subject: Some Options To Consider For The Design Of A Website Booking Facility For Travel Agencies [print this page] The website The website
Design and Development will require a database management system to record the following
Details of parties travelling
Resort and flight booked
Optional extras selected
Client access to view booking details and input or amend information
The website design and set-up should take into account that bookings are usually made in advance and then as each of the following stages are completed the booking moves onto the next stage,
Client access to view and downloading booking information from the website
Client access to input passenger details on the website
Website administration system designed to include the following tools:
Booking manager
User manager
Resort manager
Flight manager
Booking Facility & Client Access
The website design and set-up can include the options for staff to manage the data entry by the selecting options when making a booking that will wherever possible be selected from predefined lists and selection.
When booking a resort once the staff member selects the resort required the website design should allow them see and select the package and optional extras specific only to that resort based.
The following outlines broadly the website design and set-up that will ensure information that will be entered to make a booking on the website would include the following:
ID Number
Client email
Name of client
Number of people travelling
Resort selection dropdown box to select the resort
Flight selection
Package details details generated by resort selected
Optional extras - selected from a predefined list generate by resort selected for each item selected the buy amount required will be inputted by cost per unit
Currency of customer
Upload PDF Policy Documents / vouchers / insurance policy / activities / E tickets
Balance received to date
Balance due based on total cost of number travelling plus total cost of optional extras
Manage Flight & Resort availably
The website design can include the option to manage the flight and resort availability a set number of resort spaces and flight seats will be allocated to each resort, based on resort and flights scheduled for that season, which will automatically reduce as places are selected.
Flight manager
Again, the website design can include the option to manage flight availability. For example, enter the number of flights available to each resort destination and each time a booking is made the number of seats available will automatically be deducted from the total available.
Resort Manager
The web design can also allow for staff to enter and manage the details for each resort to allow booking to be made for all of the following information:
Resort name
Date options
Hotel options
Optional extras
Package details
Client Access
The website
Design and Development can also include the option of posting details of each booking online where the client can login and view the all the details on the trip and print information and make or email changes if required.
