Cruise

Travelport Cruise & Tour^TM is a customized web-based shopping and booking system based on the proven leading technology of Revelex.    In 2007, 1.3 million cruise and tour bookings were generated via Revelex built cruise and tour booking engines, with access by over 600 agencies and over 15,000 travel agents.

Travelport Cruise & Tour allows travel sellers to search, shop and book cruise and land based travel package options from leading cruise and tour suppliers, from a single screen on the agency desktop.  Travelport Cruise & Tour automatically creates the GDS PNR, complete with relevant details, allowing for easy transmission of financial and management information to the agency back-office.  Enrolled agencies also enjoy the following advanced features, making searching/booking cruise and vacation packages easier than ever.

Key features include:

•  Powerful and flexible shopping capabilities
• Intelligent price comparison tools
• Full content photos and descriptions
• Automated PNR creation Best available rates to  agency, based on eligibility (consortia rates, specials, etc.)

Extend Your Market Reach

• 24-hour access, 7 days a week, – Travelport Cruise & Tour allows agents to access your products whenever they wish., via any available Internet connection
• Distribution to Galileo and Worldspan connected Travel agencies via a single platform.
• Access to online advertising - You can take advantage of our online advertising programs: Headlines^SM and Front Page News^SM  

Manage Your Costs

• Reduces phone calls - All reservations, pricing, modifications, cancellations, and most after-sales service calls are accomplished through the system, reducing your cost of service.
• Reduces host system overhead - A large number of agencies can access your system simultaneously without putting any additional burden on your system.
• Reduces time to market – Travelport Cruise & Tour gives agencies instant access to information in your system. There is no need to design, print, and fax details of new products and special offers.

Improved Service to Agencies and Travelers

• Fully integrated with the Apollo and Worldspan systems - Your products and services are accessible to travel agents whenever they want them, fully integrated with the basic reservations record.
• Provides up-to-the-minute information and instant confirmation – Travelport Cruise & Tour links directly into your system via your API interface, providing agents with the most up-to-date source for information, prices, and availability.
• Easy to learn, quick to use - All products and services are presented in a consistent manner to hasten agent familiarity. Travelport Cruise & Tour leads the travel agent through the booking process and allows them to make more bookings in less time.

Maximize Your Profitability

• Point of sale flexibility - You decide exactly which products, rates, commissions, and inventory will be made available and the order in which they will be presented on an agency-by-agency basis. You control which agencies can book your products and what you charge them.
• Control of product presentation - You determine the way in which your products are presented – and how they are differentiated from the competition.