Digital Trendsetting in the
Hospitality Industry

Digital Trendsetting in the Hospitality Industry

An Array of Best-in-class
Digital Solutions

Across the entire hospitality value chain, WNS Travogue unleashes a powerful repository of industry solutions to deliver winning outcomes. Underpinned by deep industry knowledge, robust digital capabilities and advanced analytics expertise, we partner with hospitality companies to successfully navigate the challenges of evolving consumer trends, economic conditions, technology and competition.

Enhancing Customer Affinity and Loyalty

The Pre-travel
Experience

  • Booking Queries
  • General Queries
  • Change and Cancellations
  • Website Assistance

On-travel
Experience

  • Guest Relations

The Post-travel
Experience

  • Complaint Management
  • VOC Survey Support

Customer Insights and
Analytics

  • Hyper-personalization
  • Loyalty Management Analytics
  • Content Management
  • Speech Analytics
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Chat Analytics
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High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 500 Mn increase in campaign revenues for a global hotel chain through personalization of the marketing program
  • 12% reduction in member attrition for a leading global hotel chain
  • 4% increase in member registration for the loyalty management program of a global hotel chain
  • 22% increase in revenue per website visit for a leading hotel chain

Tools and Frameworks

Digital CX solution powered by industry knowledge, human assistance, AI and analytics

40-50% Reduced TCO | 20-25% Improvement in Customer Advocacy | 20-25% Increase in Customer Yield | 3-5X Payback on Digital Solutions

Explore More

SOCIOSEER

Social media analytics platform leveraging AI / ML to create a true 'brand equity’ index

Improved Brand Equity | 2X Customer-centricity | 50% Reduction in Cost of Social Media Analytics Ownership
 

Explore More

InTouch

A social media engagement platform
 

25% Reduction in Social Media Servicing Cost | Improved CX through Real-time Customer Support | Multi-lingual Support

SPIQ

Speech analytics platform based on speech recognition and natural language processing

10% Saving in Quality Assurance Cost | 10% Reduction in Average Handling Time | 12% Reduction in Repeat Calls

Digitally Empowering Operations for Maximum Efficiency

Travel Operations

  • Billing and Refunds
  • Fare Filing and Distribution
  • Fares Helpdesk
  • Knowledge Portal Support

Technology

  • Technical Helpdesk
  • AI, Automation, Robotics
  • ERP and CRM Platforms
  • Mobility and Access
  • Data Engineering

Fulfillment Support

  • Credit Card Transactions
  • Rate Parity, Validation and Loading
  • Schedule Changes
  • Content Management
  • Revenue Integrity

Shared Services

  • Loyalty Management Services and Admin Support
  • Payroll
  • Quality Assurance
  • Resource and Talent Management
  • Workforce Management
  • MIS and Reporting
  • Procurement
  • Bid Management
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High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • 26% improved productivity through process redesign for a global food services and hospitality company
  • USD 5 Mn incremental revenue and 11% increase in direct channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • USD 773,000 saving of OTA commission for a global hotel chain through enhanced direct channel bookings

Tools and Frameworks

Center of Excellence (CoE) – Refunds

Customer claims solution for efficient and transparent settlements

Elimination of Revenue Leakage | Process Cost Optimization | Improved Turnaround Time | Increased Process Efficiencies

 

Refunds Application Control (RAC)

Comprehensive technology solutions for managing complex airline business processes

~20% Improvement in Process Efficiency | 24*7 Real-time Coverage | Elimination of Manual Tracking | Improved Service Quality

RePAX

Automated, on-demand solution to manage flight disruptions

25% Faster Re-booking | Enhanced Passenger Satisfaction | Reduced Cost and Higher Savings | Improved Productivity

Explore More

Qbay

Back-office productivity and workflow management solution

15-20% Higher Process Efficiency | 20% Reduction in Service Cost | Higher Agent Productivity | Improved Resource Allocation and Budget Planning | Better Decision-making | Accurate Trend Identification

Explore More

Driving Increased Revenue and Improved Margins

Sales

  • Voice, E-mail, Chat
  • Click-to-Call
  • Lead Management
  • Outbound Sales
  • Group Bookings
  • Corporate Bookings
  • Holiday Packages
  • Payments
  • Account Management and Requests for Proposals

Revenue Optimization

  • Revenue Management
  • Direct Channel Optimization
  • Cross-sell and Upsell
  • Ancillary Revenue Maximization
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Booking Materialization
  • Total Revenue Optimization
  • Pricing Strategy

Business Insights, Analytics and Center of Excellence (CoE)

