Benefits of a SaaS-based Booking Software for a Small/Mid-sized Travel Business
An Online Booking System is a must-have tool for any travel business today. With more and more customers choosing to book travel online, travel agencies that are still operating offline are losing out big time. Whether you sell directly to consumers(B2C) or via intermediaries(B2B), investing in an online system can open up a lot of markets for you and get you significantly higher bookings, in addition to reducing your overheads.
Let’s say you have decided to go for an online reservation software. Great! Now the question is: Should you go for a SaaS-based software or a Licensed one? A SaaS(Software-as-a-Service) based solution is hosted and managed by the vendor, thus saving you hosting and maintenance costs. On the other hand, Licensed software is installed on your own server and requires a large IT expenditure on hosting and maintenance, making it more suitable large companies.
We at TravelCarma offer both models but advise small and mid-sized businesses to opt for our SaaS-based Monthly Subscription model for the following reasons:
- It is available at a Low Monthly Cost – you get a complete Online Booking System(B2B/B2C) with a Mobile-friendly Website, Back Office and a GDS Integration without breaking the bank!
- It comes with multiple plans, so you get the flexibility to choose the plan that fits your business.
- It offers an amazing ROI – your business can experience more bookings, higher sales, greater productivity and lower costs – all at an affordable monthly fee.
- It can be set up quickly and easily, so you don’t have to wait long before you start using it and watch your business grow.
- You don’t have to pay any installation charges/setup fees – just your monthly subscription.
- As it’s hosted on our servers, you don’t have to pay any hosting charges either.
- It’s 100% Commission-free, which means that you don’t have to pay any commission or per booking fees!
- You get free Supplier Integration (GDS/Non-GDS) across a wide range of XML Suppliers.
- It can be used by all your staff as we provide multi-user access
- You can focus on your business and leave the technological aspects to us.
Whether you sell Air, Hotels, Packages or Excursions, we have just the right plan for you to help your business grow.
Click here to see our Monthly Plans. You can contact us on sales@travelcarma.com for more information.
TravelCarma is an experienced travel technology brand with expertise in equipping travel businesses worldwide with state of the art, mobile enabled e-commerce solutions with their own branding, online reservation systems, back-office and mid-office systems and access to global inventory.
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