New travel planning platform allows agents to run their entire business in place.
(TRAVPR.COM) USA - March 18th, 2016
Celestial Voyager's CEO, Christopher Eriksen, is hoping to “evolutionize” travel planning with the launch of his travel planning platform, PlanitEasy. As the name suggests, the platform is designed to make travel planning easy. Planiteasy streamlines the travel agent's workflow by integrating all of the necessary planning tools into one system. Agents can say goodbye to juggling multiple, non-integrated and archaic technologies which force them to re-enter information over and over across platforms. Planiteasy allows the agent to run their entire agency on one platform.
Eriksen began his career in the travel business seven years ago, after working as a trader on Wall Street. Although he left the finance world because he was unfulfilled, when he began his work in travel he admits he missed the advanced technology he had gotten used to working with on Wall Street. After testing numerous tools in an effort to modernize his company's operations, he found he would need multiple non-integrated platforms to run his agency effectively. He spoke with countless agents at travel industry events trying to learn about the best technologies out there but he found that the agents and tour operators he spoke with shared his frustration. Dissatisfied with the capabilities of technologies that were currently offered, Eriksen began the process of creating PlanitEasy. Four years later, it is ready for launch.
The official launch of PlanitEasy is set for May 1st but travel agents who are interested in getting an early preview of the platform will have a chance to sign up for free for the ‘Standard’ agent version of the platform at this year's Home-Based Travel Agent Forum in Las Vegas. Agents who join as early adopters will receive full support in setting up their company on the platform and a discount on the ‘Advanced’ subscription. The platform is the first of it's kind in the travel industry.
PlanitEasy includes all of the following:
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Trip Manager
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Start-to end trip planner
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Trip(s) checklist
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Smart itinerary builder
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Client portal
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Client trip page and travel itinerary (mobile, tablet, desktop)
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Trip focused accounting (bills and invoices, cashflow, PnL)
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Online Direct Booking capability (COMING SOON)
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Social Travel Network - the industry’s first ecosystem
"Agents use multiple technologies that aren't integrated, and therefore waste a lot of time on entering information in multiple places which also increases the risk of making mistakes. Using PlanitEasy's workflow tool allows the agent, the agent's team, suppliers, and clients to collaborate as the trip planning process develops. The planner is designed to still be flexible, meaning there are no set steps that the agent must follow, but it does help agents create healthy habits by staying organized, being thorough and taking advantage of automatic alerts and tools that help catch inconsistencies and prevent double entry," explains Eriksen.
Savvy travel agents understand that in order to compete in the changing travel industry landscape, they have to offer their clients real value beyond simply booking flights and hotels. Sites like Expedia and Kayak have made it all too easy for people to book simple travel plans themselves. In order to stay competitive, travel agents have to be organized, resourceful, responsive and connected. Planiteasy is specifically designed to help agents save time and stay organized so they can focus on making their clients happy and growing their business. It is a one-stop-travel planning tool for all of the travel planning needs of the modern agent. Go to www.planiteasy.com to signup for FREE today.
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