Product Information Management
Tide’s PIM is an inventory management and distribution system fully equipped to help you easily create and sell travel
programs. These itineraries can be created with full control of every detail.
Full flexibility in supply
Whether you have your own product inventory, use an external product inventory, or want to combine the two, Tide enables you to freely compose travel programs and mix inventories.
If you’re a travel agent that doesn’t use contracting services, just use Tide without any product setup.
Own inventory
Manage your own product contracts.
Third-party inventory
Manage external product offerings.
No inventory
Create on-the-spot à la carte programs.
Packages
Group tours, Individual itineraries, Citytrips, Beach holidays, Cruises, Ski holidays, Coach tours, Train trips
Transportation
- Air
- Bus
- Car
- Camper
Transport services
- Car
- Van
- Minibus
- Taxi
Accommodation
- Hotel
- Villa
- Apartment
- Lodge
Other services
- Cruises
- Meals
- Excursions
- Insurances
Dynamic packaging
Combine different product inventories to build unique and complete tours and holidays.
Set up automated packaging rules, margins and options for each package and product type.
Real-time calculations to stay in control of your profits.
Prepackaging
Predefine your travel itineraries for
individual travelers and group tours.
Own inventory
Allotments & availability
- Flights, cruises, group tours, hotels, …
- Lists and easy calendar overview
- Volume - precised - accurate
- Manage volumes: bulk, detailed & extra detailed
Pricing
- Complex pricing rules
- Currency exchanges
- Advanced margin setup
- Detailed multi-layered commission
Business to supplier interface
Give suppliers access to your extranet to allow for real-time reservation views.
Flexible cancelation policies
Set up your own cancellation policies for different products and suppliers.
Occupancies
Define allowed number of passenger types per room or accommodation type.
Request handling
Automatic on-request and free sales
communication to suppliers on Tide’s portal.
Calendar
See availability and price per day for individual services and full packages.
Alerts & warnings
Inform travellers and suppliers, confirm bookings, stop sales and send updates.
... and much, much more!
Tide boosts an impressive set of features for you to manage own contracting.
External inventory
Of different products such as hotels,
flights, tours….
Use single services
Search and book flights and hotels in
real-time and directly from within Tide.
Package multiple services
Search and book cached or created packages
in real-time from third-parties inventories.
No inventory
Tide works even without any inventory! This
can be handy for travel agents without tour operating activities and for
specialists for which no two bookings are the same. Tide analyzes all
reservations, automatically generating quotations and travel documents. Have
full control over every detail when creating booking and beyond. Setup
customized itineraries. Plus, Tide makes all your content available for future
use.
Price rules & margin calculation
Calculate and optimize profitability by
setting extensive pricing and margin rules, commissions and yield management.
Foreign currencies
Use both fixed and flexible exchange rates systems and define conversion spreads for financial management.
Manual control or fully automated
Go for full workflow automation in Tide or have full manual control.
Single contracting, multiple brands
Set up your own organizational structure in
Tide and allow for single contracting over multiple brands, units and company
divisions.
