PleX Functional Modules

PleX® Functional Modules

Simple and quick user interface for sales staff designed for maximum productivity with minimal training
Multiple GDS connections (including Sabre, Galileo and Amadeus GDS) for managing PNRs without the need for GDS training
Real time access to various third party flight connectors including Navitaire and ITA. This allows the seamless integration of these flight bookings into wholesaler packages

Sophisticated pricing techniques guarantee support for flexible pricing policies in multiple currencies, complex contracts, date banding and re-pricing
Flexible options for loading and storing complex supplier contracts
All component types and packages including support for allocations, sell and report, free-sale, on request and a combination of these

Direct support for all types of travel product including insurance as a standalone or up-sell opportunity
Create insurance tables which automatically calculate the correct premium for the product in the shopping basket

Ability to apply manual price overrides for price matching and discounting according to a user’s security profile
Automatically calculate the correct margin based upon the customer and the products which are in the shopping basket
Manage margin rules from a global level e.g. country to a very specific level e.g. a room type within a hotel simultaneously.

Create and define packages and the components which they comprise of
Create imaginative promotions which can be generic e.g. 5% off destination x or specific 5% and $10 off destination x in resort y between these two dates, staying in this specific hotel room, for 10 nights or more and only if it is booked with this particular flight
Packages can be fixed or flexible can have dynamic and static pricing elements. Packages can be priced with a 'from' price or can be calculated 'on-the-fly' with a markup and tolerance
Escorted Tours can be created and managed easily e.g. Back-toback tours, seat selection, rooming lists and group manifest generation

B2B and B2B2C user interfaces are available for reservations and booking management
Agents can create vanity urls e.g. www.mytravelagent/yourname and have content provided directly to their websites

One central booking record (PleX) – bookings in third party system are integrated into PleX
Validation at point of sale. You can only book what you are allowed to book. This allows reservation staff to concentrate on selling, rather than worrying about operations
Integrates with all other PleX processes e.g. sales and management reporting processes

No need to load and maintain inventory and prices on separate databases
Instant confirmation. No need to wait for supplier to respond to email/phone or fax “On Request” messages

Direct support for all types of travel product including flights, accommodation, packages, tours, attractions, transfers, insurance and car rental
Ability to create modular itineraries and develop vacations for FIT, Escorted Tours and Dynamic Packages

Integrated bulk documentation produces full range of passenger documentation including travel vouchers, comprehensive itineraries and airline tickets
On-line delivery of e-documents using e-mail. PleX supports quality electronic documentation for all documentation types, significantly reducing documentation production and distribution costs, while improving customer service.

Integrated booking ledger supports multiple forms of payment including cash, check and credit card
Ability to process customer refunds, deposits, part payments etc
On-line electronic passenger payment via integrated payment interface

Vendor payable matching which is used for the accounting of various vendor payments

Sophisticated multi-currency creditors’ ledger includes automated accruals, invoice matching and payment processing
Foreign Exchange (ForEx) calculations to allow the repricing of bookings

Budget forecasting reports against revenue or passenger numbers
Comprehensive profitability reports at booking, destination, or component levels
End-user reporting tools available to allow tailored, ad-hoc reports to suit specific requirements
Sales data and management information suitable for downloading to the Internet and corporate Intranets
Range of data-warehousing options

Integrated bulk documentation produces full range of passenger documentation including travel vouchers, comprehensive itineraries and airline tickets
On-line delivery of e-documents using e-mail. PleX supports quality electronic documentation for all documentation types, significantly reducing documentation production and distribution costs, while improving customer service.