The books
Airline Distribution Explained
Who Sells Airline Tickets, Through Which Channels, and What It Costs
Publication date 6 October 2026. 133 pages, 6 x 9 in. Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
ISBN 978-3-913198-00-2 (ebook), 978-3-913198-01-9 (paperback), 978-3-913198-02-6 (hardcover)
Travel Payments Explained
How Airlines and Travel Companies Get Paid, and What It Really Costs
Publication date 6 October 2026. 149 pages, 6 x 9 in. Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
ISBN 978-3-913198-03-3 (ebook), 978-3-913198-04-0 (paperback), 978-3-913198-05-7 (hardcover)
Airline Systems Explained
What Airlines Run On, What It Costs, and How to Choose Without Overpaying
Publication date 10 November 2026. 161 pages, 6 x 9 in. Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
ISBN 978-3-913198-06-4 (ebook), 978-3-913198-07-1 (paperback), 978-3-913198-08-8 (hardcover)
Airline Loyalty Explained and Airline Retailing Explained follow in 2027.
Review copies
Available in EPUB or PDF, before or after publication, to anyone writing about the industry. Email [email protected] with the format you prefer. No conditions attached, including no expectation of a favourable piece.
Assets
- Airline Distribution Explained, cover, JPEG, 1600 x 2560, 304 KB
- Travel Payments Explained, cover, JPEG, 1600 x 2560, 507 KB
- Airline Systems Explained, cover, JPEG, 1600 x 2560, 275 KB
- Author photograph, Mathieu Montmessin, JPEG, 600 x 600, 69 KB
All free to use with credit.
About the author
Short biography, 40 words
Mathieu Montmessin has spent his career in travel technology and payments, working with airlines and travel companies on distribution, settlement, acquiring and the systems that connect them. He writes the Travel Industry Explained series and mentors travel startups at Plug and Play.
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Mathieu Montmessin writes the Travel Industry Explained series and has spent his career in travel technology and payments.