- An airline consolidator (sometimes called a bucket shop) is a specific kind of airline ticket reseller. Consolidators work through contracts with major carriers to manage blocks of airline seat inventory at reduced prices which they then sell. ...
- (consolidator) Anyone who, or anything that consolidates
- (Consolidator) An agent who brings together a number of shipments for one destination to qualify for preferential rates.
- (Consolidator) A transport contractor, carrier, or forwarder who undertakes the transportation of small shipments (see LCL) in groupage. The consolidator assembles such LCL shipments in a container which will be stripped by his receiving agent in the destination area.
- (Consolidator) a business that contracts with airlines to sell tickets in bulk, generally at a discounted rate.
- (Consolidator) A company who combines small shipments to a common point for convenience and special rate to accommodate the customer.
- (Consolidator) A person or company which forms groups to travel flights to increase sales, earn override commissions or reduce the possibility of tour cancellations.
- (Consolidator) An enterprise that provides services to group shipments, orders, and/or goods to facilitate movement.
- (Consolidator) An interface between multiple buyers and sellers that simplifies invoice presentment allowing trading partners to interact through one party.
- (Consolidator) Business that buys international tickets at deep discounts from airlines seating inventory that is expected to remain unsold. Consolidators resell tickets at a markup to travel agencies or travelers directly. ...
- (Consolidator) Special forms signed by the consular office of a country to which cargo is destined.
- (Consolidator) company issuing bills of lading (see Bill of lading) for the carriage of cargo on vessels or aircraft.
- (consolidator) A company or individual who negotiates bulk contracts with an airline (or an other travel supplier) and sells space to the general public, usually at a discount.
- (consolidator) an operator that purchases a large number of airline seats every year from individual airlines at a low price, which it then sells to tour operators and travel agents at discounted prices.
- A consolidator accepts mail for deposit within a particular type of delivery service. By grouping together mail from more than one company, consolidators are often able to obtain higher volume discounts than an independent mailer.
- Consolidator is an agent that groups freights of several clients (less-than-container load – LCL) for container transportation. ...
- airlines often sell blocks of seats to a third party who then sell these to passengers at discounted prices. The airlines are reluctant to publicly discount tickets and so mask this process through consolidators. ...
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