airline dis-
ware available can lead to holistic crew & tribution, the so-called New Distribution
travel management efficiency. Capability (NDC).
For over 15 years, the industry has been
Secondly how to find the Lowest Fare. operating with the same 3-way struc-
For me, the best available fares that ture. Travel agencies connected with
truly reduce the expenses for a maritime reservation systems (GDSs) offer their
company come only with proper auto- content to shipping and oil & gas com-
mation and deep knowledge of how the panies. In this structure, airlines pay a
ever-evolving airline market works. Auto- fee to the GDSs for their content to
An Interview with George Chatzantonis mation offers quicker and transparent be distributed to the final consumer.
Managing Director of Antaeus Travel Group actions for both travel agencies and crew Today this is changing. Airlines, trying

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