...RFID Based Railway Reservation System. SUBMITTED BY: RANA DEBNATH. REGISTRATION NO: 11504051 ROLL: RD1507A21, SECTION: D1507 SUBMITTED TO: Dr. ANITA KUMARI. RFID Based Railway Reservation System. ABSTRACT : In the New era of technology all system has to be updated, Indian Railway is the 2nd largest Rail Network in India it is the backbone of public and goods transport in India. Bulk of long distance traffic is carried by the Indian Railway. RFID system at many transport system so we think to implement biometrics in our research and then decided to use fingerprint module also for the add-on for user flexibility using GSM module for Communication purpose of sending and receiving message. In our Project Research we are trying to minimize railway Reservation Fraud and give more facility to traveler and improve society. Also simplify the Reservation System in that we will take fingerprint of the person who goes for reservation/ticket booking and help a lot humanitarian by this innovative technology. Standalone module which contains Finger Print Module verify the person's identity. Using GSM before the journey message will be send to the user with information. At time of journey Ticket checker will verify fingerprint with previously stored data using standalone module as a part of verification. By this more number of paper will be saved by that can help Railway in increasing their income by saving cost of paper. No need to carry identity proof. Due to this...
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...What is a Reservations Sales Agent? A Reservations Sales Agent processes customer enquiries and bookings for travel arrangements including airline tickets, coach bookings, accommodation, day tours, car-hire, transfers and travel insurance. They usually work over the telephone or on-line and occasionally face to face depending on the company. What does a Reservations Sales Agent do? The agent processes customer bookings and answers customer enquiries over the phone and on-line. All bookings (or reservations) then go into a computer reservations system. A Reservations Sales Agent needs to ask and answer questions to ensure their customers get what they are looking for. It is important that a Reservations Sales Agent has comprehensive product information about what they are selling in order to answer customer enquiries accurately. What does it take to be successful? A love of dealing with people, good listening skills, attention to detail and accuracy. The Reservations Sales Agent needs to be able to work at a fast pace as they will often find reservations roles are located in call centres with large numbers of phone calls on hold with clients awaiting your help. What is the Travel Agencies Industry? This industry includes businesses that sell, book and arrange travel, tour and accommodation services for the general public and commercial clients. The industry also encompasses companies primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services, including...
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...1923, Jacobs' business was grossing more than $1 million in annual sales, making him Saunders' main competitor. Both Saunders and Jacobs built their independent car rental businesses from humble beginnings, but only one would come out on top. In the mid 1920s, Jacobs made the acquaintance of Mr. John Hertz, owner of The Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company in Chicago. Hertz eventually bought Jacobs' car rental company, giving birth to what is now one of the largest chain car rental companies in the nation. Later, General Motors would buy out the Hertz's Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company, renaming the car rental portion of the business the "Hertz Driv-Ur-Self System." The Second World War, along with the expansion of the nation's rail system, helped facilitate the growth of car rental demand all across the United States. Railway Extensions, Inc., worked with rental agencies, allocating space for rental booths at railroad stations....
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...Total Travel Service Specialist Mayflower Group Corporate Profile Cor orporate ofile e CAR RENTAL & AUTO LEASING AIRLINE TICKETING CORPORATE INCENTIVE TRAVEL MICE COACH HIRE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES HOLIDAY PACKAGES MM2H HOTEL RESERVATIONS About Mayflower Group Established since 1960, Mayflower today is a total travel service specialist and transportation solutions provider in Malaysia, offering a diverse range of products and services for individuals and corporations on leisure and business travel. As the pioneer in the Malaysia car rental industry and the first to introduce luxurious air-conditioned coaches in the country, Mayflower has since grown to become one of the largest fleet owner for ground transportation with a nationwide fleet size of over 2800 vehicles comprising of sedan cars, MPVs, tour vans and air-conditioned coaches. With a wide network of branches and support from foreign and local partners, coupled with a work force of over 550 dedicated employees throughout the country, Mayflower is committed to fulfil its vision of being the market leader and strives to surpass the needs of clients and business partners. We are? h0 Mayflower is a subsidiary of Warisan TC Holdings Berhad, a public listed company on the main board of Bursa Malaysia. The Group consists of the following companies: • Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn Bhd • Mayflower Holidays Sdn Bhd • Discovery Tours (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (Managed and operated by Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn Bhd) •...
