20 Most Promising Travel and Hospitality Solution Providers - 2016
If you operate a hotel, restaurant, airline, casino, stadium or any other travel and hospitality outfit and intend to stand a chance against your tech-savvy competitors; then prepare yourself for a digital awakening. Because, regardless of where technology leads the travel industry this next year, it’s important for companies to remain in the know of the latest and greatest offerings and services available to their clients – especially with the rise of traveling millennials and tech-savvy consumers that are seeking vacation planning advice, expertise and knowledge.
While the travel and hospitality industries are about one-on-one guest services, there are now more self-service options. From check-ins to concierge and housekeeping requests, hotel chains like Marriott, Starwood, Hilton, and IHG are building apps that essentially let clients stay at a hotel without having to interact with staff. The same goes for airlines and airports, where you can even now tag your own luggage in addition to doing almost everything on your phone, including rebooking a missed connection. On a similar note, companies now store and analyze frequent guest preferences through apps and websites to deliver a much more personalized experience. Similarly, Virtual Reality is now helping armchair travelers explore faraway destinations and instill wanderlust to book actual travel.
Swimming amidst this huge technological wave, many organizations fail to get a foothold and are often washed ashore. Truly comprehending this predicament; we at CIOReview bring to you a list of ‘20 Most Promising Travel and Hospitality Solution Providers’. Closely scrutinized by a distinct panel of judges including CEOs, CIOs, CXO, analysts and the CIOReview editorial board, these vendors can be rest assured to guide you through the unsure waters of the technological transformation that the Travel and Hospitality domain is going through.
We present to you CIOTechOutlook 20 Most Promising Travel and Hospitality Solution Providers - 2016.
| Company Name | Company Description |
|---|---|
| Bird Group | Provides subscriber partnerships, business travel agencies, online travel agencies and leisure travel agencies to an Indian travel industry. |
| Calpine Group | Solutions span Web Application Development, SEO Services, Internet Research Services and Remote & Infra Management. |
| Concept Hospitality | Caters channel marketing through GDS & web optimization, Domestic Sales and Marketing Infrastructure for hotels across the country. |
| CRS Technologies | Responsible for development of Consolidation, Distribution and Reservation Engines, and provider of IDS Engines. |
| eTravos | A cloud platform for Online Travel, Travel Payment Gateways, Flight and Hotel Booking Engines and Bus Reservations System. |
| GoQuo | Avails leading Airlines and OTAs with Cloud e-Retail Solutions Platform, Internet Booking Engine (IBE) and Airline Loyalty Redemption Platform. |
| GuestHouser | Designes a Platform that connects travellers with locals to deliver an exceptional travel experience. |
| Happiest Minds | Assists travel & hospitality industry with Digital Advisory Sales/ Service Platform, GDS Audit and predictive analytics for airlines. |
| i2Space Web | Develops Airlines & Bus Reservation systems, Enterprise Travel Solutions, Hotel Reservation and Transport Management Systems. |
| iTraveller | Develops Travel Agent ERP platform, end to end online solutions for holiday discovery, planning and bookings. |
| Perfect Hands Solutions | Solutions ranges from Online Hotel Reservation System to Live Inventory Management to Customer-Review Management solutions. |
| Qtech Software | Bestows Travel industry with B2B & B2C booking engine, Travel mobile apps, Digital marketing for Travel and Flight reservation system. |
| RateGain | Proffers solutions for revenue management, rate intelligence, Price Optimisation, Hotel Reputation management, and brand engagement. |
| RezNext | Offerings include Rate & Channel Manager, Revenue Management, Online Reputation Management and Central Reservation System. |
| Tavisca Solutions | Endows travel companies with Online Travel solutions, Booking Engine Product & Platform, Travel Automation and Travel Backoffice. |
| Think Strawberries | Main activities include Market Analysis, Product presentations and tour operator contracting and Travel Agent Education. |
| TRAC Representations | Avails Destination Representation, Consultancy, Marketing Communications and Public Relations for the tourism industry. |
| Trawex | Services include Travel Website Designing, Sightseeing System, Car Rental System, Trip Advisor Integration, Visa Information System and Hotel Extranet. |
| YK Software Solutions | Provider of online booking portal for bus ticket, hotels and flights, embedded with features such as Seat Availability Calendar, Google Maps and Destination City Information. |