All existing contracts and usage rights for the OCEAN reservation system were then transferred from OVDS to Kystopplevelser, the tour operator of the newly found Hurtigruten ASA.
The head-office of Kystopplevelser ltd. is found in Bodø. The main benefit of the Ocean suite is the direct connection to the Hurtigruten inventory system HUBRO. OCEAN can query the availabilities of all Hurtigruten ships and make bookings online, including a cabin reservation.
OCEAN is also connected online to the Amadeus flight reservation system, allowing the users from Kystopplevelser to query and book online any flight directly in Amadeus, without having to load complex base data. The users do not have to know the specifics of HUBRO and Amadeus, because they only work with the OCEAN masks. All transactions are handled by OCEAN and converted in the background into the specific formats of the external systems. For the users this means easy procedures in ONE central system while at the same time that system is handling transactions online with external supplier systems.
About ISO
"ISO Travel Solutions GmbH" is a specialised provider for tourism software solutions (namely the tour operator solution suites OCEAN and Canary) in several international markets. The systems are used by many renown companies, i.e. the world’s largest tour operator group TUI, the Emirates Group in Dubai and Air Canada Vacations in Canada. The ISO group has 220 employees, 4 offices in Germany and subsidiaries in Poland, Austria and Canada.
About Kystopplevelser
Kystopplevelser means “coastal experiences” in Norwegian. The company, founded in 2000, has shown a considerably growth based on the creation of tours on the Norwegian coast and the north of Norway.
From their head office in Bodø, and branches in Bergen and Oslo, Kystopplevelser also organise a great number of cruises for the Hurtigruten ships. The vessels in this fantastic fleet are perfect also for cruising waters far from Norway, with destinations like the Baltic Sea, Western Europe, Chile & Antartica and Greenland. More information to be found at www.kystopplevelser.no