Utilizing the Travel Agent Portal For Online Travel Service

Internet users in Indonesia, according to data Kominfo number reached 45 million people but very few who still use travel agents or hotels sportal to direct transactions, Internet users in Indonesia, a new website that sells products utilize tourism as a source of information, not to make purchases online as already done a global society.

the cause of yet unfamiliar direct Internet users to transact online, because the managers of travel agents themselves often do not have specialized staff competent to manage his website seriously. Whereas the existing information must be kept in the update, especially in fast moving business in the online tourism industry

In addition consumers themselves are still reluctant to direct transactions through the Internet. Usually after browsing the Internet to get a cool product tours, travel agents then decide which one is selected and contacted by telephone and transact conventional

To purchase tourism products through the Internet, consumers are generally conducted for online transactions plane tickets and hotel bookings because of the price offered is usually much cheaper. online business tourism in foreign countries, especially in key markets such as the Dutch tourism Indonesia, Japan, Australia actually thrive.

Here's an example of some travel agents tour Success Using Online Services

In the Netherlands, travel agents TUI Nederland BV, which is the largest agency in the Netherlands reported sales of approximately 1.5 billion Euros in 2007, with 15% market share. Online sales continue to grow with a growth rate 20% higher. Total year 2008 online sales had reached a value of 2.3 billion euros. This value represents 24% of the total value of sales in 2008.

Meanwhile in Japan, selling over the Internet also continues to grow as consumers become more confident in buying the travel and tourism products online, because the site travel companies become more sophisticated, more secure and easier to use. Transactions via the Internet are expected to increase 70% in constant with the projection of up to 869 billion yen in the year 2013.

Consumers in Autralia also make reservations online in retail travel that reached 11% of the total travel retail markets. But the online transaction of a flight or hotel reservations only. Now, for a more complex and value-added in packaging tourism package tourists in Australia who wanted the remains to contact travel agents.