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Practical
Applications
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The value of the "Your Tour" system to
the tourist in terms of time-saving and ease of use is especially important
in the context of emerging new technologies (e.g. on-line booking). On the other
hand, despite the technical complexity of the product, its user-friendly interface
allows customers to dream of different destinations. We shouldn't also ignore
the added value the system can bring to the tourism industry, first sector worldwide
in number of employees and business turnover.
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Added value
The "Your Tour" system enables tourism
service providers - travel agencies, tour operators, publishers of travel guides,
hotel chains, car rental companies, etc. - to offer a powerful and efficient
service of smart dynamic packaging on
their website, for example. Thanks to its advanced functionality, which generates
fully-customized sightseeing tours, the system is able to attract and retain
new customers. It also allows companies to develop on-line bookings, making
it easier to sell more products simultaneously.
The system has also plenty of other more specific applications:
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big hotel chains can use this technology to offer their customers tailored tours,
including accommodation mainly, or exclusively, in their premises; |
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the use of this technology facilitates the
sale of certain products according to priorities
(combined with yield
management
systems); |
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this tool collects high valued-added information about the preferences and routines
of the tourists, allowing the creation of customized promotional offers (provided
that clients have given their consent); |
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Global Distribution Systems (GDS) companies can offer this technology to travel
agencies, for the provision of tailored trips to their customers; |
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on-board navigation systems can include this facility to better guide and inform
users; |
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Modules
The "Your Tour" system is composed of several
modules that can be adapted to meet our customers needs and to integrate with
existing technology and data:
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trip planning software: the heart of the "Your Tour" innovative
system; this module is responsible for the customization of trip offers; |
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web interface: this module is adaptable to the "look & feel" of tourism
service providers and allows a friendly access to the system through the Internet; |
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tourism databases: throughout this module we can provide our customers with
the main data the "Your Tour" system needs in order
to operate; |
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user profiles: to allow tourists to save their preferences, we offer a 'universal
profiles' module. |
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A great number of platforms, including the most recent ones, may also benefit
from the possibilities offered by our system. Therefore, it is feasible to deploy
interfaces that will allow tourists to plan their customized trip via the Internet,
mobile phone, pocket PC, on-board navigation system, etc.
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