Travel Portal Development
Bookings through airline apps are on the rise
Bookings through airline apps are on the rise, but while carriers are working to improve their functionality, opinions about the overall quality of the apps remain divided. Travelers either almost always or sometimes use a smartphone app to book flights. Meanwhile, mobile bookings account for between 20% and 25% of the airline’s total direct bookings. […]
Read MoreCommon questions about Global Distribution System answered
Do the airlines use GDS for inventory or the CRS? Airlines use the Central Reservation System as their inventory management scheme as part of their PSS. It’s just as confusing because all significant GDSs also ‘own’ a PSS and therefore in many instances the distinction is not achieved properly. Will an Airline be able to […]
Read MoreGoogle launches travel-planning tools for desktop users
The desktop solution was designed to help users simplify travel planning across Google Flights, Hotels and Trips. Google Trips makes planning and organizing your trips easier than ever. It automatically maps with suggestions for things to see and do a half day or a full day. Don’t like what you see? Tap the “magic wand” […]
Read MoreTravel Technology Forecast for 2020
There are many factors that need to be taken into account when making informed predictions for the next year. Looking ahead to 2020, I thought it was important to weigh three key areas. First, how technology might impact the travel sector next year. Secondly, the evolution of demographic trends and customer tastes. Thirdly, how legal, […]
Read MoreAirline Booking System and its features
Airline reservation systems include passenger reservations, airline schedules, and ticket records. An airline’s direct distribution works within their reservation system, as well as pushing out information to the GDS. The second type of direct distribution channel are consumers who use the internet or mobile applications to make their reservations. Check-in is an important and the […]
Read MoreGartner’s Travel Hype Cycle
Artificial intelligence is a technology which was a mystery to many, just a few years ago. But is now a fast-enhancing technology in the travel industry as well as in other industries and many are using it as a business tool that improves customer experience and increases efficiency. We are in a constant state of […]
Read MoreHow Mobile Apps are Transforming the Travel and Tourism Industry
Technology has transformed the landscape of all industries. The tourism industry is no exception. According to a recent survey, travel-based mobile apps are the 7th most-downloaded app category and almost 60% Smartphone users regularly use travel apps while planning their trips. Gone are the days when travelers relied on travel agents for making their travel […]
Read MoreHow can travel companies benefit from New Distribution Capability
IATA is busy laying the foundations for a new distribution model with new standards and processes all designed to help airlines regain control of the selling of their inventories and services via the agency channel. It’s all about giving travel agents the same wealth and depth of information at the time of the sale as […]
Read MoreTravel Management & importance of travel policies for business travel
More than 80 percent of all employee spending is related to business travel. Costs adds up, one trip at a time. Travel and entertainment (T&E) is typically the second or third largest controllable expense category, behind payroll and rent.Company culture doesn’t stop at the office door. The way employees travel says a lot about their […]
Read MoreWhich is the best travel technology software provider in United States & Canada?
Are you looking for a best in class travel booking portal, an engaging travel mobile app or travel industry software, it takes a right travel portal company to make it happen. Travel tech, being a little complex domain, you may find a few but professional travel tech companies working on idea centric travel applications. In […]
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