| |January 20184CIOReviewOffice Editorial queries editor@cioreviewindia.comAdvertising queriessales@cioreviewindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103NoidaTel 120 4639300 To subscribeVisit www.cioreviewindia.com/magazine-in or send email to: subscription@cioreviewindia.comCover price is Rs 150 per issueAshok KumarVirupakshi PattarSales & MarketingAmrit SinghIndranil ChakrabortyRohit RaghubanshiRavi KalgiCIOReviewGroup Art DirectorVP - Sales & MarketingMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamChitra MishraArchee RoySuchita Gonsalves Vinisha PaivaAnitha TLakshmi GCIOReview No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017MaitreyeeCIOReviewVOL 5 · ISSUE 1-4 · JANUARY 05 - 2018Vimalraj M SuanyaSr. VisualizerVisualizersPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of Bizprint Media Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2018 Bizprint Media Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Re-production in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.EditorialEditorialSince the beginning of recorded history, the travel and hospitality industries have faced challenges and a part of these challenges exist even today. Travel technology has changed over the years driven primarily by the stakeholders most affected by the use of the technology. According to the ancient analytics, travel industry has seen four distinct stages dating from the 1400s to the present day. These stages are Supply creation, Supply management, Sales and distribution and advanced discovery. The very first recorded incident of overbooking and the subsequent denial of service to a guest can be attributed to the case of the pregnant woman and her husband who, after a long journey, were forced to look for alternative accommodation because the inn at which they wished to stay was already full. The wife gave birth to their child in the stable next door, and the rest is history. Yes, the season too has numerous examples of technology and its evolution from time immemorial. Over the past 20 years, many facets of the hotel industry have shifted to adapt to new technology and changing consumer behaviour, which have in turn changed how hoteliers conduct business. In India, the lodging industry has changed in several key areas over the past decades and many of these changes have helped hoteliers to enhance their products, attract more guests and create opportunities for expansion. Travelport published the results of a Global Traveler Survey of 11,000 travellers in nineteen countries that highlights the use of digital tools when planning, booking and experiencing a journey. It shows that Indian travelers are the most digitally-advanced of the 19 countries analysed, outpacing many of the world's leading travel markets.India is the most digitally-advanced traveller nation. Given its thriving online travel agency, hospitality and airline sectors combined with extensive smartphone use, this is not surprising. It ranks first in the league table of countries surveyed, ahead of its Asia Pacific counterparts, China and Indonesia. We needed to give the credit to few of those technology players who have been making sure that this industry gets its due share of technology makeover every now and then. Therefore, in this edition of CIOReview India, we cumulated the few selected vendors who have made a difference.Flip through and do let us know what you think.Emmanuel Christi DasAsst. Managing Editoremmanuel@cioreviewindia.com.Travel Technologies Soon to Out-number Travel Destinations PublisherEditorAsst. Managing EditorAlok ChaturvediSudhakar SinghEmmanuel Christi Das
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