TravelAppBuilder helps independent travel agencies provide better service without extra administration, keep their brand visible during the trip and stand out more from tour operators and online booking platforms.
Here are the 10 main reasons why TravelAppBuilder is valuable for an independent travel agency.
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1. You stay visible throughout the entire trip
In a tour operator's app, the tour operator's brand is usually the main focus.
With TravelAppBuilder, your travel agency remains visible in the customer's personal travel app.
That matters because customers use the app precisely when their trip is getting under way.
Your service therefore does not stop once the booking has been made.
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2. You do not lose time building an app for your customers
A dedicated digital travel app sounds appealing, but nobody wants extra administration.
TravelAppBuilder was specifically designed to avoid that.
Existing travel data provides the starting point for the app. You therefore do not need to build pages, itineraries and structures manually every time.
More digital service, without hours of extra work for you.
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3. You bring the entire trip together in one app
Independent travel agencies often work with multiple suppliers.
A trip may include:
- flights;
- different hotels;
- hire cars;
- transfers;
- excursions;
- your own recommendations;
- additional bookings.
A supplier's app mainly shows its own part of the trip.
TravelAppBuilder starts with the customer's entire trip.
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4. You make independent advice and tailor-made service visible
This is one of the greatest strengths of an independent travel agency.
You are not limited to one tour operator's offering. You can combine different suppliers and recommend what is most suitable for your customer.
This is particularly important for:
- tours;
- honeymoons;
- self-drive holidays;
- group holidays;
- combinations of different suppliers;
- trips with your own tips and additions.
And not every recommendation has to generate revenue. Is there a beautiful walk, a local market or a special place that is perfect for the customer? You can recommend it because it makes the trip better β not because there is a commission attached.
TravelAppBuilder helps keep that tailor-made service and independent advice visible during the trip as well.
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5. Your customer learns more about their destination on the way
A trip is about more than hotels, transfers and reservations. Many travellers also want to understand where they are and what they are seeing.
That is why TravelAppBuilder adds an educational layer to the trip.
Through Alex, travellers can discover more about:
- the history of a town or city;
- historical events;
- remarkable buildings and monuments;
- local stories;
- culture and traditions;
- interesting facts about the area.
This means the smartphone is not only used to find out where the customer needs to go.
They can also understand on the way why a place is special. In addition, the app can take into account what is happening locally on that specific day. This could be a market, festival, event or other temporary activity that may be relevant to the traveller.
This makes the travel app more dynamic than a traditional travel description prepared months in advance.
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6. You give your customer one central place for their trip
Without a travel app, information is often spread across:
- emails;
- PDFs;
- supplier apps;
- websites;
- confirmations;
- separate messages.
TravelAppBuilder brings the relevant travel information together.
As a result, customers spend less time searching and your service becomes easier to use.
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7. You offer more than just travel documents
TravelAppBuilder is not a digital document folder.
The travel app combines practical travel information with features for the journey, such as:
- itineraries;
- weather;
- currency;
- travel expenses;
- local information;
- information from travel documents;
- Alex, the personal travel assistant and guide.
This means customers use the app not only before departure, but during the trip too.
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8. You make the trip more than just a booking
The value of an independent travel agency lies in more than arranging transport and accommodation.
You also help customers get more out of their destination.
For example, Alex can provide historical context and stories about places the traveller visits.
That makes the app more than just practical.
It also helps customers experience and understand their destination better.
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9. TravelAppBuilder also promotes your travel agency
TravelAppBuilder does more than support existing customers.
When a traveller creates a personal travel app directly, we can ask:
βHave you booked your trip yet?β
If the answer is no, participating independent travel agencies in the area can be displayed.
TravelAppBuilder can therefore also help make your agency visible to travellers who still need to book.
So you do not use TAB only as a service tool. It can also bring new business to your agency.
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10. You use technology to strengthen your personal service
Technology does not have to replace a travel adviser.
For an independent travel agency, technology should help free up more time for what really matters:
- listening to the customer;
- advising;
- putting trips together;
- solving problems;
- personal contact.
TravelAppBuilder takes care of part of the digital guidance, while the travel agency retains its central role.
The technology supports your service rather than taking it over.
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What are the main benefits of TravelAppBuilder for an independent travel agency?
In short, TravelAppBuilder helps you to:
- remain visible during the trip;
- save time;
- bring the entire trip together;
- strengthen independent advice;
- present tailor-made service more effectively;
- reduce the amount of searching customers have to do;
- offer more digital service;
- enhance the travel experience;
- promote your travel agency to new travellers;
- use technology without losing your personal approach.
Why is TravelAppBuilder particularly suitable for independent travel agencies?
Because TravelAppBuilder is based on the same principle as a good independent travel adviser:
the customer's trip comes first, not one supplier.
A tour operator manages its products.
An independent travel agency supports the entire trip.
TravelAppBuilder helps bring that support along digitally.