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...distribution strategy • Airlines drive to reduce costs • Distribution has been around 20% of operating costs • Airlines wishing to have more direct contact with their clients • Technology has provided the possibility of a direct channel between the airline and its customers • Disintermediation - as airlines doubt the ability of agents to influence customers’ choice • GDSs fees • Large corporates are more professional in the way they purchase travel products Star Alliance Carriers collective spend over USD $11bn on distribution Description Total Mainline reservations, sales, advertising and promotional cost, by category 2004 est. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Sources: Form 41 4Q03, Star Alliance Cost Q3 03 8% 2% 2% 7% 18% Advertising & Promotions 20% Media Personnel Loyalty Programs Other CRS / GDS Fees Other Reservations & Sales 60% Credit Card Fees 18% Salesforce /Reservations Benefits Management & staff 5% 6% 3% 8% 19% 1% Cargo Comm. 1% Other Pax Comm. 19% Passenger commissions Cargo commissions The distribution value chain • Airlines spend $5bn per annum on GDS fees • Cost as % of ticket prices • GDS 8 - 11% • Travel Agency 1 - 2% • Mercantile fee 2 - 3% Source: UATP(Universal Air Travel Plan), Airline Business July 2005 and July 2006 Airline Distribution Channels • Direct • • • • Sales offices Call centres Website Corporate travel website • Indirect • • Traditional travel agents On-line travel...
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...Priceline, the Billion Dollar Travel Company Introduction Priceline is a company that is headquartered in Norwalk, CT and has an office in New York, NY also. There are over 400 employees helping Priceline continue to do business. Priceline was established in 1998 and inaugurated its first television commercial a year later in 1999. Priceline is an online entity that helps customers find favorable travel deals. Priceline collects commissions on user reservations. They use social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+ to advertise specials that may not be listed on Priceline.com (2014). Although Priceline uses social media, they make it known that they do not need certain sites. Priceline.com provides vacation packages, rental cars, airline tickets, cruises, and hotel rooms all over the world. They have recently added restaurant reservations to their list of specialties. There are thousands of destinations and hundreds of countries to choose to travel or visit when booking with Priceline. Priceline uses three ways for customers to book travel: lowest retail rate, express deals, and name your own price. These options give travelers a little flexibility so they are able to get what they actually want. Priceline can broaden their business by giving customers more option on mobile applications and the name your price option. Current Use of the Web According to Anderson (2008), "Priceline.com is an Internet-based corporation offering services (airline...
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...and less noise levels. Reliable, Comfortable and Safe. High-capacity: can carry 6 lane bus or 26 lane private cars. It is going to run on a dedicated elevated corridor and shall have highest levels of comfort for the passengers viz. fully air-conditioned world class coaches, provision for lifts and escalators at stations, modern automatic fare collection system, highest levels of passenger security systems etc. Ticket Pricing (2004): Rs. 6 – upto 3 kms. Rs. 8 – 3 to 8 Kms. Rs. 10 – more than 8 kms. Prices will increase at 11% every four years. Phase 1: Versova – Andheri – Ghatkopar Ditance: 11.07 kms/stations: 12 Cost: Rs. 2356 Crs Capital Contribution (GOI): Rs. 650 Crs. Construction Period: 2006-09 Time to cover the distance: 21 mins Frequency of the train: 4 mins Capacity: 1200 passengers/ 4 car train Travellers: 2009: 475000/day 2011: 513000/day 2021: 664000/day Reasons: No direct connection between western and eastern suburbs currently. It will reduce traveling time for 90 mins to 21 mins. It will also connect some regions in the path which are not connected by the current railway system. It will also reduce the traffic congestion and help reduce the people traveling by buses. Average passengers: 550000 / day for 12 years Average price: Rs 10.5 (including the increase every four years) 550000*10.5*365*12 = Rs. 2529...
