Your travel business may be small or big, but it can’t survive in the present world without an Online Booking Software. You may have hosting a very good travel website design on your domain and it may also be attracting a-lot of visitors as well. But without travel software, you may not be able to realize its full potential. With online travel software in place, you can not only connect to potential clients but also achieve the sales online. Integrating a travel agency software will change your website to an online booking system platform. But how to integrate, is an intriguing issue. There are three basic methods of integration to your existing website: iFrame Integration Top travel software provides the white label links, which can be connected in any travel website. Your web designer can simply import these links in iframe. Thus your website will host the search box and will enable the complete online booking software on your website. Widget integration You add the code snippet or a widget, from travel software provider, to your website code. Sections of on the online booking UI will be added to the desired places in your website (e.g., search box, hotel room or flights on special offer). API integration API integration is one of the most common methods used today. You need a professional travel software development company to achieve this. APIs provide the web services XML, which should be programmed to connect to third party server to bring the data. Its always advisable to hire an experienced travel portal developer to do this for you. Hotel APIs or Flight APIs integration will give you the complete control on look n feel of the system and customization. With API integration, travel companies can -
Regarding Author: Author is a travel technology expert and has been involved in several travel portal development projects.
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People are travelling more and more, for business, leisure and even just for the sake of it. All, for various reasons, don’t always approach the bog travel agencies to book their flight tickets and reserve hotel rooms. Many resort to local and independent travel agents whom they know well. But the small and medium players have to keep pace with the ever-changing trends in the travel industry. If you are aspiring to start an online travel agency of your own or to expand your present travel business, below are some important points Travel business has changed a lot in recent times. The travel agencies no longer just informs the customer about the availability of the flights, their schedule, issue the ticket and get commission from the airline. Now with the online travel agency software, customers can book online. That’s why most of the travel startups are actually following the OTA model. With these online travel software, new doors leading to profit have been opened for travel agencies. You can turn to customized package tours, holiday packages, cruises, hotel packages, tours for your locale or some specific places, and so on. You can work on your own or for another agency. You can specialize in pilgrimages, leisure travel, business travel or any niche ones. You select your sector and then you can start your own travel agency with your niche offerings. Focusing on what best you can offer, is the key to success. Best hotels in a specific geography, top sightseeing and transfer tours. You can give them personalized service. This will make the customer take you as a reliable agency and they will feel more secure during their travel. Your customers should feel confident that you will arrange everything possible for them: hire a car, find their favorite cuisine, and so on. Here are some points in starting a new travel agency:
Regarding Author: Author is a senior business analyst and an expert in travel software development and marketing strategy implementation. PROVAB TECHNOSOFT (http://www.provab.com) have been at the service of small- and medium-sized travel agencies around the world, since 2003. We’ve been providing innovative and cost-effective travel portal development and have become an almost a synonym for Travel Technology Company in many parts of the world such as Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh and Copenhagen. Our expertise in B2B and B2C travel portal and travel API integration. With the travel portal developed by us will enable you provide to your customers domestic and international flight booking, hotel booking, rental car booking, cruise booking, holiday packages, bus booking and so on. It also includes Admin control panel, Multicurrency and Multilanguage facilities. PROVAB’s XML-based travel technology solutions facilitates integration with multiple CRS, GDS and other providers of travel products and services. We will customize the portal for your company that your customers can get access to thousands of travel products and services under one single XML feed.
Technology has become an integral part of travel business. You, as tour operator can’t neglect this fact anymore. Your present and prospective customers will no longer visit the travel agent’s office to book the flight or hotel any more. They will do it through the Internet or mobile app. This is not a crisis for the traditional travel agent but a splendid opportunity. But you need an expert travel technology company like PROBAB to bring technology to your travel business. Visit us today at http://www.provab.com. You can also call us at +91.8880321321 and email us at [email protected]. |
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