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Interview of Mr. Gaurav Chiripal, CEO Quadlabs on Travel Industry in Travel Biz monitor -October Issue.

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With regards to our conversation, please find below the answers to the questions sent for Mr Gaurav Chiripal on Mobile Technology.

a)How do you foresee mobile phones shaping as a channel for travel planning and booking going forward?

We see that the use of technology has changed through the medium it is put to use. Telecom has played a major role in being the backbone for wireless data services and we find travel companies offering product ; support to the end traveler while on the go.From GPRS to 3G services the speed of data transfer has enabled technology companies to offer products and services with seamless connectivity to execute even financial transactions.The ease of use has eventually made the customer move from the PC to the smartphone to a larger extend. The adaptability is high and we acknowledge the way people make instant bookings from their mobile devices like smart phones and tablets, make instant itineraries and change plans. Going forward the pie for smartphone initiated transactions will see a phenomenal growth rate. A recent survey revealed from an international chain of hotels, said that” 70% of the bookings made via mobiles were for the same day check-ins”.

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All About the BOOKQ: India’s First Mobile Distribution Platform

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QuadLabs launches a unified Mobile Distribution Platform to distribute travel products seamlessly through the mobile channel. This platform connects to the central booking engine to fetch travel content and passes it on to the mobile interface.

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BOOKQ
BOOKQ

The user can search, book and pay for his travel itinerary with ease. The user can view existing flight bookings, view e-tickets and destination information through the platform.BOOKQ can be represented as per the requirement of the travel intermediary.

The app is nomenclature as BOOKQ and is available for travel intermediaries, travel management companies,Travel suppliers, distributors, travel agencies and tour management setups.

BOOKQ can be represented as per the requirement of the travel intermediary. BOOKQ has been designed to offer a seamless experience to the end user and also ensures that the financial transaction is carried through a secure channel and a real time confirmation is displayed.

Product Features:

– Available on multiple platforms
– Live search for Flights
– Centralized connectivity with the booking engines
– Low bandwidth usage
– Rich and interactive user interface
– Encrypted data communication
– Integration with Payment mechanism.

Quadlabs launches BOOKQ – New Mobile App for Travel intermediaries at Eye for Travel, 12th-13th Oct

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Quadlabs Technologies announces the launch of a mobile app in travel space. The app is a unified “mobile distribution platform” to distribute travel products seamlessly through the mobile channel. This standard mobile app is available on android platform and can be downloaded from the company’s corporate website. The other mobile platforms on which the app will be soon available are blackberry, apple ios and windows mobile.<--more-->

Quadlabs at Eye For TravelThis app is first of it kind in India as it is being offered to travel intermediaries on a commercial paradigm to scale up and extend their present business over the mobile channel.

As per the functions of the app, this platform connects to the central booking engine to fetch travel content from third party connectors and passes it on to the mobile interface via encrypted protocols.

Once the app is downloaded and installed, the user can search, book ; pay for his travel itinerary with ease. The app is nomenclature as BOOKQ and is available for travel intermediaries, travel management companies, suppliers, distributors, travel agencies and tour management setups.

QuadLabs Participates in Eye for Travel – Travel Distribution Summit,Mumbai Oct 12th-13th

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1.6 billion users, making Mobile the ideal channel for businesses to engage, inspire and sell to huge audiences across multiple consumer touch points.Travel decisions and relationships can be made or broken with mobile and the opportunity for growth is truly enormous – But is the customer and the technology companies ready?

The discussion is likely to address the following questions:-

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  • What possibilities do mobile devices offer over traditional channels and touch points?
  • Understand how great mobile websites ; functional apps can keep customers happy and keep them yours?
  • How to integrate Mobile with your existing marketing and customer strategy for a 360° multidimensional approach?
  • Drive real engagement, revenue and long term brand loyalty by delivering unprecedented mobile experiences and exceptional customer service?

This travel distribution summit is a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded opportunists and network with travel technology experts. Quadlabs is looking forward to unveil its new products and solutions in the travel space.

Mr.Gaurav Chiripal , CEO, Quadlabs Technologies speaks at the Travel Summit organized by IAMAI.

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Topic for discussion was “Leveraging online marketing and digital distribution for Travel in India”. The entire discussion was centered upon penetration of internet in the masses and the fact that with growing internet penetration, digital media has become the most effective way to connect with and sell to an online customer.

<--more-->Quadlabs on IAMAIIn his special mention, he addressed the question “How can travel companies use digital media to effectively market their services?”. The discussion further took its much needed inputs from the industry stalwarts and also answered the core question on value viz-a-viz”What value proposition does a digital medium offer over other marketing channels?”.