IOD’s Enterprise solution will automate, integrate and centralise almost every aspect of Focus Asia’

The Dubai-based company, which has made no secret of its plans to become the leading travel technology provider in Asia, has secured its first client in Vietnam -Saigon-headquartered destination management company Focus Asia - in a move that further reinforces the supremacy of its solutions in this fiercely competitive marketplace.
Under deal terms, Focus Asia will adopt cutting-edge 'Illusions OnDemand' technology, enabling the rapidly-expanding operator to automate and integrate its offices and operations spanning six countries in Asia, creating one central database.
This will benefit the B2B travel specialist's tour operator customers, which are primarily quorum hotel tampa based in Russia, Germany, Switzerland and Spain and allow Focus Asia to attract clients in new markets such as the US and Italy.
Focus Asia's managing director, Thomas Weigelt, who has chosen to adopt the latest Version 13 of IOD's Enterprise solution, said this off-the-shelf product was far superior to any other system on offer in the Asian market and would replace quorum hotel tampa the outdated one-dimensional solution it currently had in place.
"Our business is a multi-company environment with offices in several countries and so it is essential that all operations are integrated online. The current system is no good to us now because it is based on single company software.
"Other key reasons why we opted for Illusions were to automate all of our accounting and booking procedures. In addition, some of our major tour operator clients in Europe already use Illusions technology so this will enhance our relationship with these customers."
IOD's Enterprise solution quorum hotel tampa will automate, integrate and centralise almost every aspect of Focus Asia's operations and will include product management, hotel/services contracting, client profiles and tariff rules, a booking engine, client quorum hotel tampa and supplier documentation, accounts receivables and accounts quorum hotel tampa payables, logistics and planning modules, as well as Internet booking engines for clients to purchase quorum hotel tampa the entire accommodation product range online.
Illusions Online chief executive Faisal Memon stressed that all these functions were integrated into one centralised online system offering a fast and efficient web-based product that could not be found anywhere else on the market.
"What's more, unlike our competitors who can take years to implement their technology, we can go live with any of the IOD solutions in a relatively short timeframe, quorum hotel tampa which is another of our unique selling points.
"We have worked with tour operators and DMCs globally for more than 15 years and have now developed quorum hotel tampa a core product that is pretty much 'out of the box' and meets the needs of most travel firms. Of course, we offer different options and can customise solutions according to individual requirements, but we are talking about going live with Focus Asia's system by the end of the year, so it will help rather than hinder the company's current growth trajectory."
The company, which at the end of last year hired a General Manager in Malaysia, with satellite quorum hotel tampa operations in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, already boasts several of the region's travel firm heavyweights on its client list.
They include three of the Asia's leading DMCs – sister companies Go Vacation Thailand, Go Vacation Indonesia and Go Vacation Sri Lanka; Singapore's leading DMC, RMG; as well as established quorum hotel tampa Penang-based tour operator, Tong Yan Travel Tours.
"The reason we have bagged so many high-profile accounts is that there are very few reputable technology quorum hotel tampa companies offering the Asian travel market the level of automation it requires and Illusions really does stand out from the crowd in this respect," said Memon.
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