Top travel technology and distribution trends of 2014

Successful hoteliers are growing by adapting the latest travel technological trends. By understanding the latest technological trends they are performing well. Travel technology and the travel technology development companies has been the primary pillar to the current growth of travel industry. Every year there are new trends in the travel industry and the travel technology software developers and the travel technology companies goes by the ongoing trends. The coming year also has something in store as the travel industry experts.

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There was not one game-changing advancement or trend but rather a confluence of subsequent shifts that are changing the overall environment.Each of latest trends are of course interconnected.

Following are the top 10 technology trends that will help hotel and travel companies leverage innovation in the coming year and beyond.

1. New patterns of content challenge distribution
The old model of travel distribution, which saw large intermediaries—such as global distribution systems—aggregate content for booking, is being undermined by new models.

2.Personal clouds, for instance, allow users to access information anywhere, anytime and on any device. The “Internet of things” enables integration of connectivity and objects that can influence a trip, such as real-time baggage location, weather conditions and homeland security advisories.

Ubiquitous online communications allow even small hotel companies to connect with customers in real-time, allowing them to shop and book without delay. Those same companies, as well as the individuals they serve, also are better able to collect and integrate itinerary data from multiple sources without a GDS, he said.

Online travel agencies OTA, used to provide as many options as possible to exhibit their computing clout. Today the focus is on providing relevant results that target the specific needs and wants of each traveler.

The new traveler, the millennial as we call him today, embraces technology and embraces all devices, and he wants to be shown the right information for what he needs

Providing such targeted content is even more critical in the mobile arena, where smaller screens require both streamlined offerings and the presentation of those offerings.

3.Social technologies change the shape of travel
Facebook alone has more than 1 billion users, while social media in general reaches 85% of the world’s total Internet users.However, travel companies have yet to unlock the true potential.Social media is here to stay. In the next five to 10 years, you will see that it will generate leads and performance will be up

4. New efficiencies re-energize the customer experience
As demand for customer service increases, new technological advances will lower the cost of providing it. But travel companies must consider whether a penny saved comes at the risk of a pound of customer preference.

Excessive menu trees or outsourced call centers in foreign countries may cut monetary costs but frustrate customers. Each travel company needs to determine how to use customer service technology in a way that increases customer satisfaction and reduces costs, the report states.

5. Cross-platform data access engages users
As customers realize their dreams of accessing desired digital information on any device or platform, hotel and travel companies are facing nightmares in providing the necessary development and support.

HTML 5, which allows programmers to write the codes to run ypur application,

What is not the answer: ignoring the need to develop across different browsers, interfaces and devices.

“Cross-platform data access requires travel companies to track the changing user-interface patterns of their customers to provide the appropriate level of service. This will be a continuing process as new technologies evolve and businesses become less restrictive about the devices their employees can use for particular tasks. The suppliers and distributors that support the most user-friendly, convenient interfaces will enjoy increased market share,” according to the report.

Traversing the digital world should be thought of as a journey, not an end game.

It’s a continuous process of improving your apps, improving your mobile websites
6. A cloudy future beats no future at all: Cloud services are becoming more and more sophisticated

Not only do they reduce IT costs and improve time to market, but they allow integration across multiple travel brokerage services, allowing customers to combine hotel stays with airfare or train tickets.

7. Intermediaries require fresh approaches throughout the travel cycle
Intermediaries, including travel agents and OTAs, must help consumers break through information overload to stay relevant.

Instead of just selling the best airfare between Point A and Point B, intermediaries will have to provide the best (or lowest-cost) travel experience as a whole. This new imperative requires (sometimes drastic) changes—and investment—in technology, training, customer service time, and service delivery tools. If intermediaries can’t make the needed changes, they will cede shopping to suppliers.

8. Big data makes travel smarter.

The effective use of big data can really increase your performance and can really be your competitive differentiation.

Instead of focusing on transactions, companies must focus instead on data to better understand how, when, where and why travelers shop and book the way they do.

Such efforts, while costly and challenging to implement, allow companies to better tailor offerings and help guests realize the value that will foster their lasting loyalty, Kaci said.

9. Better travel management through predictive analysis
The travel industry was an early adopter of business intelligence tools, which allowed it to make sense of and informed decisions about the growing amounts of data at its disposal. But as supplier and distribution channels have evolved, the use of business intelligence to manage those channels hasn’t kept up, according to the report.

“Travel companies need to determine their own ‘best practices’ for optimizing content acquisition and distribution,” the report concludes. “Doing so involves acquiring the appropriate tools and establishing business processes and management structures to monitor, analyze and respond to channel business intelligence.”

10. Short-range communications links improve processes
“Most people are acquainted with Bluetooth, but fewer know about radio-frequency identification and near-field communications. All three technologies provide limited-range communications capabilities,” the report states.

Hotel companies have only begun to tap into this potential, utilizing RFIC and NFC for room entry devices payment delivery. Further opportunities exist in the monitoring of visitor patterns, “as this data can lead to improvements in the visitor experience,” according to the report.

Which are the top hotel APIs suppliers and consolidators in hospitality domain?

Globally, there are many top hotel suppliers. Expedia, GTA, Hotelbeds, Hotelspro to name a few. At local level, even some of the top DMCs also consolidate very good hotel inventory. One should select a hotel consolidator based on the target geography.

Source:hotelnewsnow