Travel Promotions

...completely flexible travel promotions...

The travel promotions function within the GlobeTrack Professional tour operator software product allows the creation of a 'tour' or 'suggested itinerary' that may not be date specific. Travel promotions can be used for special offers, sample tours, tournaments etc.

The travel promotions module is used to create and sell specific FIT tours that are not necessarily restricted by a set departure date (as in charter flights), but are available either from allocation or subject to availability or confirmation. Typically, they can be used in the following ways:

• City Break Tour - a standard itinerary but available at different times and dates with the possibility of selecting from a choice of hotels.
• Recommended or Sample Tours - which can be taken as they are or adjusted to suit the client requirements.

Creating a promotion

As in the package tours module, the header details of the travel promotion are entered including name, description, validity dates etc. The departure day of the week is also selected if the tour or promotion is only valid on a particular day or starts on a particular day.

Travel Promotion Details

All elements of the itinerary are entered as in building an FIT. Images and text descriptions associated with the promotion are input and can be used for sales info, itineraries or online. If options exist within the promotion, all option details are entered (eg room choice, transport choice etc.)

Pricing

Pricing for different parts of the tour can be calculated by simply clicking on each selected service. In this way, a price profile can be established for different participants within the same booking. For example, where some of the travelling party does not want to participate in activities (golf, tours etc) a different price can easily be calculated for them, even though they are part of the same reservation. Fixed price combinations can be saved for the promotion. All saved price combinations are available for future bookings.

Booking a Travel Promotion

Individual bookings are implemented in the same manner as package tours via the simple booking wizard. The items of the travel promotion are selected (where options are available) and the user is guided through the booking wizard.