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Technology and advanced
communication has facilitated travel agents enormously.
With the advent of the internet, travel agencies are
able to expand business and provide great a many
facilities to the people desirous of traveling. The
impact of Low Cost Carriers for online travel agents is
enormous. Low cost carriers have benefitted online
booking and and has also greatly affected the the hotel
industry. Travel agents cheap air fare can be provided
as a result of the decreasing air prices and
oppurtunities available. More and more people are
willing to travel through the globe. Online travel
agencies offer extra services like online travel blogs,
Indian railways reservations, agency discussion boards, review sites and social
networks.
There are specialized
travel agents software available that can save a lot of
time while helping one make more money. Desktop marketer
is one such software. These softwares deliver instant
message on the desktop of to regular travel special
clients where they cannot miss it. If a travel agent
wants to promote about the latest trip that they are
offering they can do so by sending out a whole series of
messages through special softwares.
Travel agents
offering a niche specialty have valuable information
that potential customers are eager to read. Writing free
e-books that can be distributed easily over the Internet
is a great way to develop ones business. E-Book Pro lets
you capture the name and email from everyone who reads
the e-book. Mailloop is another kind of software allows
a travel agent to create unlimited autoresponders,
publish own email newsletter, and keep in contact with
thousands of customers.
IATA (The International
Air Transport Association) is an international
association of airline carriers that also associates
travel agencies and tour operators engaged in business
in aviation. Airline aviation travel IATA agents are
offered a unique numeric code which enables instant
recognition for each and every travel agency location.
Apart from that it also offers access to airline
members' inventory and ticketing worldwide. Fares of
cheap long distance for travel agents compel them to
reduce their profit margins and it’s making small travel
agents redundant especially for the frequent traveler
individuals.
Online bookings and
Indian railway online reservation has impacted the travel agencies in a
major way and hence more and more travel agencies are
realizing the benefits of online bookings and making
them available over the net.
Most travel agencies are
now launching their travel portal for air bookings,
hotel and car rentals. Most travel agencies are now
placing importance to group booking and offering niche
holiday packages to break away from the clutter and
offer customized services to the customer.
The online travel industry has generated revenue of more
than eight hundred million dollars and is sure to grow
with the time to come. Hence it is in benefit for the
travel agents to make themselves available online.
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