TravelgateX Blog

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world and the way we live, work and relate to one another. In this new normality, life withoutt technology and digitization is unthinkable. These two aspects are now shaping our future.

We've interviewed Oscar Pérez, CTO at TravelgateX and Eduardo Gomes, Head of Product, about how the tech & product teams adapted to the new normality, from those long confinement months to the slow return to the offices.

"We are very proud of our established network and are focused now on our further expansion of creating a larger and stronger distribution channel and this is where TravelgateX will help" 

Georgios Siligardakis is the CEO of Welcome Holidays. In this personal interview, he highlights the main internal and external changes of his company after the Covid-19 pandemic. It sums us up that for the travel industry there is definitely an opportunity for creative partnerships and digital access should be seen as a useful function.

Has the crisis motivated Welcome Holidays to make internal or external changes? 

Like so many others within the industry, Covid-19 made such an impact to our business that it was vital to make changes both internally and externally, thankfully the majority only being short term. Focusing on 2021 become a much earlier priority than previous seasons, our product department were able to negotiate contracts for the following season and build a strong 2021 portfolio.

Being a digital-first brand although not a new concept, we fully appreciate now is an absolutely critically important one, we are taking additional steps by creating immersive experiences entirely online. Our ‘new normal’ means we follow all obligations and make sure our customers and staff are our number one priority.

The companies specializing in travel technology join in an agreement that will allow OTAs, travel agencies, hotel wholesalers to increase the profits of their reservations. In a significant proportion of bookings, hotel prices tend to drop between the time of booking and the check-in date, creating a great opportunity to increase profitability after the reservation was already made.

“We believed that TravelgateX, which prides itself as being a cutting edge technology company, would understand the value Pruvo’s technology”

Pruvo was founded in 2016 with a simple idea: help travellers get the best hotel rate without having to control prices themselves.

“I will remember this pandemic as something that forced all the businesses in the world to focus on innovation and agility across technology”.

tripAbrood is shaping the future of family travel by building the world’s first AI-powered family travel booking experience. Using AI, machine learning, and data intelligence, we are creating the sort of personalized experience families used to get from a local travel agent shop. Ultimately aiming to reduce the time it takes to book a family holiday online from 30 hours to under 10 minutes.