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BLOG – DISCOVERY SERIES: CUSTOMERS

Open Destinations

For example, a tour operator selling cycling holidays using Travel Studio may have a customisable field for inside leg measurement. This means that repeat any customers making repeat bookings will be supplied with rental equipment in their size automatically. Request a Travel Builder Demo. Traveller Mobile App.

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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 – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2020

Open Destinations

Service providers like Airbnb, Skyscanner, Expedia and Tripadvisor have transformed the travel industry. 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.

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BLOG – DISCOVERY SERIES: PRODUCTIVITY

Open Destinations

A benefit for B2B customers, the agent portal within Travel Studio allows our customers to open up Travel Studio access to any travel agent. In this portal agents can amend their details, view bookings they have already made with you and make new bookings.

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Is the Rise of Regional Tourism Here to Stay?

Dana Communications

After long denying themselves the pleasure of vacationing without limits, some are engaging in revenge travel (we blogged about how to leverage this trend back in May 2021). Revenge travelers have bigger aspirations—and bigger budgets—and they’re ready to visit their dream destination which, almost certainly, is not a car ride away.

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

Open Destinations

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. By serving up results more quickly, booking conversion is boosted. More booking = more revenues = growth. AUTOMATION.

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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? It originated from the airline industry and slowly tried to capture adjacent travel segments. Hotel booking.

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