Tourism-applied technological breakthroughs at FITUR-2003
The tourist sector is working on the development of cutting-edge technology applied to tourism and FITUR’s upcoming edition, scheduled for January 29 to February 2, will showcase the latest trends and gadgets in this particular field.
At the Technology and Tourist Knowledge halls, FITUR Know-How will introduce some of these novelties. As in previous editions, the Technology Guidebook compiling the newest products in technology, consulting and training will be presented.
Automation has taken up a bulky chunk of this year’s preparations and one of the new things to be unveiled will be the innovative Hall Management that slips hotel management in the former trend. The new-flanged combination will allow hotelkeepers to exert full control of the hotel through the same program, thus achieving an all-out integration of the different departments.
In that same breath, the TPY module will hit the public following an enhancement of its operational forms that this time around includes a soft-touch sale terminal featuring an eye-catching design. Another line of work in which experts are pegging along at a white-heat pace is the completion of all necessary tools to permit both hotels and travel agencies to conduct operations on the Internet.
That explains the intense development of online reservation services, accommodation updates and hotel fares. In the course of the fair, one of Spain’s first e-marketplaces will be made public. The new system allows travel agencies to directly book those products tour operators have to offer.
The development of a new software mainly aimed at tour operators will also be one of the fair’s hot-ticket attractions. This brand-new computer software is made up of a back office and a front office, easily adaptable to wholesalers’ needs.
Both parts rely on direct access to GDS and distribution possibilities on any tour operator’s website, let alone a chance to keep tabs on their own financial logbooks. On the other hand, the adequate qualification of human resources helps companies to develop their own growth and competitiveness potentials.
