Dictionary

Carrier

A transportation company assigned a unique 4-letter code in Distribusion's system. Can be a marketing carrier or an operating carrier.

Marketing Carriers

Entity defining fare rules for customers. Legally liable for trip success and mostly responsible for customer service.

Operating Carriers

Entity operating the trip, can also be a marketing carrier.

Carrier Code

A 4-letter code used as a unique identifier for every carrier in Distribusion's system.

Travel Agency

Online or offline agency selling tourism and mobility related products.

OTA

Online Travel Agency; website selling travel products to end consumers or business customers. Conducts payments and customer service to a certain degree.

STA

Stationary Travel Agencies; brick-and-mortar locations that sell travel products.

PAX

Abbreviation of "Persons approximately", used in the tourism industry for the number of passengers.

Passenger type

Type of passenger defined by age, which can differ between carriers (infant, child, youth, adult, senior).

IATA Code

A 3-letter code used as unique identifiers for airports, introduced by the International Air Transport Association.

Retailer Partner Number

A 6-digit code used as your internal identifier in Distribusion and also need for some of the API endpoint calls.

Booking Fee

A fee charged by a marketing carrier to a customer during the booking process, added on top of the regular ticket price and independent of the number of passengers.

Commission

Compensation from a carrier to a retailer for successful ticket sales. Varies between OTAs, STAs, and Affiliates, defined as a net percentage of gross ticket value.

Transaction fee

The fee earned by Distribusion for providing distribution services to carriers.

Credit Note

Invoicing document showing accumulated sum of commissions earned by a retailer in a given time interval.

Demand Note

Invoicing document showing accumulated sum of ticket revenues generated by a retailer in a given time interval.