On Thursday, November 1, the Palmira Business Club in Moscow hosted the 10th anniversary exhibition and conference on modern technologies in the travel industry and the Travel Winter IT Workshop, attended by over 800 representatives of the travel industry.
Traditionally the program The event proved to be extremely informative: TWITW guests and participants were able to discuss a range of pressing topics, ranging from changes in Russian legislation to challenges in tourism personnel training. Furthermore, one of the key topics was new tools for agencies to generate additional revenue.
UFS experts discussed new opportunities for working with tourists online, while B2B.Ostrovok.ru presented an exclusive pre-check service that helps agents save time and stress. Vladimir Dolgov, Business Process Director at Akademservice, also addressed the question of how to generate income regardless of seasonality, while Vadim Yanborisov, Innovation Development Director at Uniteller, discussed all the nuances of working with online cash registers and payment systems. Meanwhile, tour operator Svoy Hotel explained why traveling within Russia is back in fashion.
Travel Russian News readers can view presentations from speakers and experts at Travel Winter IT Workshop 2018:
- "TurMarketing.ru": The client left without purchasing the tour...who is to blame, and what should be done?!
- UFS: How to choose an affiliate program for online marketing?
- Alexander Bayborodin, head of Lawyers for the Travel Industry: Tour operator bankruptcies and autumn legal changes. A lawyer's commentary.
- My Agent: How to reduce the time it takes to process a client's request to just a few minutes?
- AlfaStrakhovanie: An online insurance service to boost travel agency profitability!
- Uniteller: The most pressing issues regarding payment systems: Federal Law 54, online cash registers, account blocking, and omnichannel payments
- TKP's new products and services: how does the company plan to surprise the Russian tourism market?
- Amadeus Innovative Technologies to Boost Agency Revenue
- Akademservice: Increasing Travel Agency Revenue
The winners of the Best Travel IT Solutions award were also announced at the tenth anniversary Travel Winter IT WorkShop Exhibition and Conference. The top prize in the Best IT Solution category went to B2B.Ostrovok.
- Mobile application UFS companies won the "Best App for Travel" category
- The Best IT Startup was named Guidex platform
- ClickVoyage tour operator won in the category "Best IT solution for travel agencies"
- The best online booking solution was the tour and excursion distribution system. ATOM-S
- ABGCorp online booking system from the tour operator American Best Getaways was awarded the title of Best IT solution for tour operators
Photo: Dmitry Plisov
We thank all guests, partners and participants Exhibitions! We invite you to the traditional spring Exhibition and Conference Travel IT Workshop 2019.
The general partner of the exhibition is UFS. A partner of Russian and European rail and air carriers, developer and operator of technological solutions for the provision of comprehensive travel services.
Svoy Travel Services (Svoy TS) became the general organizing partner of the exhibition. — a Russian travel company providing accommodation and travel services in Russia for the tourism industry.
The official hotel partner of the exhibition is B2B.Ostrovok — an online booking platform for travel agencies, operators, and corporate clients. The company provides services for organizing individual and group bookings, transfers, and car rentals.
The exhibition's official business tourism partner is Academservice.The company has been operating in the business tourism market for 28 years, has an extensive agent network of over 12,000 companies, and serves over 1 million clients annually.
The official payment system of TWITW is Uniteller. Offers traditional cash register solutions for retail, including bank card acceptance in self-service systems, online acquiring, and mobile acquiring.
Official insurance partner - AlfaStrakhovanie — Russia's largest private insurance company with a comprehensive portfolio of services, including comprehensive business protection programs and a wide range of insurance products for individuals.
Source: trn-news.ru