Travel and Tourism Management

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1 Travel and Tourism Management

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6 Customer Reservation System 1960 s airlines generated fast, effective and accurate booking technologies 1970 s - extended booking capabilities to travel agents Short time later - extended to hotels, car rentals and others Global Distribution System CRS renamed to GDS during expansion The Internet became a valuable tool The GDS was made into a webbased system 6

7 Past Airlines paid commissions 10% for each ticket sold Cheaper than airline staff Travel agents and airlines benefitted Recent Airlines stopped paying commission Online agencies appeared Travel agents began selling more complex travel such as cruises and tours 7

8 Auction Blogs Bookings Informational Travel Agencies Permits consumers to bid on travel Self-proclaimed experts giving their opinions on destinations and products Airlines, car rentals and hotels sell travel directly to customers Provide details on places, products and data Traditional and online - provide guidance and advice 8

9 Advantages Access to lots of information Convenient Communicates regularly Customizable Entertaining Interactive No sales pressure Visual Disadvantages After purchase problems Cannot solve complex trips Dated information Poor advice Privacy and security issues Time consuming 9

10 LinkedIn Twitter Business Microblogs Facebook Social Network Photo and Video Sharing Instagram YouTube 10

11 3-D Movie Systems Apps Global Positioning System (GPS) Kiosks Skype Smart phones and tablets 11

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15 1. Who is a tech-savvy person? 2. When was the first customer reservation system started? 3. What is the customer reservation system called now? 4. What are the types of travel websites? 5. Name some advantages and disadvantages of Internet travel purchases. 6. How has social media influenced travel? 7. What other travel technology is available? 8. What do you think is next for travel technology? 15

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17 Images: Shutterstock images. Photos obtained with subscription. (Slides 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16) Textbooks: Mancini, M. (2013). Access: Introduction to travel and tourism. Clifton Park, NY. Cengage Learning. Reynolds, J. S. & Chase, D. M. (2010). Hospitality services. Tinley-Park, Illinois: The Goodheart-Willcox Company. YouTube : Technology has changed the way we travel Traveling today is different than just 5 years ago. Why? Because of technology. 17