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TRAVEL BOOSTER RESERVATIONS SYSTEM

The Travel Booster is a-web based Travel Management solution comprised of a front-end Reservation System and a mid-back office Administration Tool. The system is suited for incoming, outgoing and domestic tour operators, handles individual and group bookings, as well as internal and external (3rd party) content. The Travel Booster Reservation System supports over 16 different services that include both single components such as flights, hotels and tours, as well as dynamic packages, static packages and shopping cart options. All services are configurable so that Web owners control which services to display or hide according to the nature of their business. Hot deals are displayed in a prominent place and can be updated with new special offers as they become available. In addition, it is possible to select the interface language according to user preference as well as the preferred currency.

Below are two typical examples of the wide variety of services available in the Travel Booster: Hotels and Dynamic Packages The Hotel query begins with the Hotel Search page

Each line of the results page represents a different hotel, and details include the room type, board basis, location, special remarks, as well as pictures, facilities and maps. The price displayed is the total cost of the selected room combination, and by clicking on the price it is possible to view the nightly breakdown as well as special offers, including Super Saver options such as stay 4 nights and pay for 3. Results are displayed according to pre-defined sort options that can be changed by the user.

Clicking 'Book Now!' takes us to the customer details page, where it is necessary to complete all fields marked as mandatory entries (configurable).

The next step is a summary, presenting final details for customer approval before finalizing the booking. This step also includes the terms of payment, cancellation policy where applicable, and credit card payment entry, with a choice of Payment Gateways for online and automatic payment processing.

Once the details have been input, and Terms and Conditions have been accepted, the Confirm button brings us to the final stage: the Passenger Booking File with its booking number, booked service and a record of payment. It is now possible to print the travel documentation (itinerary and travel voucher) or book additional services, such as transfers, day tours, attractions etc.

The Dynamic Package module seamlessly groups a minimum of two services, to which business rules are applied to yield a single selling component. As this module enables the combination of a variety of services: flight and hotel, car and flight or any other service displayed below, it is a great time saver in the maintenance of system packages. It is possible to book either single or double destination packages.

Once the search has been carried out, the user is presented the lowest fare to the destination, with the option to upgrade the services, as well as book optional add-on services, such as travel insurance, airport transfers and attractions.

The flight and hotel sections include additional available options with each service showing its supplementary charge over the basic package price.

Map interfaces are available and the maps be viewed in various ways.

Clicking 'Continue' takes us to the customer details page, where it is necessary to complete all fields marked as mandatory entries (configurable).

The next step is a summary, presenting final details for customer approval before finalizing the booking. This step also includes the terms of payment, cancellation policy where applicable, and credit card payment entry (with a choice of Payment Gateways for online and automatic payment processing) - or the option to apply an alternative method of payment, such as cash, or cheque.

Once the details have been input, and Terms and Conditions accepted, the confirm button takes us to the final stage, which is the Passenger Booking File. You're viewing this screen as a B2E user, which means that additional functions, that are not available to B2C or B2B users, are made visible. The Passenger File includes: booking number, all booked services, as well as a record of payment. Additional functions available to internal users only include the ability to add services and then re-price the package selling price, various amendment capabilities, as well as the option to cancel reservations, the ability to view net prices of package components (subject to user's permits), the terms of cancellation for each segment (as opposed to external users that see the cancellation terms for the entire package) and queue placements.

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TRAVEL BOOSTER ADMINISTRATION TOOL

The Travel Booster Administration Tool handles all facets of the travel business including Accounting and Operation functionalities.

The Setup module is where you define all declarations pertinent to System behavior. Prior to beginning work on the System, here is where you establish default definitions such as: Users who are authorized to work on the System and their respective access permits. Suppliers you buy services from, their general details (address, mail, bank details), services they provide, payment terms and Suppliers' Internet access code for contract and reservation updates. Travel Agents you sell services to, along with their general details (address, phones, email), attributes, credit limit, terms of payment and Agents' access codes to the Reservation System Your Bank Accounts and Currencies

The Products module is where you define and manage Contract and Allocations, Hot Deals and Group cost calculation sheet. Contract and Allocations: Organizations that contract products directly, such as hotels, transfers, day-tours etc., can use the sophisticated Contracts module to upload contracts and manage inventories. This includes input of net rates received from suppliers and possibly the selling prices of products to customers. In addition, Contracts contain general details, static content, supersavers (e.g. Pay 6 stay 7 nights), free of charge and optimization. Rates may be input per person or per unit (room, car, etc), and / or per day or per Item - all these in any currency (no limit!). Hotel allocations are flexible per room type and include options for free sale, sell and report, automatic release mechanism, with up to three different release dates. Group cost calculation sheet: For tour planning, the Travel Booster features a Group Calculation Sheet that includes fixed costs, variable expenses, mark-up options, rounding factor, child rates and supplements; all of this in any selected currency together with adjustments according to size of party/group. You also have the option to open an active group operations file directly from the quotation.

The Business Rules module is where you define rules that govern your sales. Business Rules functions include: Markup Definitions: Mark-up rules - defined by selling channel, product and dates - that are automatically applied to your net buying rates and displayed as your selling rates in the Reservation System. Commission Definitions: Commission granted by your organization to Travel Agents and can be declared at any level, for example per agent, group of agent, all agents, per service type, product etc. Cancellation Fee Policy: Fees that are automatically applied to cancelled bookings; fees are calculated based on the number of days from the date of cancellation to the departure date and are levied in either an amount or a percentage.

The Operations module is where you control and manage Reservations and release of Allocations to suppliers. Report Reservations to Supplier: A centralized queue that automatically registers all reservations created in the Reservation System for reporting to suppliers on either an individual or consolidated basis. Update Reservation from Supplier: This is the next step in the reservation audit trail, where you update the final booking status received from the supplier. Release Allocations: Here is where you dispatch all allocation bookings in accordance with the release terms and conditions defined by your suppliers. You may either control this process manually or apply an automated routine.

The Financial module is where you handle the Accounting activities of your Company. Currency Exchange Rates: A table listing all the currencies you use, with two different rates of exchange for each currency (a rate for selling services to customers, and a rate for purchasing services from Suppliers), together with the date and time of each last currency rate update. Supplier and Agent Reconciliation: As a result of the financial audit trail that takes place in the System, here is where a complete record of all accounting documentation can be viewed together with the ability to reconcile the accounts, adjust amounts, create payments and receipts. Cashier: Here you manage all cash and cheque payment receipts received by you that are pending bank deposit. Export Data to General Ledger: This is an interface that allows you to seamlessly export accounting transactions from the Travel Booster to your Accounting Software, while registering a batch-out reference against each transaction for avoidance of errors.

In the Reports module you can produce various types of reports such as Turnover, Operation, Agents and Financial. The variety of reports includes: Booking Report Sale Statistics Purchase Statistics Hotel Nightly Breakdown Hotel Nights and Rooms Reservation Report Agent Invoice Turnover Agent Statement Report Cash Book Activities

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