  • Commercial Planning
  • Revenue Performance Analytics
  • Pricing Analytics
  • Sales Analytics
  • Segment Mix
  • Distribution Mix Insights
  • Product Mix Analysis
  • Total Revenue Insights
  • F&B Insights
  • Customer Insights
  • Booking Pace
  • Competitor Insights
  • Rate Monitoring
  • Corporate RFP Analysis
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High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 5 Mn incremental revenue and 11% increase in direct channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • 94,000 direct channel bookings generated for a leading hospitality company during a campaign
  • USD 773,000 of OTA commissions saved by leveraging direct-channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • USD 486 Mn incremental annual revenue delivered by deploying predictive analytics for a leading hospitality chain

Tools and Frameworks

VueFinder

Unified analytics platform for smarter planning and decision-making

Rapid Response to Market Conditions | Quick and Accurate Decision-making

 

Ancillary Revenue Optimization

AI / ML led solution to optimize ancillary revenues

5-10% Increase in Revenues from Ancillaries | Improved Ancillary Strategy through Personalization | Continuous Optimization

Explore More

Direct Channel Optimizer
 

Direct business driver to enhance revenues and reduce distribution costs

Significant Saving in OTA Commission | 11% Lift in Direct Channel Bookings | Revenue Surge

 

Commercial Analytics Transformation

Drive analytics-led insights to enhance contract negotiations

20-25% Lower Admin Costs | 8-12% Lower Training Costs | 1-2% Revenue Upside

 

Enhancing Financial Performance and Business Standing

Integrity and Audit

  • Financial Leakage Analysis
  • Invoice Audit and Recovery

Source-to-Pay

  • Source-to-Pay Activities
  • Direct Operating Cost (DoC) Management
  • Hotel, Media Partner and Supplier Settlements
  • Analytics – Accounts Payable and Reconciliation, Travel and Expenses, Vendor and Tail Spend

Record-to-Report and Decision Support

  • Record-to-Report Activities
  • Analytics – DoC Variance, Route Profitability, Special Prorated Agreements, Travel Package and Product Profitability, Traveler Segmentation
  • Reconciliation

Book-to-Cash

  • Book-to-Cash Activities
  • Rate Loading
  • Loyalty Program Accounting
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High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • 5.5 Mn Euros savings delivered in annual operating costs for the world’s largest bed bank through RPA initiatives; DSO improved from 24 to 16 days
  • 43% productivity gains for a global leader in food and hospitality services

Tools and Frameworks

Risk and Audit Analytics

Audit analytics tool to triangulate risky, fraudulent or vulnerable transactions; effective for internal audit and risk management efforts

60% Improvement in Audit Effectiveness

Explore More

Duplicate Invoice Detector

A universal duplicate detection tool

 

100% Reduction in Duplicate Payments

Explore More

Journal Entry Analytics

Creates tangible benefits to controllership and operational efficiency

Risk Minimization | Flattening of Peak Load

Explore More

Working Capital Analytics

Analytics to increase free cash flow

Increased Free Cash Flow | Improved Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) | Enhanced Vendor Satisfaction Scores

Explore More

Cash Flow Forecasting

Tool for accurate forecasts / projections

Improved Forecast Accuracy | Comprehensible Summary of Different Data Models

 

InsighTRAC

Cloud-based procurement / spend analytics platform

Accurate Identification of Spend Optimization Opportunities | Proactive, Strategic Procurement

Explore More

CFO Cockpit

Integrated CFO dashboard for comprehensive data visibility and actionable insights

Improved Visibility of F&A and Key Business Metrics

 

E-Close

Web-based tool to manage month-end close and financial task management activities

Minimized Manual Effort

 

Crafting Responsible Travel Experiences

Achieve Carbon
Neutrality

  • Identify steps to reduce carbon footprints in daily operations – such as route, SKU mix, fleet and fuel optimization, building management systems and vendor assessments
  • Assess past performance in carbon reductions and dynamic forecasting of future impact
  • Partner with GHG-reduction specialists to enable airlines achieve carbon neutrality

Design and Execute
Omni-channel Marketing Strategies

  • Responsible travel campaigns
  • Brand improvement initiatives

Other Focus Areas

  • Reduction of reliance on fossil fuel and cost-effective transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
  • Insights on investments in disruptive propulsion technologies such as hydrogen and electric
  • Modernization of the current fleet in a fiscally prudent manner to reduce the airline’s carbon footprint
  • Analysis and insights on structural changes to reduce aircraft weight
  • Improve customer awareness in airlines’ sustainability initiatives
 

