PRESS RELEASE 8.19.24 (NO EMBARGO): The mobile travel app market continues to grow even in the face of softening demand for leisure travel. Mobile travel apps generated $629 billion (USD) in 2023, a 13% increase of the previous year and a record 850 million people used travel apps last year (Business of Apps). Actual usage also continues to grow with Google/Ispos survey suggesting that 58% of mobile travel apps are used at least once per month. Travel and mobile technology have always complimented each other as smartphones are now the go-to travel accessory (necessity?) for both business and leisure travelers. TravelTechnologySolutions has had a busy first half of 2024 with the deployment of 4 new travel technology projects that promise to deliver convenience and benefits to both travelers and travel businesses.
PokkeTTREK Elevates User Experiences, Pre, Post and During the Trip
Travelers have always been quick to utilize new technology and the mass adoption of smartphones has positioned the device as a necessary tool for traveling. Smartphone capabilities have evolved over the last decade and PokkeTTREK harnesses the high capabilities of mobile devices to offer enhanced experiences and conveniences to tech-friendly leisure and business travelers. Some key features of PokkeTTREK are:
- Advanced journey tracking and data organization
- Media capture and management
- Localization of journey through the ‘Where Am I?’ function
- Exclusive PokkeTTREK social community for extended engagement
PokkeTTREK also delivers coveted benefits to travel businesses by delivering key marketing insights on user preferences as well as offering additional marketing opportunities through the PokkeTTREK social media community.
Next Level Training, Next Level Benefits from hospit-Ai-lity
Even while travel volumes slowly return to pre-pandemic levels, one of the lingering challenges from the COVID-19 shutdowns for travel businesses is hiring and retaining quality frontline staff. Many had abandoned the industry after massive layoffs in the industry during travel restrictions and finding qualified and enthusiastic candidates for customer facing positions has been an uphill battle. For travel providers, any gaps in customer service and guest experience can have devastating effects on costs and profitability. Getting new hires trained and ready to work is critical to maintain that high level of client service. That’s where hospi-Ai-lity comes in (HAIY). Utilizing the latest capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning, HAIY is designed to provide rapid skills and learning deployment to new hires in the travel industry.
Real time interactivity and engagement provides a practical and effective ‘learn while you work’ environment. HAIY pushes new hires to engage and contribute from day one and provides ongoing support in a compact and engaging format. Travel business will benefit from having newly hired individuals working right away, reducing and eliminating any potential service gaps. hospit-Ai-lity is a long term training tool that can monitor progress, evaluate and pivot learning pace based on individual accomplishments. HAIY’s provides an engaging way for individuals to learn basic, fundamental, advanced and brand specific skills that can be applied and evaluated immediately. For travel businesses, getting new hires trained and working as quickly as possible will maintain customer service quality as well as drive efficiency and productivity from the frontline team. hospit-Ai-lity is designed to be a powerful training tool that can expedite the training and onboarding process and help travel businesses achieve max productivity from their frontline teams.
medTOUR+assist Offers Conveniences for the Medical Tourism Category
The rising cost of healthcare and reduction of healthcare capacity in certain regions is driving growth in the Medical Tourism category. Medical travelers are capitalizing on lower cost medical services abroad and many are combining leisure elements to the trip. medTOUR+assist is a mobile travel app that delivers conveniences for these complex trips. Using smartphone capabilities, core functions of medTOUR+assist are:
- Detailed medical trip planning and organization
- Quick access to important medical documents and IDs
- Convenient access to localized healthcare resources and regulations
- Checklist systems for pre and post procedures needs and task
- Appointment reminders and navigation assistance to facilities
Staying organized and having access to localized resources in real time can alleviate many of the stresses associated with medical travel. medTOUR+assist is a powerful tool for assisting users with medical and wellness journeys, offering convenience and elevating the overall experience, before, during and after the trip.
Accepting Global Currencies in a Global Business: TripReMIT
The latest innovations around payment technology revolve around cryptocurrency and their continued use as a payment tender across international borders. Global currencies, such as BITCOIN and ETHER, compliment global business such as travel. With the backing of technology, cryptocurrency payments can be a welcome addition to small and medium sized travel providers that are interested in expanding their buying demographic. TripReMIT is a simple plugin that will add a convenient way for travel purchasers to complete their transaction with cryptocurrency.
TripReMIT is designed to offer a seamless and in house look on the travel businesses checkout page, either on a website or mobile app. TripReMIT will work with virtual wallets or more secure, cold storage and offers detailed reporting of transactions that are user configurable.
For More Information…
Please reach out to TTS directly for:
- Current project status
- Additional project / technology information or details
- Interview requests
Contact: Mr. D Edward Levy – doron@traveltechnologysolutions.net