EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE

Gov. D. Mangubat Ave., Brgy. Burol Main, City of Dasmariñas, Cavite 4114, Philippines
Tel. Nos. (046) 416-4339/41 www.eac.edu.ph

SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Montano, Estela Marie V.

HTRM 3-1

Activity 1 Prelim TIM 3-1 Emerging Technology Trends

 Advanced travel search engines

Travel Search Engines are the go-to resources for many travelers when looking for and
booking vacation packages, lodging, flights, tours, and other types of travel. Expedia,
Hotels.com, and Booking.com are a few of the most well-known travel-related websites
on the internet. It is a crucial part of a successful distribution channel strategy for
business-savvy tour operators who understand that organic search engine traffic may not
produce enough money. The attached table below shows
the advantages and disadvantages of Advanced Travel Search Engines in Tourism
and Hospitality Management.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Advanced Travel Search Engines

1. By using an online booking
platform, advanced travel search
engines may serve consumers
around the clock. That is a result of
the system's autonomy. They can
book the desired activities on their
timetable using the "book now"
option on your website. According
to statistics, reservations are made
more frequently in the evening
when the target customer is at
home, which means that it
is accessible whenever the client
is. They can accept reservations
using an online booking system
every week, 24 hours a day.
need to take risks. Tourism and
Hospitality will advertise the lowest
rates for rooms with breathtaking
views. However, those breathtaking
views may consist of a distant
ocean peek and a towering
skyscraper in the distance. There is
a chance that some of the pictures
on travel websites are inflated and
do not accurately represent the
room that is being
reserved. Unreliable is evaluated
based on how well the service was
received. Therefore, in the Tourism
and Hospitality industry, reliability
indicates that the time-of-service
provision is in line with the stated
time.

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Tel. Nos. (046) 416-4339/41 www.eac.edu.ph

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2. As the importance of revenue

2. The convenience aspect is among
management in the travel business
the best and most well-liked
grows and more hotels start to see
justifications for making
the value of
reservations online. Customers
dynamic pricing variations, several
may fully take control of their travel
hospitality companies begin
arrangements, planning their
introducing products that are
journeys from the comfort of their
intended to help hoteliers manage
beds with the push of a mouse.
their revenue in one way or another.
When it comes to the realm of
Advanced travel search engines
online travel, there is no waiting
promote their discounted rates
game. The gap between travel and
widely throughout the internet. They
Hospitality started to close with the
guarantee the best prices, but when
introduction of advanced travel
customers book these excursions,
search engines. Customers could
they discover that the "best deal"
make arrangements for their trip,
has vanished and the replacement
including the airline, hotel, rental
is several hundred dollars more
vehicle, and everything in
expensive. Ironically, every other
between, in a single web session.
online travel website is also
providing that rate.

3.  The whole client database is 3. Tourism and Hospitality are highly

centralized in a systematic system. competitive industries. Their
A client may check the companies are expected to
reservations and availability from establish high service standards
any device or location. Always be and raise them following their rivals
aware of the company's state, and to keep consumers. Most travel
manage the schedule quickly. The firms lose clients by either
front desk employees can check exceeding their expectations,
the products' availability without undermining them to compete
using Excel sheets or the fiercely or simply as inconsistency.
customer's insights overview, Industries cannot consistently
which are necessary for every uphold their service requirements
business.  for such strange reasons.

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The emergence of technology trends is impactful, both physical and mental, in every
business. Nevertheless, industries like Tourism and Hospitality could learn how
challenging it may be to manage or run a travel business if they were aware of these
difficulties. Advanced travel search engines may have more difficulties besides these
presented advantages and disadvantages, depending on how it does business. Keeping
a positive cash flow while overseeing these businesses is the primary hurdle that every
Tourism and Hospitality business must overcome.

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