Customer Loyalty Programs – A Step to Increase your revenue

Running a travel business can be tricky and with such high competition and a variety of choices that people possess, it’s hard to bring customers to your particular company and what’s even harder is to make those customers stay. Though, the internet and travel technology have made it easier for a travel business to increase its online presence through websites and social media, the people are still being exploded with information and there is a necessity for measures which focus on promotion which involve people on a personal level, and give them a reason to come back to you for more. One such promotion technique, which has been used for a long time in other industries and is quite well tried and tested is- Customer Loyalty Programs. Customer loyalty programs are a way to make sure that the customers’ each association with your company will reap good results for them in future and make them feel valued as well. Here’s how to go about it.

Let Them Remember You

Customer loyalty programs are mainly created so that your customers remember you and come back for their next trip, and for this you’ll have to provide them with something which they value and use to come back to you- Membership cards. Create membership cards which each of your customer gets and save the unique code on each card in your customer history software. With the help of membership card and loyalty program software, you can easily engage your customers in your service and make them choose you for their future plans which in turn will help you increase your revenue. Allow them to collect points through the membership card and once they reach a particular number, they get something free or a concession. You can even come up with a scheme where the customer can use his membership card to get discount at the hotels or cab services which are associated with your company. This creates a win-win situation for everyone.

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How Social Media is Changing the Travel Industry

Social media is changing the world. It’s fuelling conversations and controversies, its bringing people closer and its spreading the word all over. With Facebook movements and twitter protests, the power of social media is quite apparent and the phenomenon has succeeded in becoming an important part of every sphere of our lives. In a scenario like this, travel cannot be left out. Holiday making and pictures of destinations and interesting cuisines can be seen all over the internet and social media has become an significant part of everyone’s travel experience. Though this might seem to be a trend which affects only the travelers, it will be a big mistake to leave the travel industry out of it. Travel industry which includes websites for bookings, hotels and air tickets, travel applications, travel agencies and agents, are as much involved in social media and the effect it has upon them is an important factor in deciding how much business they are going to get. Here’s why.

Increased Influence of Travelers

After all, the business that the travel industry gets is because of thousands of tourists who take trips all around the world and if all these travelers over the world are connected, there is no way a travel agency or website can get away with not delivering. Around the world, travelers have been provided with a single portal which allows them to voice their discontent and criticism if they are not satisfied with the services of a hotel, airline or even a cab company. And thanks to social media, there are thousands of other potential travelers who are listening and spreading the word further, which means that now the travel agencies and agents have to be excessively transparent in the services they provide. The travel agencies and websites, through the travel technology solutions, have to work on maximizing the whole holiday experience and make it more fulfilling so that they do not fall into the series of long chains of complaint and criticism over the various social media platforms available.

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QuadLabs CEO, Gaurav Chiripal Exclusive Interview with FHRAI Magazine

The CEO of QuadLabs Technologies Mr. Gaurav Chiripal talked about how hoteliers can respond to negative hotel reviews and gain leverage from positive reviews. Citing the involvement of Social Media and online review systems are offering real customer experiences should be taken in positive way by the hoteliers. He also emphasized on the verifying the authenticity of these user reviews by the online review companies.

Considering the far reaching impact of today’s digitally connected world maintaining consistent online brand value of the hotel online is a very crucial ingredient.

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QuadLabs Technologies nominated for 21st World travel Awards

Adding to the achievements of the year 2014, QuadLabs Technologies, a travel technology company has met with yet another proud moment after being nominated for the 21st World Travel Awards for 3 major categories.

The ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’, World Travel Awards are the most prestigious awards which serve to recognize and reward brilliance and excellent work in the different sectors of the travel and tourism industry. Celebrating their 21st anniversary year, the award programme is a hallmark of superiority and good work, and the nominees and winners are the best in their field. It is definitely a big moment for QuadLabs Technologies to be nominated for three award categories, them being- Asia’s Leading Travel Technology Provider, World’s Leading Travel Technology Provider and World’s Leading Booking Engine Technology Provider.

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QuadLabs at Arabian Travel Market Dubai 2014

QuadLabs Technologies Successfully Participated in ATM 2014, Dubai UAE

Arabian Travel Market Dubai, one of the leading travel events for Middle East travel market. It attracts business potential for inbound and outbound tourism professionals not only from Middle East but across the world.

QuadLabs Team, experts in travel technology, successfully presented their technology at ATM 2014 for exhibitors as well as visitors in Middle East. In this event QuadLabs team focused on their enterprise solution and the newer version of their product i.e. XChange 11.6 on cloud, a travel ERP system and Corporate Booking tool. Both these solutions are capable of addressing travel concerns of travel enterprises.

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