Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online. When your customers and visitors share photos and videos of your tourism experience on social media, they are offering a highly-trusted, personal recommendation of your tourism brand to their online community of family and friends. By Rebecca White. Room signage.

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Online Tourism Tourism Social Media 90

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 23, 2022

For the record, the business developed into a global company operating its airline and dealing with multi-million revenue streams, went through a compulsory liquidation in 2019, and was relaunched as an online-only travel agency in 2020. In most cases, tour operators book travel services from external suppliers.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 24, 2022

But if you work in the hospitality business, you must have noticed that the way people book and pay for hotels has changed, especially since the start of the pandemic. Clunky websites have guests email or even call for information, availability updates are often manual, and check-ins and ancillary bookings also often happen only in person.

Online 52

Online B2B Vendor Automation 52

AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 22, 2020

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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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There was a 71% increase in online searches for sustainable goods — plus, public concern for the environment has grown by 16% since 2017. We’re talking about putting it on the front page of your website in a slider or a banner. automate sending items to attendees directly via a link, event platform, or QR code. .

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

Ticketing vendors, like online ticketing platforms, can streamline pre-event planning, speed up registration, and sell more event tickets through automation. In addition to offering online ticketing tools, onsite registration vendors help make event arrival a smooth, seamless, and satisfactory experience for attendees.

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Vendor Contracts Contracts Events 131

Leonardo

APRIL 26, 2022

By partnering with Leonardo, we’re helping to boost the rankings and performance of our hotel clients across travel channels with automated media feeds. When they work together in a system like SHR, static and dynamic content distribution generate more revenue and better control over your brand online.” . About Leonardo.

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Media Automation Booking Hospitality 81

AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And not only does it adapt the menus, but also advertising campaigns, website pages, and entire business plans to attract local foodies. Localization means adapting a website or other digital product for a new region. Website architecture: language settings, domain strategy, and web design nuances. And it works.

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Website Travel Travel SEO 52

Gavel International

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Implement Chatbots Add chatbots to your website, apps, and social media platforms to engage visitors and capture leads. Automate Email Campaigns Implement AI-powered email marketing campaigns for personalized and timely communication. Automate Social Media Wisely Use AI-driven scheduling to automate social media posts.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Automation Social Media 52

AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. 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? You just register online and start using them.

Booking 85

Booking Management Banking Contracts 85

Social Tables

MAY 18, 2023

Later venue sourcing habits Planners are making their sourcing decisions later in the booking process, working with much shorter booking windows. Because they are taking longer to source a venue, they book quickly when they finally get the green light to move forward. Tell your property’s story where planners source the most.

Automation 78

Automation Venue Planner Events 78

Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Use SEO to boost search results SEO, or search engine optimization, is the process of optimizing online content to improve how high it ranks in search engine results. Link online event resources Connect all of your event pages and content together to widen your audience reach and keep track of online engagement.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Social Media 148

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 30, 2022

room upgrades — proposing guests upgrade their choice of the room during or even after booking, say, from a standard room to a mini-suite — and. packages — proposing guests available hotel packages for different amenities and explaining the added value they provide as compared to standalone bookings. Source: Hotelchamp.

Automation 59

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

White-label solutions make building an online travel agency or OTA extremely easy and fast. The simplicity of the launch attracts even non-travel players: Over the past two years , a number of financial companies, retailers, and loyal clubs have presented their branded booking platforms. Or watch our video explainer.

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Sojern

JULY 27, 2021

To ensure our customers are ready for this change, we are building automated ways to activate the right data, finding success within walled gardens, maintaining an open web and making complex challenges manageable. Then, as that traveler visits other websites, you can target them using their hashed email instead of cookies. .

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Marketing Marketing Advertising Travel 112

AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

At the time of global digitalization, 75 percent of all hotel bookings are made online. Among that, 40 percent of the reservations are made via Booking.com, 32 percent — via other aggregators, and 21 percent — through a hotel’s website. Everything changes over the years, including hotel booking.

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Travel Agent Website Booking Social Media 76

AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

There are capsule hotels in Japan that are almost entirely staff-free and automated passport control has been implemented in selected airports in Europe and Asia. Back then, self-service used to simply mean “without a travel agent”, and in 2020, with up to 80 percent of travelers booking directly online – it’s a norm.

Technology 69

Technology Technology Travel Travel 69

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 26, 2021

Listing your property in metasearch websites and investing in a marketing campaign can help increase visibility and attract more direct bookings. In the hospitality industry, it means that the hotels’ inventory, rates, and availability are pulled from their own websites and/or OTAs they work with and displayed in one place.

Hospitality 119

Hospitality Advertising Website Booking 119

Hotel Engine

AUGUST 3, 2022

Some automate their T&E policy and track expenses digitally. Inform Your Employees of Where and How to Book Travel Plans. The policy should also include how and where to book travel arrangements. Automate Your Policy for Ease of Use. Hotel Engine lets you build policy limits right into the travel booking process.

