Travel Technology 2014

With the contribution of latest travel technology to travel industry, travel software including airline reservation system, hotel reservation system, car booking system are on rise. House sharing, car sharing are the latest developments, where in people are searching these path breaking and cost effective deals through travel technology.

With new booking options which travel agency software offer - one can avoid the common booking options to stay in commonplace like hotels and inns. Instead, one can stay in a traditional local home in your favorite destination, eat the local delicacy cooked by the homekeeper there and drive their car. Not only this is a cost effective option but it also lets you connects to local to get the best out of your trip. Now travel agents who have been empowered by travel technology, find new horizons of business beyond the traditional car rentals, hotel room bookings, cruise bookings etc. Tourists may prefer to travel in the country boat of a local fisherman and spend a night in the deep sea fishing. Social media also connect travelers with hosts and services. Travel portal development companies are actually developing the best in class IT platforms for agencies to provide these custom deals.

Online community travel marketplace for homeowners and connects to interested people. You can browse portal, select location and place the date of travel. The travel portals will showcase a plethora of options in front of you. For example, in Italy, "the sharing economy" is now in vogue. Instead of doing an Italian hotel booking through a travel booking software, the idea of really staying with an Italian in an Italian home while traveling in Italy is a growing trend. Another trend is pet-friendly hotels. Few years ago, you could not take your darling poodle when you travel. But now many hotel operators promote their pet-friendly policies. Restrictions are there indeed, and you have to pay a fee for your additional guest too. After all, pets are living beings too and tourism can’t be denied to them to be left alone in house or in pet care center.

An interesting travel trend in the U.S. is that streetcars are returning to the streets of the United States. Streetcars disappeared in the 1950s, when the automobile ruled the U.S. But now the gliding cars are again in the vogue. Travel technology-enabled travel agencies can keep their business in tact in all these developments, since contacting and bookings are all done in the virtual space. Hotel booking, flight booking, car rental bookings, all are done through the web portal and mobile app. To keep pace with the trends, travel and tour operators should update their travel software platforms consistently.