Providing an ‘Always-on’ Competitive Edge

Process Re-engineering

  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Consolidation and Optimization
  • Intelligent Process Automation Design
  • Analytics-driven Process Innovation

Business Excellence

  • Network and Fleet Management Strategy
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Enterprise Performance Management
  • Net Zero and ESG Strategy
  • HR Consulting

Technology Consulting

  • Enterprise IT Strategy
  • Application Portfolio Assessment
  • Passenger Service System Selection
  • New Tech – AI / ML, Blockchain, AR / VR

Digital Transformation

  • CX Strategy Design
  • Digital Marketing Automation
  • Digital Asset Diagnostics
  • Loyalty Strategy and Advisory

Data Advisory

  • Enterprise Architecture Design
  • Big Data Consulting
  • Cloud Strategy
  • BI Strategy
  • Data Governance Strategy

F&A Advisory

  • Revenue Accounting Consulting
  • Financial Performance Benchmarking
  • Financial Process Consulting
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High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 2 Bn incremental revenue through customer experience strategy and re-engineering for a global hotel chain

Tools and Frameworks

A digital CX solution powered by industry knowledge, human assistance, AI and analytics

40-50% Reduced TCO | 20-25% Improvement in Customer Advocacy | 20-25% Increase in Customer Yield | 3-5X Payback on Digital Solutions

Explore More

ADAPT

Business process re-engineering framework to help re-design the processes

Ensure Process Standardization and Significant Cost Reduction

 

Outperforming CFO Framework

Transform the finance function with future-ready agility

End-to-End Assessment and Transformation of Finance to Achieve Monetization

Explore More

Data Monetization Framework
 

Maximize the value of data both internally as well as externally

Increase in Ancillary Revenue

 

Digital Transformation

End-to-End assessment, solution design and execution

Co-create New Options for Strategy, Solutions and Improvement Initiatives

Explore More

Data Maturity Framework

Assessment of the data and analytics level of sophistication

Increase Data Quality, Availability and Usage

 

Loyalty Program Diagnostic

Unlock the unrealized value in loyalty programs

Improve Program Revenue and Profitability

 

Enhancing Customer Affinity and Loyalty

The Pre-travel
Experience

  • Booking Queries
  • General Queries
  • Change and Cancellations
  • Website Assistance

On-travel
Experience

  • Guest Relations

The Post-travel
Experience

  • Complaint Management
  • VOC Survey Support

Customer Insights and
Analytics

  • Hyper-personalization
  • Loyalty Management Analytics
  • Content Management
  • Speech Analytics
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Chat Analytics
dollar-img

High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 500 Mn increase in campaign revenues for a global hotel chain through personalization of the marketing program
  • 12% reduction in member attrition for a leading global hotel chain
  • 4% increase in member registration for the loyalty management program of a global hotel chain
  • 22% increase in revenue per website visit for a leading hotel chain

Tools and Frameworks

Digital CX solution powered by industry knowledge, human assistance, AI and analytics

40-50% Reduced TCO | 20-25% improvement in Customer Advocacy | 20-25% Increase in Customer Yield | 3-5X Payback on Digital Solutions

Explore More

SOCIOSEER

Social media analytics platform leveraging AI / ML to create a true 'brand equity’ index

Improved Brand Equity | 2X Customer-centricity | 50% Reduction in Cost of Social Media Analytics Ownership
 

Explore More

InTouch

A social media engagement platform

25% Reduction in Social Media Servicing Cost | Improved CX through Real-time Customer Support | Multi-lingual Support

SPIQ

Speech analytics platform based on speech recognition and natural language processing

10% Saving in Quality Assurance Cost | 10% Reduction in Average Handling Time | 12% Reduction in Repeat Calls

Digitally Empowering Operations for Maximum Efficiency

Travel Operations

  • Airport Operations
  • Fare Filing and Distribution
  • Cargo Operations
  • Fare Filing and Distribution
  • Flight Firming

Technology

  • Technical Helpdesk
  • AI, Automation, Robotics
  • ERP and CRM Platforms
  • Mobility and Access
  • Data Engineering

Fulfillment Support

  • Credit Card Transactions
  • Rate Parity, Validation and Loading
  • Schedule Changes
  • Content Management
  • Revenue Integrity

Shared Services

  • Loyalty Management Services and Admin Support
  • Payroll
  • Quality Assurance
  • Resource and Talent Management
  • Workforce Management
  • MIS and Reporting
  • Procurement
  • Bid Management
dollar-img

