Rostelecom Travel Tech (RTT)

2024: Presentation of Rostelecom Travel Tech

Rostelecom intends to become a provider of first-choice hotel booking services for the V2V and B2G segments. The company is developing its own solution - the hotel consolidator Rostelecom Travel Tech (RTT), built on a specialized IT platform. The operator of the hotel consolidator is SBO LLC. Rostelecom announced this on June 13, 2024.

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The RTT consolidator includes a number of functional modules that will allow customers to verify hotels and other locations, type customers, select offers in accordance with their travel policy, introduce special tariff plans for hotels, etc. The solution provides the opportunity to conduct legally significant electronic document flow with hotels with unloading in 1C, make real-time reservations without overbooking and uses AI technologies .

The RTT hotel consolidator will directly connect hotels and collective accommodation facilities through a single window with end consumers from the V2V and B2G segments through online tools of business tourism agencies (TMC, Travel Management System), providing customers with ease of use and efficiency in the process of booking hotels with instant online confirmation.

For example, a single window for state-owned enterprises will provide savings and budget control, eliminate risks and automate the interaction of this sector of the economy with hotels.

Reservation services are provided according to a well-established service model at no additional cost to the customer for equipment, software and staff.

{{quote "We actively participate in the development of hotel business, helping hoteliers to quickly and efficiently receive new customers, increase room occupancy in the corporate segment, as well as enter new market segments. We intend to become a reliable and effective technological distribution partner for Russian hoteliers. We see the demand for automation of reservations in the state segment, so we plan to offer a high-quality system for servicing business trip tasks, "said Dmitry Oliferko, General Director of SBO. }}

After the acquisition of Corteos, the creation of its hotel consolidator, expanding interaction with B2B customers, became an obvious and logical step for us. We are ready to further develop the vertical of the provision of services to corporate and government clients, flexibly managing quality throughout the service chain. Our company has brought together a team of highly qualified industry experts, thanks to which we plan to successfully launch a new product on the market and cover all its segments, "commented Andrey Kushnarev, director of new digital products at Rostelecom.

In December 2023, Rostelecom acquired a 60% stake in Korteos LLC The company's developed platform for automating business tourism Corteos Platform is a corporate travel management system that optimizes the process of interaction between travel agencies and their clients-organizations (corporate clients, subagents). The deal with Korteos has become a significant element of the comprehensive digitalization program for the tourism industry