Travel Technology Decoded
Travel Technology in simple words can be defined as the application of Information and Communications Technology to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality industries.
Can you make a career out of it?
Yes, absolutely. A travel services company is like any other company in the market. The only difference being they operate in the travel and tourism domain.
What are the kinds of services offered by travel technology companies?
- Solution definition
- Creative design
- Product development
- Mobile Application Development.
Who avails these services?
- Travel Agencies
- Destination Management Companies
- Online Travel Agencies
- Tour Operators and Consolidators
- Consortia and Niche Travel Companies.
What do the Travel Technology Companies Offer?
- Application Development
This includes building custom applications solutions with existing or emerging technologies, to meet specific needs of the online travel business or to develop next generation products for online travel industry.
- Quality Engineering
Quality Assurance is one of the key aspects of application development and maintenance. This includes independently testing capabilities of various flexible and agile models suiting the clients’ business needs.
- Solution Architecture
This includes
- Business Consulting
- Architectural Consulting
- Market Research
- Competitive Analysis
UI/UX Engineering
This includes designing a robust user interface to have a good visual impact and an enhanced usability to make an application. This is one of the most important parts of a travel technology application because for an end user, the back end doesn’t matter because he/she believes in what he/she sees and this is the face of the application.
Some of the top travel technology companies to watch out for:
- TripScope
- Globa.li
- CheckMate
- VerbalizeIt
- TripLingo
- Routehappy
- Tripology