- Powered by Widgety’s API, delivering live cruise content and pricing direct into iVector
- Tour operators and OTAs can now search, quote and manage cruise within iVector, reducing manual effort and increasing conversions
- iVector, the comprehensive travel reservation platform, with an open architecture and 200+ supply integrations already in place
intuitive has today announced the launch of new cruise capability within iVector, its reservation platform used by Tour Operators and OTAs to manage their end-to-end travel operations. Powered by cruise content specialist Widgety’s API, the addition enables Tour Operators and OTAs to search, quote and manage cruise bookings with significantly less manual effort than cruise has traditionally required.
This new module combines the strength of iVector’s reservation platform with Widgety’s specialist cruise content, giving travel businesses access to live cruise availability, full itineraries, ship and cabin information and pricing. Cruise bookings can be created standalone or built into fully bespoke itineraries alongside flights, hotels, villas, transfers, car hire, excursions and ancillaries, helping travel companies quote and convert faster.
Cruise is the latest addition to a platform already powering complex travel operations for leading Tour Operators and OTAs across multiple brands, currencies and sales channels. With more than 200 existing third-party supply integrations already in place, the platform has an open, API-first architecture designed to give travel businesses the flexibility and extensibility to add and manage products without the fragmentation that comes with separate, disconnected systems.
“Widgety are thrilled to be working with intuitive, as they launch cruise in their iVector reservation system. This should elevate their ability to offer detailed cruise content within their platform. intuitive have been really fast and agile from the planning to integration and we’re excited to see where this partnership takes us” said Sandra Barnes-Keywood, Sales Director at Widgety.
“We built this in direct response to customer and market feedback. By bringing cruise into the same workflow Tour Operators and OTAs already use for the rest of their product portfolio, we’re removing the complexity and giving our customers a single platform to quote, sell and manage it all” said Andy Keeley, Chief Customer Officer at intuitive. “Combining iVector with Widgety’s cruise content means our customers have everything they need to quote, respond faster and operate cruise more efficiently.”
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