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Impact of Online Booking Engine on Travel Industries

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Travel and Tourism is one of the largest industry that contribute to the global economy. Worldwide this industry has been growing steadily every year. Technology has taken an immense place in people’s life. The way things are done is changing, so is the Traveler’s buying behaviors and expectations. Travelers want everything on their fingers tip so that they can book fast, easily and in cost effective manner.

Before digital times, the role of the travel agent was to advise clients on travel destinations and to act as an intermediary in the difficult process of organizing travel bookings. Even as late as the early 1990’s, consumers booked Flight, Hotel, Car etc. through travel agents as many companies did not offer direct bookings. But with the automation brought by the changing travel technology has made the traveler looking for mobility, flexibility and easy real-time access to information. For this an Online Booking Engine reduces stress off travelers to plan their travel end-to-end.
Online Booking Engines for respective products are becoming the fastest growing sales interface for travel intermediaries. They help travelers to book Flight, Hotel, Car Rentals, Travel Insurance, Sightseeing, Transfers, Holiday packages, Bus and Cruise. The concept of having an Online Booking Engine has helped travel industry to evolve. The next level of Online Booking Engine is the Meta Search Engine. It is an interface to compare a product from various sources based on the product’s price and availability mainly.

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Al-Futtaim Travel signs up as fulfillment partner on Travog for the UAE region

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QuadLabs Technologies ; Al-Futtaim inked a strategic business partnership at the recently concluded ATM 2016 at Dubai. The partnership enables Al-Futtaim to be the fulfillment partner on Travog to provide travel content to a growing set of SME customers activated on Travog. At the same time Travog will be rolled out at a preferred tool to the existing business travel customers of Al-Futtaim across the UAE.

Travog is the first ever on-demand Travel ; Expense management system for businesses with pre-book policy compliant system with an internal self-booking tool. The USP is the integrated Travel marketplace of content procured from global travel suppliers and TMCs. The internal engine connects to various GDSs, Supplier system and content providers to provide comprehensive set of travel deals and corporate fares in the single system. Travog mobile app works as a travel companion providing various location based services around the business travel needs. It helps to manage the multitude of hierarchy and workflow within the businesses, at the same time ensuring all their travel related needs are fulfilled through a one-stop solution. System also provides expense management to business travelers to manage post trip expense and the same can be submitted to concerned department for approval.

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This alliance brings together mutual and a unique opportunity for both the organizations. This corporate tool enables businesses to reduce costs, manage compliances ; expense reports and provide business travelers a user-friendly self-booking tool whilst fulfilling their business travel needs. This long term, strategic alliance will deliver new measurement products for corporate market.

“We are gratified to partner with Al- Futtaim. We believe this partnership is a perfect fit for Business Travel Industry market.” said Gaurav Chiripal, Founder and CEO at QuadLabs.

“With the pace the market is moving, successful companies will be those who build the right strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation, growth, and customer value. We welcome the partnership between QuadLabs ; Al-Futtaim.” said Micky Bhatia, General Manager at Al-Futtaim Travel.

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‘Travog’, a Travel & Expense management tool, wins “Asia Pacific Travel Innovator of the Year” award at Phocuswright India 2016

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Travog, a revolutionary Travel ; Expense management tool by QuadLabs Technologies has been recognized as the ‘Asia Pacific Travel Innovator of the Year’ for the year 2016. The honor was awarded at ‘The Travel Innovation Summit’ organized by Phocuswright and held at The Leela Ambience Gurgaon, India on Thursday, 21st April 2016.

Travel Innovation summit is organized along with the main Phocuswright conference and is long-known for bringing the travel industry’s latest wave of innovation to the stage. Each innovator, along with Travog, had 10 minutes on stage to pitch, demonstrate and face off with the Phocuswright Dragons— a collection of the industry’s most informed insiders who have seen and heard it all. The Dragons push and probe the demonstrators, in search of an innovation with the potential to transform Asia’s travel landscape.

“Asia Pacific Travel Innovator of the Year award is the validation of our innovation. It reinforced our belief in innovation and investment in the next generation technology.” said Mr. Gaurav Chiripal, CEO of QuadLabs Technologies.

Phocuswright is the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, Phocuswright fosters smart strategic planning, tactical decision-making and organizational effectiveness. To complement its primary research in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia, Phocuswright produces several high-profile conferences in the United States, Europe ; Asia.

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QuadLabs Launches Corporate Travel Management Solutions for TMCs and Business Travellers

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QuadLabs, the world’s leader in travel technology unveiled the launch of its new Corporate Booking Tool for travel management company and business travelers across the globe. It is primarily designed to facilitate a smooth business relationship between the travel house and its corporate clients.

Corporate travel management system empowers travel Management Company to automate their process to fulfill travel business need. Travel agent can manage corporate profile, corporate policy compliances, approval-workflow, and corporate credit and deposit policy. The system can also generate various reports for corporate and supplier reconciliation. It enables travel businesses to reduce costs, manage compliances and provide corporate travelers a user-friendly self-booking tool as well, whilst fulfilling their global business travel needs. It helps to manage the multitude of hierarchy and workflow they have within their companies, at the same time ensuring all their travel related needs are fulfilled through a one-stop solution. System also provides expense management to business travelers to manage post trip expense and same can be submitted to concerned department for approval.

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QuadLabs is the winner of Innovative Edge in Cost Control Technology at TTJ Jury Choice Awards 2016

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Yet another pearl added as a mark of recognition to QuadLabs Technologies, the world leader in travel technology solutions. At the TTJ Jury Choice Awards 2016, QuadLabs won “Innovative Edge in Cost Control Technology” in the Travel Technology category. The ceremony was held at The Grand, New Delhi, India on Saturday, 27th January 2016.

The TTJ Jury Choice awards were presented by the Travel Trade Journal, India’s leading Travel Trade publication, in the presence of Minister of Tourism, Government of Delhi. With an independent jury system, advisory board and technical committee the TTJ Jury Choice Awards acknowledge the path breaking milestones and innovations that have made a difference across the travel and allied sectors. “Innovative Edge in Cost Control Technology award is another acknowledgement of our product and expertise by the Industry. It reinforced our belief in innovation and investment in the cost control technology.” said Mr. Gaurav Chiripal CEO of QuadLabs Technologies.

QuadLabs’s flagship product ‘XChange ERP’ facilitates in automation and cutting down the overall operational cost and time. This has ultimately led to optimization of revenue stream along with enhancing the customer service experience. XChange ERP is a comprehensive travel management and distribution system for travel intermediaries that automate their operations to scale up through consolidation of suppliers, bookings and customer at single sign on. Also give opportunity to open up new sales channels like B2C booking engine for online audience, B2B Agent system, mobile apps and front desk system for own travel consultant. It has strong integrated workflows and processes which controls the Prices, Products, Branches ; Staff and provide the access of right Content, right Availability at the right Price to the end customer. All these has resulted into streamlining of backend processes which in turn led to cutting down their operational cost, faster response time, better management of available resources, business enhancement ; expansion and most importantly it has led to increased customer satisfaction.

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