A government employee frantically trying to book flight tickets for official business runs into a variety of issues.
Firstly, he cannot book tickets directly from the website of the country’s national carrier. Picking another carrier is also out of the question due to government mandates that their employees must only use the national carrier. He must rely on GDS and travel agents, who have no incentive for providing discounted flights.
There is also the possibility that tickets would have been sold out. Moreover, dependance on travel agents goes against the efforts by airlines to bring down their distribution costs using initiatives, such as NDC.
If this were a one-off situation, it could have been easily fixed. But unfortunately, this chaos and inconvenience, coupled with high commissions, is a reality across the globe, and it affects countless employees, departments, and entire governments as well.
Speaking of the government, they are also in a bind due to this situation given that there are all kinds of fraud and policy violations being committed with the discounts reserved exclusively for government employees.
How is this mess to be untangled? When the issue is viewed in its entirety, it seems to be impossible to fix. But what if we told you that there is a straightforward solution?
Infiniti’s GOM portal—a secure and hassle-free booking platform for government business travelers
After intense brainstorming, we have come up with the perfect solution— custom online storefronts for flight booking that airlines can create to attract government employees and help them bypass travel agents and GDS.
For such a system the benefits are unparalleled. Here are a few of the benefits that users of the solution have experienced.
- The travel expense has come down drastically.
- What is more, the process of getting approval for the trip and securing tickets has become seamless.
- Besides, government departments have reported that policy compliance has gone up substantially.
- Notably, government employees can actively track the status of their bookings.
- There is also the option of making payments or raising an invoice directly to the government. Without the hassle of going through the reimbursement process, employees can invoice their government for the various business expenses they have incurred.
- Given how each airline can assign specific teams to deal with government agencies, approvals for employee requests are done much faster.
- Advanced analytics also provides the agencies with detailed insights on employee habits and whether they are complying with department policy.
- Bypassing travel agents and GDS further ensures that the airline gets to boost its bottom line and that the passenger pays lower ticket costs.
- Airlines also can accurately monitor how well ticket sales are going and optimize revenue by leveraging this information.
Conclusion
Infiniti’s GOM portal can make the difference between you saving money while catering to government employees and you missing out on major revenue gains due to commissions to travel agents. Besides, it is the surefire way to gain a customer base that consistently uses your service and is bankrolled by governments with infinite spending potential.
Reach us at marketing@infinitisoftware.net to learn more about how our custom GOM portal can benefit you.
