Aviareps has launched Aviacollect, an online payment solution that allows small to medium offline airlines, hospitality brands, including standalone hotels and resorts, destination management companies (DMCs), and providers of travel services, such as visa application, ground transportation, airport lounge access, car hire, attractions, sightseeing and travel insurance, to extend their international consumer and travel agent sales networks globally.
Aviacollect was launched in response to the business development needs of small to mid-size tourism related companies to extend their sales distribution channels and presence internationally, in a manner that respects their brand, and is cost effective to ensure a return on investment (RoI) given limited resources. The payment solution can be used as a white label solution for Aviareps clients, allowing them to accept payments in targeted countries with local bank connections and in local currencies. As an Aviareps product, Aviacollect is supported with in-market, on the ground promotion and distribution management by Aviareps professionals to established consumer and travel trade networks.
Aviacollect is also tailored to the needs of consumers and local travel agents seeking an online one stop information and payment platform, as visitors to the site can book all types of services for travel around the world; including accommodation, airport transfers, tours, airport lounge access and more, and then pay for them all in one online credit card payment.
Each Aviacollect portal is also tailored to the consumers and travel agents of each particular market, so that language, currency payments and even visa and other information is specific to that specific country or region. Clients can also tailor seasonal and promotional offerings to each individual market.
Says Edgar Lacker, CEO, Aviareps, “For over 20 years Aviareps has seen the potential of many small to mid-size aviation and tourism entities to expand their services overseas, however an economic solution for that was not always possible. Thanks to today’s technology and a great Aviareps innovation team, a solution is finally at hand. Through Aviacollect, and Aviareps’ global network of self-owned offices, our clients can now not only present their brands in a way that is directly relevant to the targeted markets, but comes with the in-market expertise and know-how of our sales and PR professionals on the ground to help spread the unique sales points of that brand.”
