Essential Software Features for Today’s Tour Operators
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 28, 2017 9:04:40 AM
If there’s one segment of the travel industry most impacted by trends or fads in today’s travel landscape, it’s tour operators. Because tours, activities, and other excursions can vary widely depending on location, supplier networks, and customer demand, the tour operator facet of the …
The Perks of Working With a Traditional Travel Agency
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 21, 2017 6:38:43 PM
The old is now new again. It’s a cliche, yes, but it’s also a profound truth in the context of the resurgence of travel agents in today’s global travel industry. In a time when so much of travel engagement takes place online or in the digital sphere, many travelers are returning to mo …
Product Updates - February 2017
By dcs plus team on Feb 16, 2017 4:08:52 PM
TBS travel booking system updates NEW PAYMENT GATEWAY - CyberSource for BLOM Bank A new payment gateway was implemented in TBS - BLOM Bank CyberSouce payment. Currency Mapper - Totalstay A currency mapper was added for TotalStay supplier allowing the admin to set currency per destinat …
5 Surprising Statistics Behind the Rise of Mobile Bookings
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 14, 2017 9:02:00 AM
A recent report from the travel industry advocacy group EyeforTravel asked 183 respondents across all omareas of the global travel industry landscape about what facet of the travel industry keeps them up most nights. It’s an interesting question, especially given how volatile and vari …
3 Ways Travel Bookings Could Change in 2017
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 9, 2017 5:43:00 PM
With the first month of 2017 nearly behind us, there have been numerous articles about the trends, storylines, and narratives likely to emerge in the travel industry during the next year; in fact, we’ve recently published a handful of entries along similar lines in order to discover w …
5 Ways Online Travel Agencies Can Increase Bookings
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 7, 2017 12:38:33 PM
It’s a trend you see all too frequently in today’s global travel industry: a traveler lands at an online travel agency’s website with the intent to complete a booking, but then leaves the site empty-handed. This can happen for any number of reasons, but the result is the same regardle …
The Importance of Mobile Apps in Corporate Travel
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 2, 2017 9:43:43 AM
Mobile apps and mobile technology is no longer a trend or fad in today’s travel industry; rather, mobile is a mind-set, or a concrete manner in which customers engage with the travel industry. This is particularly true for corporate travelers who not only are constantly connected to t …