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BLOG – TAKING CONTROL TO GROW YOUR TRAVEL BUSINESS

Open Destinations

Managing bookings online, creating quotes, confirming reservations and adjusting availability, controlling cancellations and refunds, generating supplier documentations, itineraries, invoices and more. Automated Workflow . Agents can view historical booking info, make new bookings and update their details. Customisation.

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BLOG – HOW CAN THE RIGHT RESERVATION SYSTEM FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF YOUR BUSINESS?

Open Destinations

AUTOMATION. Any reputable reservation system should enable the tour operator, travel agent or Destination Management Company using it to set up end-to-end automation through the booking process. In order for the end-to-end automation that is fundamental to a powerful reservation system to operate, user controls are essential.

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BLOG – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2020

Open Destinations

They, amongst others, have been trailblazers in the shift from traditional booking methods to technology-lead equivalents designed for today’s connected world. . Virtual Reality Booking. With the assistance of virtual reality, this can start right at the booking stage. APIs, MicroService & Connectivity.

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Booking and Ticketing for Non-IATA Travel Agencies

AltexSoft Travel

Large or small, every flight booking business must have two key processes in place: booking and ticketing. To consumers, booking a flight and receiving an e-ticket may seem like a single, seamless step, but for the business providing the service they’re actually two distinct and equally important steps.

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BLOG – DISCOVERY SERIES: TIME SAVING FUNCTIONALITY

Open Destinations

Using the caching module, your customers will only access live prices and availability once they have shown intent to book a specific tour. After a customer moves through the booking process by clicking on a specific departure, a live search is performed. Why Drag & Drop? TRAVEL OUTSOURCING.

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? Book hotel rooms. Hotel booking requests are free! Booking, booking cancellations, and modifications.

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Calculating the value of descriptive content: how your photos and hotel details affect revenue

Leonardo

Your CRS makes it easy to calculate the value of a specific booking channel, whether it’s an OTA or direct. Incomplete or inaccurate content will lose you bookings. Having bad photos on even one third-party channel will cost you bookings on that channel. But it’s a lot harder to quantify the value of your descriptive content.