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30 Second pitch

We appreciate that to evaluate software as complex as a bookings management system takes time. Before you spend this time you need to know whether our product, TourCMS, is worth the effort. Here is our 30 second pitch:

Who is it for?

• Small and medium sized tour operators and activity organisers (and travel agents too!)
• Apartment, ski chalet, villa and cottage rental agencies
• Event ticketing companies (max. event size 500 tickets)
• Any company or individual selling date related products (for example training courses)

• Manage your bookings (taken online, entered via staff, entered by travel agencies) including complex multi-centre itineraries and tailor-made travel
• Controls your website so it shows dates, prices & availability that you have available to book
• Acts as a website content management system (CMS) or can be integrated with an existing website design / existing CMS (or just use TourCMS as a reservation system) (Your web designer is in control. We don't sell web design services)
• Basic accounts and reports
• Tracks pay per click (PPC) online marketing from initial visit through to actual bookings
• Enable tour leaders, suppliers & ground handlers to remotely login and review their bookings

• We don't integrate directly with 3rd party accounting packages (although you can export financial data from TourCMS)
• There is no incoming distribution connectivity (GDSs, flights, bed banks etc). Its for companies with their own products to sell
• Make the tea

• Manage content (dates, prices, availability, website content, bookings, customers, travel agents, suppliers) from one place - no other applications required!
• Distribute your products to 3rd parties via the TourCMS marketplace
• Easily configured - you don't have to pay us to help you - it is possible for you to configure your account yourself
• You can be based anywhere in the world. You just need access to the Internet
• You can try TourCMS for free - and then decide later if it does what you want
• You can meet and talk about TourCMS in the TourCMS community

• This depends on the number of staff users you require
• An average small tour operator will pay £ 65 ex. VAT per month (US$ 130)
• TourCMS is sold as a SaaS (Software as a service) so there is no additional hardware investment required
• We have a range of professional services to suit every budget..... or do everything yourself (further information)

• The service is run by Travel UCD Limited. We are based in the UK (Southampton)
• We specialise in travel technology consulting and project management
• TourCMS has been live since the middle of 2003
• We understand (and specialise in) helping small travel businesses - see our tour operator social network

• Yes - take a look in the testimonials & case studies section
• Review partners and other suppliers available from the TourCMS marketplace
• TourCMS by numbers - a chart of monthly booking numbers going through the TourCMS platform

• Review the extensive features in the features overview
• Review an information table comparing TourCMS and other software vendors
• Interested in examples? Browse the solution library
• Perhaps sign up for a free trial!
• ....or if you have plenty of time read the manuals in the support section

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