What do international air tickets OTA and TMC mean?

OTA (Online Travel Agency) refers to online travel agency, which is a professional vocabulary of tourism e-commerce industry. TMC is an air transfer fee. TMC is also the abbreviation of Travelmanagement companies, and it is a tourism management company.

Otas are represented by knowledgeable person, Zhihu, Lvmama Travel Network, Ctrip, Outbound Travel Network, Le Tu Travel Network, Xinxin Travel Network, mango net, Yilong, Tongcheng, Soulv, Tuniu Travel Network, Easytour, Kaixin e-Travel Network, etc. The traditional travel agency sales model has been put on the network platform, and the line information has been transmitted more widely, making interactive communication more convenient for customers to consult and order. .

TMC, the foreign travel agency industry started earlier and is more mature. For example, American Express, British Bitter, Carlson, BCD, HRG and other companies have been engaged in this industry for decades. It is a relatively new industry in China, and now Ctrip, eLong, Tenbon International, Mango and GSH have entered the business travel management industry one after another. Among them, Ctrip and Tenbon International are more prominent.