5 Important Travel Industry Trends of 2016
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 29, 2016 10:30:39 AM
As 2016 comes to a close, it’s important for travel agencies, travel management, tour operators, and mother major players in today’s travel industry to stop and reflect on the past 12 months in order to get a better understanding of what the coming year might have in store. With every …
How Technology Can Support Travel Management Company Growth
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 27, 2016 10:58:06 AM
Technology has been changing at a revolutionary pace in recent decades, with the result being changes in the way travel companies operate in nearly every sphere of the business world, including corporate travel. This new rate of change is already having significant repercussions for t …
How to Delight Customers with the Right Travel App
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 22, 2016 9:29:32 AM
The word ‘delight’ may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of boarding passes, rental car vouchers, or confirmation e-mails - each of which are are elements of modern travel with its ever-increasing complexity. Replacing that complexity with simplicity, however, i …
Why Shopping Baskets Are a Winning Proposition for Tour Operators
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 20, 2016 10:30:06 AM
Flexibility is the cornerstone of modern travel. In an era where consumers are given more options and more freedom when it comes to booking travel than ever before, travelers are growing increasingly accustomed to the idea that their itineraries should be personalized to their exact d …
The Flow in Workflows: Back-Office Automation for Travel Agencies
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 15, 2016 12:40:02 PM
It would be an understatement to say travel agencies must work harder, faster, and more efficiently in today’s global travel industry to remain competitive among the variety of methods travelers have to complete bookings. Today’s travelers demand agile, transparent, and highly visible …
Product Updates - December 2016
By dcs plus team on Dec 15, 2016 12:26:52 PM
TBS travel booking system updates New car supplier A new car provider is now available in TBS: Ofran. For this supplier, the price which needs to be paid at the agency is composed of the car offer price + Excess refund insurance. All other extra services need to be paid at reception, …
Cutting the Complexity: The Importance of A Travel ERP Solution
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 13, 2016 9:43:42 AM
Today’s global travel industry is awash in complex actions and tasks travel management companies must undertake to remain competitive and acquire and retain customers. But with so many players in the travel and tourism landscape - travel agents, tour operators, and more - customers to …
Why Travel Agencies Need Continuously Mapped Content Databases
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 8, 2016 12:44:53 PM
Think about the concept of spring cleaning. That one day every spring when you go through your house, organize your possessions, give every room a good cleaning, and clear out any clutter that has accumulated during the past year, Without this yearly ritual, it’s not hard to imagine a …
4 Reasons Why Millennials Are Taking Over Corporate Travel
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 6, 2016 9:49:01 AM
It’s no secret that millennials are a driving force in today’s travel industry. Whether we’re talking about adventure of budget travelers, the buying power and influence millennial travelers have is increasing each and every year, particularly as more and more travel markets emerge an …
The Link Between Menus and Vouchers: The Importance of Offer Templates
By Nick Ostdick on Dec 1, 2016 11:50:00 AM
Imagine a restaurant without a menu where the chef and kitchen staff simply presented diners with a list of available ingredients with the intent of making customers whatever dishes they desired. This means the kitchen staff could, at any given moment, be making a wide variety of dish …