Open Destinations launches cruise booking software
Travel software and services provider Open Destinations has launched a new cruise module within its reservation system Travel Studio.
It is designed to provide ‘one-stop’ bookings to save time and money for cruise lines, small ship cruise companies, specialist cruise agents and more general travel suppliers.
Cruises can be packaged or booked as cruise-only, adding in normal scheduled, charter, net fare and low cost flights using available net fares and allocations held in Travel Studio.
Further items such as pre- or post-cruise tours, shore excursions and ship credits can be added within the booking.
There is also an ability to book shared cabins and wait-list passengers
In addition, vessel, deck and even individual cabin information can be stored.
Open Destinations sales and marketing director Steve Lowe said: “The ability to simplify the cruise reservations process is long overdue, and the easy access to information and ‘one stop’ booking will undoubtedly improve customer service and sales conversions whilst increasing productivity for cruise suppliers.â€
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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