Summary
Variable cost access for airlines to 100+ BSPs and +65,000 IATA travel agents worldwide.
APG BSP Coordination Services
ABCS
Product Overview
ABCS is an APG product which allows airlines access to the considerable benefits of BSP in many of their off-line markets, while benefiting from the local APG Network office for BSP administrative support and communication with the local market.
Benefits
- Full BSP membership in a program backed by IATA
- BSP sales account for 80% of airline revenues
- “Pay as you Earn” variable cost system
Services
- Handles application for airline with IATA
- Functions as local carrier representative to BSP
- Executes agreements between airline and BSP
- Controls agent ticketing authorities
- Performs monthly basic sales audit of tickets sold
- Processes Travel Agent Debit/Credit Memos
- Provides an active interface with IATA
- Set up of banking and credit card facilities
- Set up of local banking relationships
- Assists in local credit card acceptance/clearance
- Travel Agent Helpdesk
- Coverage of agency defaults
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Emilie Biggerstaff
Executive Product Director
Emilie Biggerstaff, based in Paris, is the Director of APG Distribution Systems (APG DS). She is a graduate of the American University in Paris where she studied Business and Finance.Employed by APG DS since 2005, she became the Director of the company in 2010. In addition, she is the Executive Product Director of APG Network’s distribution products ABCS, AACS, ACTP, and APG Platform. In 2016, she also became the Director and Acting CFO of APG Airlines.APG BSP Coordination Services (ABCS)
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Emilie Biggerstaff
Executive Product Director, ABCS
Emilie Biggerstaff, based in Paris, is the Director of APG Distribution Systems (APG DS). She is a graduate of the American University in Paris where she studied Business and Finance.
Employed by APG DS since 2005, she became the Director of the company in 2010. In addition, she is the Executive Product Director of APG Network’s distribution products ABCS, AACS, ACTP, and APG Platform. In 2016, she also became the Director and Acting CFO of APG Airlines.
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