Whether you are on inbound or outbound travel and tourism company or you are selling tickets and travel products on behalf of major travel suppliers, you need to be online. OTA in general is represented by large travel agencies who are selling travel products from across the globe. Such OTA are either connected to GDS system or individual airlines from long time. Travel startups who want to start this online business in competent to all the large travel management companies, can build their own online reservation system with any travel product with the help of travel technology company.

Now the question comes:

How to start an online travel agency?

Here are few steps:

1. Modules: First you have to decide which all modules you want to have in your travel agency website

Flight?  Hotel?  Car? Transfers? Vacations? Bus? Cruise? Forex, Visa, Insurance Etc…

These are just basics. If you have something else to be added like safaris or events you can add that.

2. Suppliers: Now, these contents / services can be brought in your website by either having a CMS system for whatever services contents you have or you can just integrate the XML / API to get the contents from third party suppliers. Choose the right set of travel API for every travel product that you want to sell. Apart from that there are many other APIs, so if you have any personal choice you can suggest which will enhance the User Experience – UX

3. Business Model: Once you choose modules for your website, you can define the business model. Choose the travel technology partner who can develop following business model through which you can operate your business like any other OTA.

B2B, B2C, B2B2C, B2B2B, Affiliate network / White label solution

Make sure that the system should be flexible, if you want to start with basic model of B2C travel portal and later add B2B or B2B2C, B2B2B then you can do that. Even with APIs also you do the same.

4. Payment Gateway: Integrating Single or Multiple Payment Gateways will allow your customer to book directly from your website.

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How to start an online travel agency, OTA

Things that need to take care for Flight Reservation System module:

GDS: Please note that for integrating any of the GDS systems, you need to have an IATA license plus you must have authority to sell the tickets. Otherwise you can use any other IATA agent’s IATA number to sell tickets.

Flight API: There is one more option, Flight APIs are also available with good inventory of global airlines. You can integrate LCCs (low-cost-carriers) also above the GDS system mentioned above.

PROVAB TECHNOSOFT is strategic partner to GDS systems and API providers / suppliers & consolidators. We work with all the major travel consolidators and integrate following –

GDS / Global Distribution Systems:

Amadeus GDS, Travelport / Galileo GDS, Sabre GDS

Hotel Aggregators:

GTA Travel, Hotelbeds, Tourico, Travco, Special Tours, HotelsPro, TransHotels, Miki Travels, Sun Hotels, Darina Holidays, DOTW, Asian trials, Versys, Expedia & many more

Transfers:

GTA & Hotelbeds

Car Aggregators:

Car Trawler, A2B

Bus Aggregators

TicketGoose and Redbus

Cruise Aggregators

MSC, Princess and Carnival

Travel Agent Software developed by PROVAB TECHNOSOFT will provide the following functionalities

• Design and Develop responsive web design for travel agency
• Design and Develop travel mobile apps based upon the business idea.
• CRS system development to enable search and bookings.
• GDS connectivity, API and XML integrations in the website to get large inventory.
• Differentiating and implementing different business models within the booking engine system like B2C, B2B, B2B2C, B2B2B
• Enabling ticketing system- especially for airlines, bus and events.
• Printing: invoices, confirmations, vouchers, room lists, passenger lists etc.
• Automatic forwarding to suppliers (email or fax) of reservations, requests, changes and cancellations
• Sending electronic invoices and electronic vouchers
• Reports: Sales report in various category and services to plan further marketing strategy.
• Control of purchase invoices, domiciliation of sales invoices
• Mobile version of the travel software as a travel app.
• CRM system to cater to all the customers seamlessly
• Accounting software to manage all the accountings to run the business smoothly
• Channel manager system development to automate the distribution process of your services.

We provide a complete office application and reservation system for the travel industry, where it is possible to use the system for both the Intranet and the Internet. This gives you the opportunity to show the actual availability and real-time price to your customers. Due to these factors, online booking solution for tour and activity companies built by PROVAB TECHNOSOFT are considered to be the best.

With our software for tour operators, an operator can take booking and accept card payments. With the integrated reader we provide, your employees can scan and validate tickets. Thus you can prevent fraudulent tickets.

Why Amadeus software is in great demand among agencies in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and other middle east countries?

Amadeus GDS is known as one of the best global distribution systems across the globe. Amadeus software uses the web services and using which online travel booking systems could be connected with amadeus travel inventory. So basically Amadeus GDS software is travel software connected with Amadeus GDS system.  

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Travel Software Nigeria

The first step in your home based endeavor is finding the right host agency. It’s better to have a host agency. It will keep your spending low, give you big commissions, and do your backend office. Moreover, if you are a novice in travel industry, they will train you too and assist you in running the business. Most of the host agencies have their online travel software in place, which you can also get access off.

Travel Software for Startups

With the host agency, you need not have an ARC, CLIA, or IATAN number which is costly and difficult to get for a startup. The host agency’s accreditation number is enough and it will be your parent company.  If you use the GDS, the host will take care of the ARC report which will be time-saving to you.  They will also help you to get a travel agent license as required by your region.

Experts recommend to restrict your travel business first to some niche rather than offering all airlines and hotels in the world. It may be for a particular region or a special holiday package. But don’t market just one product, try two or three. Or you can cater to the travel needs of business travelers to a particular country. Or try your luck in booking charter planes for the high-end corporate travelers or billionaires. Name your travel agency accordingly. Try to offer something, which is little different from the generic node.

You are in travel business to make money by providing quality, reliable service to your customers. Have separate accounts and track business expenses. To get your home-based travel agency clicked, you must have a working knowledge of travel agency software, customer service experience and experience in traveling to the destinations you deal in.

Keep on having very satisfied clients and serve your clients to the max. Word of mouth does wonder in the travel business.

Airline reservations bring top growth for online travel booking portals

With travel technology advancement that the world has witnessed, airline reservation system couldn’t be left behind. There was a growing demand for an online reservation system which could help in swift booking of the airline bookings. With the top GDS like Amadeus, Galileo and Sabre, airline reservations through online portals, have gone onto a next level. Higher volumes are making up for the thinner margin in flight booking domain.

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