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...A technology company focused on making online travel better A technology company focused on making online travel better IEOR 4550 Spring 2013 IEOR 4550 Spring 2013 Feb. 2013 Feb. 2013 Jeremy Bernier, Jingxuan Li, Zhuran Jiao Jing Wang, Kevin Wheeler, Xiaolu Yan Jeremy Bernier, Jingxuan Li, Zhuran Jiao Jing Wang, Kevin Wheeler, Xiaolu Yan KAYAK Software Corporation KAYAK Software Corporation Group Member Contributions: Business Concepts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Market Dynamics | Figure [ 1 ]-Taken from IBISWorld Overview of Customers and Consumers | Kayak is part of an industry of fare aggregators and travel metasearch engines. Other examples of travel metasearch engines include: Google Flights, Cheapflights.com, Mobissimo.com, etc. Kayak’s main customers are the online travel agents (Priceline, Expedia, etc.). This is because Kayak is paid to bring the website’s user to the online travel agent. They also have advertising revenue from Featured Advertisements on the sidebar. The main users of Kayak’s website are people who are searching for the cheapest flight and prefer not to pay for the more personalized service of brick-and-mortar travel agencies. These are people who are looking for their airfare and hotels irrespective of brand loyalty-programs. This probably means infrequent fliers who will not benefit from airline’s mileage programs. These users also need discretionary funds for travel....
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...With reductions in the cost of processing power, new algorithms for database searches and the advent of the World Wide Web, competitors to the established global distribution system (GDS) companies emerged. By 2002, traditional GDS operators competed with each other as well as with airline websites, some Web-based travel agencies and a new entrant called Orbitz, an online travel agency owned by a group of airlines. In 1996, less than one percent of airline tickets were sold online. By 2001, 20 percent of airline flights in the United States were booked online, and the percentage was expected to grow to 25 percent by 2004. Seemingly overnight, forty years of comparative stasis in the business models governing airline reservation and ticket distribution turned into a dogfight as airlines, brick and mortar travel agents, online travel agents and GDS operators clashed over the approximately $180 billion market for airline travel. With ticket distribution costs comprising the third largest expense at some airlines, the battle promised to be fierce. The rapidly growing tourism sector in China has provided a good market environment for tourism enterprises, including travel agencies. In the five years through 2012, revenue for the Travel Agencies industry in China has increased at an annualized rate of 11.3% to $47.5 billion. With increasing demand for diversified tourism products such as luxury and high quality products, travel agencies have been developing new tourism products in...
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...travel sites declined from a record high of 1,000 in 2000 to only several hundred by the early years of the twenty-first century's first decade. By the middle years of the decade, mergers and acquisitions had created a handful of popular sites that dominated the industry. The result is that now, four online travel agencies—Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Priceline—are the largest. According to Max Starkov in his July 2009 article for Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, over 54 percent of online travel agencies' U.S. domestic reservation volume comes from selling airline tickets. But the airlines do not pay any commissions to the OTAs for that service. Therefore, OTAs rely on hotel bookings for the bulk of their revenue. Hotel bookings comprise 37 percent of all U.S. domestic bookings via online travel agencies. For example, Expedia, in an early 2009 10-Q SEC filing, acknowledged that in 2008 more than 60 percent of its revenue came from hotel reservation transactions, with less than 15 percent of its revenue coming from airline ticket sales. Packaged travel services provide about 16 to 18 percent of OTA total booking volume, while car rentals generate about seven percent. Table of Competitors Name | Market Position | Strengths | Weaknesses | Target Markets | Reaction Patterns | Objectives | Expedia | Leader | Market leader. Top...
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...ONLINE CAR RENTAL SYSTEM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BSC Computer science COURSE CODE SCO 400 BY MUHAMMAD TOBOSO DAUD REG NO: J17S/11624/2011 Phone No: 0770305102 Email: modifaya@gmail.com Supervisor: Daisy M Ireri Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 The Background of the Project 5 1.2 Problem Statement 5 1.3 Objective 6 1.4 Project Scope 6 1.5 Project Significance 7 Conclusion 7 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 8 2.3 Facts and Findings 9 2.3.1 Domain 9 2.3.2 Existing Systems 9 2.3.3 Problems in existing system 10 2.3.4 Differences between the manual and the computerized system that is going to be developed 11 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES 12 Research methodology 12 3.0 Introduction 12 3.1 Project Methodology 12 Waterfall Methodology 12 3.2 System Study and Investigation 12 3.2.1 Interviews 13 3.2.2 Observation 13 3.3 Summary 13 3.4 Budget 14 CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 15 4.1 REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS 15 4.1.1 User Requirement 15 4.1.2 Functional Requirement 15 4.1.3 Non-Functional Requirements...