High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • 26% improved productivity through process redesign for a global food services and hospitality company
  • USD 5 Mn incremental revenue and 11% increase in direct channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • USD 773,000 saving of OTA commission for a global hotel chain through enhanced direct channel bookings

Tools and Frameworks

Center of Excellence (CoE) – Refunds

Customer claims solution for efficient and transparent settlements

Elimination of Revenue Leakage | Process Cost Optimization | Improved Turnaround Time | Increased Process Efficiencies

 

Refunds Application Control (RAC)

Comprehensive technology solutions for managing complex airline business processes

~20% Improvement in Process Efficiency | 24*7 Real-time Coverage | Elimination of Manual Tracking | Improved Service Quality

RePAX

Automated, on-demand solution to manage flight disruptions

25% Faster Re-booking | Enhanced Passenger Satisfaction | Reduced Cost and Higher Savings | Improved Productivity

Explore More

Qbay

Back-office productivity and workflow management solution

15-20% Higher Process Efficiency | 20% Reduction in Service Cost | Higher Agent Productivity | Improved Resource Allocation and Budget Planning | Better Decision-making | Accurate Trend Identification

Explore More

Driving Increased Revenue and Improved Margins

 

Revenue Optimization

  • Revenue Management
  • Direct Channel Optimization
  • Cross-sell and Upsell
  • Ancillary Revenue Maximization
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Booking Materialization
  • Total Revenue Optimization
  • Pricing Strategy

Business Insights, Analytics and Center of Excellence (CoE)

  • Commercial Planning
  • Revenue Performance Analytics
  • Pricing Analytics
  • Sales Analytics
  • Segment Mix
  • Distribution Mix Insights
  • Product Mix Analysis
  • Total Revenue Insights
  • F&B Insights
  • Customer Insights
  • Booking Pace
  • Competitor Insights
  • Rate Monitoring
  • Corporate RFP Analysis

Sales

  • Voice, E-mail, Chat
  • Click-to-Call
  • Lead Management
  • Outbound Sales
  • Group Bookings
  • Corporate Bookings
  • Holiday Packages
  • Payments
  • Account Management and Requests for Proposals
dollar-img

High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 5 Mn incremental revenue and 11% increase in direct channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • 94,000 direct channel bookings generated for a leading hospitality company during a campaign
  • USD 773,000 of OTA commissions saved by leveraging direct-channel bookings for a global hotel chain
  • USD 486 Mn incremental annual revenue delivered by deploying predictive analytics for a leading hospitality chain

Tools and Frameworks

VueFinder

Unified analytics platform for smarter planning and decision-making

Rapid Response to Market Conditions | Quick and Accurate Decision-making

 

Ancillary Revenue Optimization

AI / ML led solution to optimize ancillary revenues

5-10% Increase in Revenues from Ancillaries | Improved Ancillary Strategy through Personalization | Continuous Optimization

Explore More

Direct Channel Optimizer

Direct business driver to enhance revenues and reduce distribution costs

Significant Saving in OTA Commission | 11% Lift in Direct Channel Bookings | Revenue Surge

 

Commercial Analytics Transformation

Drive analytics-led insights to enhance contract negotiations

20-25% Lower Admin Costs | 8-12% Lower Training Costs | 1-2% Revenue Upside

 

Enhancing Financial Performance and Business Standing

Integrity and Audit

  • Financial Leakage Analysis
  • Invoice Audit and Recovery

Source-to-Pay

  • Source-to-Pay Activities
  • Direct Operating Cost (DoC) Management
  • Hotel, Media Partner and Supplier Settlements
  • Analytics – Accounts Payable and Reconciliation, Travel and Expenses, Vendor and Tail Spend

Record-to-Report and Decision Support

  • Record-to-Report Activities
  • Analytics – DoC Variance, Route Profitability, Special Prorated Agreements, Travel Package and Product Profitability, Traveler Segmentation
  • Reconciliation

Book-to-Cash

  • Book-to-Cash Activities
  • Rate Loading
  • Loyalty Program Accounting
dollar-img

High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • 5.5 Mn Euros savings delivered in annual operating costs for the world’s largest bed bank through RPA initiatives; DSO improved from 24 to 16 days
  • 43% productivity gains for a global leader in food and hospitality services

Tools and Frameworks

Risk and Audit Analytics

Audit analytics tool to triangulate risky, fraudulent or vulnerable transactions; effective for internal audit and risk management efforts

