AUTOMATION Any reputable reservation system should enable the tour operator, travel agent or Destination Management Company using it to set up end-to-end automation through the booking process. The obvious advantage of this is that it takes out a lot of the man power that was previously required to run the process manually. This can eliminate […]
On Thursday July 4th members of our London office will take part in a run to raise money for a trio of fantastic local charities in Islington. Between them, our chosen charitable foundations – Healthy Minds, Healthy Bods, The Maya Centre and The Manna – provide services such as counselling, key work support and fitness classes for good […]
Tour operators implementing a new reservations system need to consider their IT infrastructure. As a tour operator, where should you host your applications? More and more, we are asked about cloud computing. Tour operators are considering whether to run their applications in ‘the cloud’ versus ‘on premise’. What are the benefits of hosting in the […]
Just a short article to announce that we have now released a series of new demo downloads for our mobile itinerary solution, Tineri app. There a 6 new downloads available in total, with each one focused on a different type of travel. The demos cover the following specialist travel segments: Sports Activities & Adventure History & […]
As promised in our previous post, we can now provide access to the recording of Jazz FM’s ‘Jazz Shapers’ radio show featuring Open Destinations CEO and Founder Kevin O’Sullivan. Kevin was invited to appear on the show – which is produced in partnership with legal giants Mishcon De Reya – to speak about his experiences […]
Australia-based specialist tour operator Women’s Own Adventure (WOA) has been enhancing their group tours with Open Destinations’ mobile technology. We spoke with their Director, Marika Martinez, about her company’s experience using Tineri. Tell us about Women’s Own Adventure, why you started the company, and what your mission is… “I started Women’s Own Adventure from an […]
Kevin O’Sullivan will be taking to the airwaves at 9am on Saturday morning (16/03/19) when an interview with the Open Destinations Founder & CEO will be broadcast on Jazz FM. Jazz Shapers, the Jazz FM show on which Kevin will feature, ‘shares music from the risk takers, leaders and influencers of jazz, soul, funk […]
There were many fantastic speaking sessions taking place at the ITB Berlin 2019 trade show. One such session, which attracted a sizeable and enthusiastic audience of over 120, was a panel entitled ‘Confused by Brexit? Emergency Stunts & First Aid’. The current and future status of the UK’s relationship with the EU has been front […]
BOOKING TAKES TOO LONG There are two main reasons that booking online can take too long. The first thing that can put a customer off, is if they are made to fill in lots of information. For certain tour operators this is unavoidable but it’s always worth thinking how booking forms can be streamlined. The […]
Open Destinations CEO and Founder Kevin O’Sullivan is set to take part in a discussion entitled ‘Confused by Brexit? Emergency Stunts and First Aid’ at the upcoming ITB Berlin 2019 trade show. The following travel industry leaders will be joining Kevin on the panel: Alex Bainbridge, CEO & CTO, Autoura Peter Hense, Spirit Legal LLP […]
UPDATE 7/2/19 – OPEN DESTINATIONS CEO KEVIN O’SULLIVAN JOINS ITB BERLIN BREXIT DISCUSSION PANEL. MORE INFO. ITB Berlin, one of the travel industry’s biggest trade shows, is set to take place from March 6-10th 2019. Like at last year’s event, the Open Destinations team will be stationed in Hall 5.1 at stand 113. Check out our exhibitor […]
Phil Napleton, Senior Vice President – Products at Open Destinations, is set to join an expert panel at Travel Technology Europe 2019. ‘Europe’s leading show for travel technology professionals’ will take place over two days on February 20th and 21st at Olympia in London. Alongside a select group of travel technology experts, Phil will be […]