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...Online Ticketing Systems of Airlines Operators in Nigeria: History, Challenges and Prospects. March 2016. Name: Byron, Queen Omasirichi. Matric No: PG. 2015/00819 Option: Human Resources Management (M.Sc) Department: Management Faculty: Management Sciences Course Code: MGT 851 Course Title: Management Information Systems Lecturer: Dr. Justin .O. Gabriel ABSTRACT Unit: Port Harcourt Date September 2016 Author Pooja Gautam Degree Program Information Technology Name of thesis ONLINE AIRLINE TICKETING SYSTEM Instructor Kauko Kolehmainen Pages 44 Supervisor Kauko Kolehmainen The aim of this thesis was to explain the system of online ticketing used by airlines by explaining the mechanism and presenting a sample application. The thesis describes the evolution and working of airline reservation system. Various aspects related to online flight booking are explained in the thesis. The main focus of the thesis was developing a working application. A basic application similar to the models used by airlines companies today was developed with the use of various software and programs. Research in sources such as e-books, web articles, documentations and tutorial was completed for the development. The thesis describes how the online ticket booking works with the help of different diagrams...
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...Global Distribution System A Global Distribution System is basically a centralized database that is accessible to its subscribers through the use of computing terminals. The The objective of a GDS is to distribute a comapny's products to as many people as possible and in the most effective and cost efficient ways so that they can be purchased. The use of a global distribution sytem is very important, especially now days. A GDS is used for inventory control and rate management, as a data repository, for data dessimination, for revenue generation, and for stratigic positioning. One role a GDS plays in the hotel industry is to process transactions, controlling, and reporting room inventory and hotel rates. A second way a GDS is used in the hotel industry is a data repository. This keeps track of important guest information such as preferances, profiles, and buying patterns. The third funtion of the global distribution system is the dissemination of vital information like inventory availability, rates and hotel information and in real time for access by all service associates which allows them to perform their jobs more efficiently. A hotel GDS is also used as a source of revenue, and not just for room nights or meeting sales and revenue maximization but through fees charged for participation and processed transactions. Lastly a hotel GDS provides access to markets, lets a company implement unique functionality and selling strategies, builds strategic alliances trough inter-organizational...
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... 1.1. Background of the study 3 1.2. Hypothesis 4 1.3. Aim 4 1.4. Objectives 5 1.5. Structure of the dissertation 5 1.6. Summary 7 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2.1. Introduction 8 2.2. Comparison of traditional and online sales 8 2.2.1. The individual businessman segment 9 2.2.2. The business group segment's sales channels 10 2.2.3. Individual travellers' sales channels 10 2.2.4. Sales channels of leisure group travellers 11 2.3. Sales and sales tools in the hotel industry and their development 12 2.4. Distribution channels 16 2.4.1. Types of distribution channels 17 2.4.2. Participants of the distribution channels 18 2.5. Development of distribution and the appearance of e-reservations 19 2.5.1. Early stages 19 2.5.2. Internet Distribution System 20 2.5.3. Online Travel Agents 21 2.5.4. Latest tendencies 23 2.5.5. Social Media 24 2.5.6. Consumer Generated Media 25 2.5.7. Meta Search Engines 25 2.6. Travel, booking and research behaviour among Hungarian travellers 26 2.6.1. Travel behaviour 26 2.6.2. Booking behaviour 27 2.6.3. Research behaviour 29 2.7. Summary 30 3. METHODOLOGY 31 3.1. Introduction 31 3.2. Secondary Research 31 3.3. Primary Research 32 3.4. Data Analysis Methods 33 3.5. Summary 33 4. EVALUATION OF RESULTS 34 4.1. Introduction 34 4.2. Interviews with intermediaries 35 4.2.1. Mr. Mate Hegedus, Revenue Specialist of Expedia Lodging Partner Services 35 4.2.2. Mr. Zoltan Katona, Marketing coordinator...
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