Blue Star Infotech’s SOA-enabled
Integrated Booking Engine framework
enables the rapid provision and
delivery of B2C business services
through customized, integrated,
Web 2.0-based portals thereby simplifying
portal development and maintenance.
This framework supports Travel 2.0
concepts such as mashups, RIA, Web
Services & social networking.
The core booking engine comprises
of registration, intuitive search,
shopping cart, workflows, integration
adapters and data stores. Multiple
inventory sources can be searched
simultaneously and the results from
all sources are combined into a
single set for the customer. The
Rich User Interface makes the entire
search and booking process highly
interactive and ensures a quick
booking experience.
Web 2.0:
The framework provides the ability
to create rich UI components and
customise it as per your needs.
It can be mashed with mapping services
such as Google Maps or Microsoft
Live Earth and provide your customers
with a graphical view of locations,
points of interests, driving directions,
etc. The architecture enables easy
upload of videos and high-quality
images thereby ensuring a rich,
visually appealing user interface.
Visitors can be provided with live
updates through RSS Feeds. User
Reviews can be provided and managed
with controlled workflow processes.
The framework can be easily integrated
with community sites such as KickApps.
Modular Services
The modular framework allows the
easy inclusion of new features and
services (such as Customer Loyalty,
CRM, etc.) within a very short time-window.
Business
Rules Engine
A robust Business Rule Engine allows
the configuration and maintenance
of relevant business rules such
as cancellation and amendment policies.
Pricing
The framework allows the management
of multiple pricing policies with
mark-ups and commissions for different
travel agencies.
Dynamic Packaging
Dynamic & highly complex packages
can be built using this framework
and presented. A robust Business
Rule Engine ensures that real time
inventory and pricing presentation
are handled as per the business
needs.
Super PNR
and Shopping Cart
Travel itineraries are implemented
as a shopping cart, allowing storage
and retrieval of complex itineraries
through a single super PNR.
Plug-Ins
Through readily available plug-ins
for utilities such as Google Maps/Weather
Forecast and other third party systems,
the framework can enable the creation
of a content-enriched portal.
Collaboration
Through pre-configured APIs, information
stored locally within the portal
data stores can be passed seamlessly
to other applications/systems and
vice versa. New APIs can be quickly
created and configured to create
new interfaces.
Mobile Exchange:
Through this, the hotel can stay
connected with the guest and provide
a variety of information and services
through this channel.
Sales Ledger
Management
Sales Ledger Management enables
interfaces to your Sales Ledger
to record and maintain details such
as booking information, booking
amounts due and paid.
