What are tourism management apps?

Tourism software helps hoteliers, tour operators, travel agents and other professionals in the tourism industry streamline daily operations for employees and customers. Whether you need booking software for tour operators or multi-location hotel management, using hotel and tourism apps makes handling busy processes like reservations and tour schedules a breeze no matter how big or small your business. 

What are the benefits of tourism management apps?

• Smooth-running operation: Help your hotel or tour operation run smoothly with a tourism system that works for your needs. Manage the many moving parts of the tourism industry with ease and make the travel experience more relaxing for everyone. 

• Great customer experiences: Provide your customers with the best possible experience by optimising the booking process, hotel turnover timelines, and other daily operations. Make your customers feel welcomed with personalised touches from their customer data. 

• Automation at every point: Use helpful automation capabilities to accept bookings and payments, send welcome messages and share important information to guests. Automate and deliver invoices to slash double-handling while not compromising on service.

What are the typical features I can use with tourism management apps?

• Online booking tools: Increase potential sales and give customers more ways to book with self-booking options and online booking tools. Provide a variety of ways to book so guests can pick the option that suits them best. 

• Availability management: Keep track of availability from the customer side through to internal staff management. Sync bookings from multiple sites together to update availability of rooms and activities in real-time and manage catering and housekeeping availability and production with alerts and assignments when customers take an action. 

• Multiple payment options: Accept payments in multiple forms so guests who are travelling feel comfortable and have options when it comes to payment. Set your tourism management software to accept cards, direct deposits, traveller’s checks, cash, and money transfers. 

• Detailed reports and analytics: Get up-to-date reports and analytics on crucial aspects of your business. Make informed decisions based on data and track the KPIs and metrics that matter most to your business goals. 

How tourism management apps work with Xero

Set sail toward streamlined operations with tourism management apps and tour operator software that integrates with your Xero account.

Easily manage bookings, tours, upgrades, prepayments and staff and focus on delivering a 5-star experience for your guests. Connecting a tourism app with Xero can allow you to: 

• Automatically send invoices, payments and customer information directly to your Xero account as soon as a new booking is made, and update it if a booking is amended, cancelled or refunded.

• Oversee your cash flow with in-depth reports on expected occupancy, staffing and expenses, all updated with current figures.

• Map your revenue streams directly to your Xero chart of accounts, so you can understand your commissions, occupancy rates by streams and make informed decisions on the revenue channels you use.

Find your fit

Every tourism app’s integration with Xero can be different. To learn more, browse through the tourism management apps in this category. Click on an app to find detailed information on how it works and integrates with your Xero account, and see ratings and reviews by other Xero users. Want to try an app? You can then get started directly from the app listing page in just a few clicks.