Yes, a Travel Business needs a Travel ERP Solution
By David Eddy on Dec 29, 2015 7:00:00 AM
To the public eye travel is a straightforward concept focused on destinations, activities, tickets and itineraries. For those who work in the travel industry it’s always been a complicated set of interrelationships between retailers, wholesalers and service providers – made, if anythi …
Innovative Tour Operator Software drives Sales & Profits (does yours?)
By David Eddy on Dec 25, 2015 7:00:00 AM
The tour operator travel business grew in 2015 and remains highly competitive, circumstances which are likely to remain during 2016. This means tour companies can’t count on just long hours and hard work to keep them successful and competitive – they’ll have to also work smarter and p …
How to Help Your B2B Travel Resellers
By David Eddy on Dec 22, 2015 7:00:00 AM
The travel industry has always been a complex distribution system comprised of retail travel agents; wholesalers supplying travel services options including transport, accommodation, tours and attractions; and local tourism resources who contract their services with wholesalers. Over …
How to Inspire Millennial Travelers (and grow your Travel Business)
By David Eddy on Dec 17, 2015 7:00:00 AM
Who are the millennials and why are they important to your travel business? It’s certainly no problem finding articles identifying millennials by the numbers: did you know they check their smartphone 45 times a day, and are 50+% more likely to ditch search engines and email in favor o …
Is your Travel ERP System Designed to Support Growth?
By David Eddy on Dec 15, 2015 7:00:00 AM
Whether you’re a travel agency, a tour operator or a travel management company, you face the challenge of a changing travel market and the sobering reality that your competition is not standing still. In order to grow, your company has to aggressively find new product and service oppo …
dcs plus in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2015
By dcs plus team on Dec 14, 2015 10:07:26 PM
dcs plus ranked among the fastest growing technology companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2015 dcs plus has been ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2015, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology company in Europe, Middle East and Africa, which is now …
Why Your Travel Website needs a Blog (+ some Success Secrets)
By David Eddy on Dec 10, 2015 8:33:55 AM
Based on the number of blogs I see on travel websites it seems as though the argument for their presence has been won. The same holds true for most industries. With few exceptions, navigation bars will link to a blog. Some are easier to find than others, but look hard enough and you’l …
Travel Companies need Online Reputation Management
By David Eddy on Dec 8, 2015 7:00:00 AM
Just this past November a bargain-hunter found a NYC hotel right on Central Park with a 35% discount off regular rates. A quick Google scan showed strong 4 star review averages across several booking sites. Then she noticed a different result on Yelp. That site showed a 2.5 star revie …
Email Marketing – a key way to retain your Travel Customers
By David Eddy on Dec 3, 2015 7:00:00 AM
Few people in the travel industry would contest that competition is intensifying; sources for information and insights are multiplying and travelers’ – especially millennials – expectations for trip experiences are higher than ever. Turning these people into customers is an increasing …
How are you using the Financial Data from your Travel Software?
By David Eddy on Dec 1, 2015 7:00:00 AM
There’s no question every travel company – from travel agency to travel management company (TMC); tour operator to destinationmanagement company (DMC) –has financial statements produced by its travel management software system. Whether for viewing monthly/annual financial results, mee …