IST, the leading technology partner in the cruise industry, and lastminute.com group, have reached an agreement to integrate FIBOS technology into the group's main cruise sales websites: rumbo.es (Spain), fr.lastminute.com (France) and crocierissime.it (Italy).
Francesco Manna, Cruise Trading Director of the lastminute.com group, stated, “I am pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with IST. The collaboration between the lastminute.com group and IST will increase the level of automation in our cruise booking system. We will leverage FIBOS technology across our cruise brands: crocierissime.it, cruceros.rumbo.es, and croisieres.lastminute.com.”
Until now, the group has used FDF (FIBOS – DATA- FEED) IST's solution that has allowed them to automate the cruise inventory to offer daily updated availability of departures, prices, categories and itineraries and has made it possible for the user to request a quote for their cruise through the group's platforms.
However, in this new phase, the group will extend its process to include online booking, allowing users to book cruises with AZAMARA, CELEBRITY, CARNIVAL, HOLLAND AMERICA, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, PULLMANTUR, ROYAL CARIBBEAN, SEABOURN, and PRINCESS. In this context, Manuel Sardi, CEO and Director of IST, expressed his satisfaction with the conclusion of this new collaboration, which strengthens the relationship between IST and the group. He also affirmed that the lasminute.com group's commitment to online booking is a significant step forward in the automation of cruise sales.
“With FIBOS we have minimized the complexity of making an online cruise booking, providing significant assistance to OTA developers,” Sardi stated, adding that “it is the ideal solution for online travel agencies that decide to automate their cruise product and offer online booking on their platforms.”