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Automation Booking Transportation Travel 98

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 17, 2023

Property distribution – they build their own booking websites to drive direct reservations and create listings on various booking platforms (such as Airbnb, Vrbo, or Booking.com) and social media. Classic business model canvas. leaving housekeeping to the homeowner. and so on.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Automated guest messaging and communication. Your property can boast the most impressive views and amenities, but without quick response rates, you will be unable to secure the bookings in the first place. Automated guest messaging is even more crucial for hosts whose rental business is a side hustle. Reviews automation.

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Automation Booking Remote Communications 81

AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Online travel agencies or OTAs earn most of their money on distribution services. The commission rates vary largely across businesses and depend on many factors — for example, destination popularity or website traffic. But in recent years, Booking.com increased the number of net-contracted bookings. Net contracted model.

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Leonardo

APRIL 13, 2021

P owerful direct integrations to major online travel agents . T he ability to feed and automate their direct booking channel on the Magnuson Hotels website. . A n easy-to- use modern solution that streamlined work on their end .

Media 52

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Bizzaboo

JULY 28, 2023

Project management software also allows you to automate and scale your event strategy so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel for every event. Automate reminders for deadlines and receive notifications when tasks are completed. Here are three powerful tools that will remove some of the biggest headaches of event planning.

Event Marketing 52

Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Social Media 52

AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

It can be anything from booking a homestay instead of a hotel to volunteering at the nearby field to attending a weekend flea market or a local yoga class – you get the idea. They distribute their products to OTAs, DMCs, or other operators, list them on marketplaces, or sell directly to travelers (in the office or via website).

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Travel Travel Affiliate Booking 105

AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

With so many online booking platforms available, one may wonder: does a company really need external assistance? Why don’t employees look for the best prices, book their flights and hotels, and then submit reimbursement requests all by themselves? Well, there is nothing wrong with self-guided trips if they happen occasionally.

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Management Travel Travel Airlines 116

Leonardo

JUNE 2, 2021

OYO partners with Leonardo to streamline, monitor and provide third-party booking. customers on OTAs and booking channels. The company has witnessed a 20%+ increase in the ranking of hotels on OTAs, websites post-on-boarding with Leonardo, which is directly proportional to high quality, exhaustive and accurate content.

Media 53

Media Booking Website Automation 53

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The primary goal of conference management software is to simplify the event planning process by automating manual tasks, organizing event details, and providing actionable insights through data analytics. Bizzabo offers simplified and automated workflows with responsive updating, enabling event teams to work more efficiently.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Automated guest messaging and communication. Your property can boast the most impressive views and amenities, but without quick response rates, you will be unable to secure the bookings in the first place. Automated guest messaging is even more crucial for hosts whose rental business is a side hustle. Reviews automation.

Automation 52

Automation Booking Remote Communications 52

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 27, 2021

However, there are still hotels that rely on pen and paper or Excel spreadsheets to assign rooms, maintain booking records, register guests, invoice them, and address their complaints. Let’s explore the perks a hotel can enjoy with automated front office management. How front desk software can benefit the hotel business.

Benefits 52

Benefits Automation Booking Vendor 52

Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Make the Booking Process Easier. There are a variety of pricing models that hotels can adopt to increase occupancy rates and encourage more bookings. Attribute-based selling provides customers with the optimal booking experience when shopping for and booking hotel accommodations. Automate the Event Planning Process.

Management 52

Management Automation Booking Training 52

Stova

MARCH 25, 2024

Maybe you'd like to automate registration to save time or have an integrated mobile app. On top of your internet research and website skimming, check out popular review sites like G2 and Capterra and take note of what others are saying about a potential supplier's user-friendliness, support, and how long they've worked together.

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Registration Social Media Event Apps Website 40

AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Last year, according to Amadeus research , almost 40 percent of all tickets were sold online. How online criminals commit fraud most often. What online companies can do to prevent fraud. The same goes for ticket booking. Fraud comes in many shapes and forms at almost every point along the ticket booking process.

Airlines 69

Airlines Travel Agent Booking Online 69

Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities. They will connect with the press, generate buzz for the fundraiser, send invitations, create email campaigns, and advertise the event (both online and offline).

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Social Media Vendor Advertising 78

AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 23, 2022

In 2022, there are much more online booking websites that host alternative accommodations. Vacation rentals can be booked on Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Flipkey, Trip.com, and more. But they need to stay synchronized with numerous booking channels. Connectivity to vacation rental booking platforms.

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Management Website Booking Vendor 52

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 13, 2022

With alternative lodging representing a whopping 40 percent of all new bookings on Booking.com alone, is it still alternative? Watch how Airbnb popularized vacation rental booking in our video. In 2021, hotel bookings have almost rebounded from the stressful year, but consumer interest in non-hotel options will prevail.

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Booking Banking Website Platform 52

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Our article explains why services of airfare wholesalers are still sought-after, what problems they solve, and how their air offerings differ from standard fares you can find online. No direct access.

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