Booking operations and back office control

Travel ERP development for tour operators and agencies

Bring confirmed bookings, service tasks, supplier confirmations and financial status into a coordinated back office workflow. BANDEVI can plan Travel ERP development around the way your operations and finance teams work.

Scope agreed around your workflows, roles and existing systems.

Choose by workflow

When this is the right starting point.

Consider Travel ERP when confirmed trips are managed across messages and spreadsheets, supplier obligations are difficult to track, or sales-to-operations handover creates repeated work. Define the process first, then choose the modules.

Compare Travel CRM and Travel ERP before deciding what to build first.

Bring to your discovery call

  • ✓Your current stages and the problem to solve
  • ✓User roles, branches and record permissions
  • ✓An anonymized sample enquiry or booking
  • ✓Current software and integration requirements
  • ✓Required reports and acceptance criteria

Download the requirements checklist

Modules and acceptance

Travel ERP modules for booking operations

These are scope options. Use the example checks to agree what successful delivery means for your team.

Suggested scope and example acceptance checks
AreaDiscuss in scopeExample check
Booking filesBooking reference, passengers, itinerary, services, assigned owners and delivery status.A confirmed booking shows required tasks, due dates and unresolved service items.
Supplier coordinationRequested services, confirmations, agreed costs and outstanding supplier actions.A booking cannot be treated as fully confirmed while required supplier responses remain open.
Receivables and payablesCustomer balances, supplier obligations and invoice or payment status in scope.Partial payments and outstanding amounts stay visible; status is reconciled with the source records.
Approvals and exceptionsNamed approval roles for discounts, booking changes, refunds and other exceptions.A change requiring approval records who requested and approved it.
Documents and accessDocument requirements, permitted roles, file retention and customer access where included.Authorized staff can locate the required document; restricted roles cannot access it.
Operations reportsUpcoming departures, unresolved tasks and cost or margin views with agreed calculations.Reports distinguish confirmed costs from estimates and identify missing inputs.
Illustrative workflow

From confirmed booking to operational review

This is a requirements example, not a completed client case study. Confirm your own stages, required fields and exception rules.

  1. 01Receive the accepted booking details
  2. 02Create service tasks and document requirements
  3. 03Request and track supplier confirmations
  4. 04Review approvals and financial obligations
  5. 05Check delivery readiness and reconcile records
Integrations and data

Confirm the dependencies before committing.

Accounting, payment-provider and booking APIs are assessed separately. Confirm supported records, error handling, retries and reconciliation. ERP payment status does not prove bank settlement, and a booking module does not imply live flight or hotel inventory access.

Migration and rollout checklist

  • ✓Agree field mapping, duplicates and sample imports
  • ✓Define test users, permissions and exception cases
  • ✓Record integration credentials and ownership responsibilities
  • ✓Agree training, acceptance, rollback and handover
  • ✓Name the support scope and ongoing charges

Pricing and delivery dates follow a requirements review.

Implementation plan

Make each milestone reviewable.

Use this proposed delivery sequence to agree the work, dependencies and sign-off points. Dates follow the requirements review.

01

Agree the workflow

Map a confirmed booking, supplier actions and approval roles.

Agree before moving on: Reviewed workflow, module list and acceptance checks.

02

Review the proposed screens

Walk through the records, roles and exceptions before the build is approved.

Agree before moving on: Approved screen flow and a list of decisions still needed.

03

Test with sample data

Check permissions, imports, integrations and reports using agreed scenarios.

Agree before moving on: Reviewed test results, migration mapping and launch criteria.

04

Prepare the handover

Agree training, account ownership, data exports and the support process.

Agree before moving on: Handover records, named responsibilities and support scope.

Scope and support

Know what your proposal includes.

Use the written agreement to confirm deliverables, ownership and the ongoing working relationship.

Build and integration scope

Confirm modules, roles, migration volumes, available provider access and acceptance checks. Separate initial development from third-party licences and usage charges.

Access and handover

Agree hosting responsibilities, administrator access, source-code and data ownership, exports, training and handover records.

Support after launch

Confirm the support contact, working hours, response expectations, defect coverage and how future changes are quoted. Include recurring hosting and maintenance costs.

Your demo brief

Choose the workflow you want to see.

Start with the task that matters most to your team. These choices prepare an editable brief on the demo request page; they do not submit an enquiry.

A focused walkthrough can review your current process, role permissions, sample records and gaps to include in the proposal.

Use anonymized examples when discussing customer or booking records.

Add contact details and review the brief on the next page before sending.

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Buyer questions

What to clarify before you start.

What is tour operator back office software?

It supports work after booking confirmation: service tasks, supplier coordination, documents, financial status, approvals and operational reports. The included functions depend on the project scope.

Can we start with booking operations and add finance later?

A phased scope can start with booking files and tasks. Agree the identifiers and data structure needed for later supplier and financial modules.

Will Travel ERP replace our accounting system?

That must be decided during discovery. Operational payment tracking and statutory accounting are different requirements. Confirm whether your accounting system stays separate and what data should be exchanged.

How long does Travel ERP development take?

Timing depends on agreed workflows, modules, integrations, migration and review availability. Ask for milestones, dependencies and acceptance criteria in the proposal.

Related reading

Build a better software brief.

Compare the systems

Understand how sales records and booking operations fit together.

Travel CRM versus ERP

Tour operator back office software guide

Review the workflow and questions relevant to this decision.

Read the guide

Travel CRM development · CRM software evaluation · Travel ERP development

Plan your project

Request a demo around your workflow.

Tell us which task is difficult today and what you need to see in a walkthrough. Modules, migration, integration availability, costs and support are agreed in writing.

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Care after launch

Define training, issue reporting, maintenance and enhancement responsibilities in your support agreement.

Review support scope