60% Improvement in Audit Effectiveness

Explore More

Duplicate Invoice Detector

A universal duplicate detection tool
 

100% Reduction in Duplicate Payments

Explore More

Journal Entry Analytics

Creates tangible benefits to controllership and operational efficiency

Risk Minimization | Flattening of Peak Load

Explore More

Working Capital Analytics

Analytics to increase free cash flow

Increased Free Cash Flow | Improved Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) | Enhanced Vendor Satisfaction Scores

Explore More

Cash Flow Forecasting

Tool for accurate forecasts / projections

Improved Forecast Accuracy | Comprehensible Summary of Different Data Models

 

InsighTRAC
 

Cloud-based procurement / spend analytics platform

Accurate Identification of Spend Optimization Opportunities | Proactive, Strategic Procurement

Explore More

CFO Cockpit

Integrated CFO dashboard for comprehensive data visibility and actionable insights

Improved Visibility of F&A and Key Business Metrics

 

E-Close

Web-based tool to manage month-end close and financial task management activities

Minimized Manual Effort

 

Crafting Responsible Travel Experiences

Achieve Carbon
Neutrality

  • Identify steps to reduce carbon in daily operations – such as route, SKU mix, fleet and fuel optimization, building management systems and vendor assessments
  • Assess past performance in carbon reductions and dynamic forecasting of future impact
  • Partner with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction- specialists to enable airlines achieve carbon neutrality

Design and Execute
Omni-channel Marketing Strategies

  • Responsible travel campaigns
  • Brand improvement initiatives

Other Focus Areas

  • Reduction of reliance on fossil fuel and cost-effective transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
  • Insights on investments in disruptive propulsion technologies such as hydrogen and electric
  • Modernization of the current fleet in a fiscally prudent manner to reduce the airline’s carbon footprint
  • Analysis and insights on structural changes to reduce aircraft weight
  • Improve customer awareness in airlines’ sustainability initiatives

Providing an ‘Always-on’ Competitive Edge

Process Re-engineering

  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Consolidation and Optimization
  • Intelligent Process Automation Design
  • Analytics-driven Process Innovation

Business Excellence

  • Network and Fleet Management Strategy
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Enterprise Performance Management
  • Net Zero and ESG Strategy
  • HR Consulting

Technology Consulting

  • Enterprise IT Strategy
  • Application Portfolio Assessment
  • Passenger Service System Selection
  • New Tech – AI / ML, Blockchain, AR / VR

Digital Transformation

  • CX Strategy Design
  • Digital Marketing Automation
  • Digital Asset Diagnostics
  • Loyalty Strategy and Advisory

Data Advisory

  • Enterprise Architecture Design
  • Big Data Consulting
  • Cloud Strategy
  • BI Strategy
  • Data Governance Strategy

F&A Advisory

  • Revenue Accounting Consulting
  • Financial Performance Benchmarking
  • Financial Process Consulting
dollar-img

High-impact Outcomes Delivered

  • USD 2 Bn incremental revenue through customer experience strategy and re-engineering for a global hotel chain

Tools and Frameworks

A digital CX solution powered by industry knowledge, human assistance, AI and analytics

40-50% Reduced TCO | 20-25% Improvement in Customer Advocacy | 20-25% Increase in Customer Yield | 3-5X Payback on Digital Solutions

Explore More

ADAPT

Business process re-engineering framework to help re-design the processes

Ensure Process Standardization and Significant Cost Reduction

 

Outperforming CFO Framework

Transform the finance function with future-ready agility

End-to-End Assessment and Transformation of Finance to Achieve Monetization

Explore More

Data Monetization Framework
 

Maximize the value of data both internally as well as externally

Increase in Ancillary Revenue

 

Digital Transformation

End-to-End assessment, solution design and execution

Co-create New Options for Strategy, Solutions and Improvement Initiatives

Explore More

Data Maturity Framework

Assessment of the data and analytics level of sophistication

Increase Data Quality, Availability and Usage

 

Loyalty Program Diagnostic

Unlock the unrealized value in loyalty programs

Improve Program Revenue and Profitability

 

Success Stories

Hospitality

Improving CSAT Score by 700 Basis Points for a Leading Global Hotel Chain

Explore More
Hospitality

Transforming Contract Loading to Accelerate Speed-to-Market for a Leading Travel Club

Explore More
Hospitality

Co-Creation Helps Achieve 28% Revenue Growth Through Direct Channel Using Analytics

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Hospitality

A Leading Bed Bank Revamps F&A Operations to Cut Costs by Euro 5.5 Million

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Hospitality

Enabling USD 2 Bn in Revenues & 30% Reduced Marketing Costs for a Hospitality Firm

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