February 12, 2019, Vancouver BC: Zaui Software, the leading enterprise-grade reservation system powering tour, activity and ground transportation businesses, has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Entrada Travel Group, New Zealand’s premier tourism and transport company specializing in connecting people and places across Australasia.
Entrada Travel Group’s portfolio of companies includes two passenger transport brands, InterCity, New Zealand’s largest passenger transport network and SKIP, the North Island’s innovative low-cost express bus service.
This new partnership brings together these two companies, aligned in a shared vision of connecting guests with their destinations, and delivering a frictionless customer experience.
Zaui’s reputation as a powerful enterprise-level solution, and proven track record for fulfilling all necessary technological requirements for improving functionality, efficiency and performance were deciding factors in being selected as Entrada Travel Group’s long-term strategic partner for reservation technology solutions.
Through this partnership and implementation of Zaui’s future-oriented ticketing reservation system, Entrada can enhance scheduling, capacity planning and reporting capabilities, while also improving overall guest communications and experience. Furthermore, Entrada will work closely with Zaui’s innovative product team to continually deploy additional complex functionalities to further advance the reservation experience.
“We’re thrilled to embark on this partnership with Entrada. The partnership is a catalyst to help Zaui provide ground transportation operators with the features required to streamline their business, and take their bus ticketing software to the next level. Collaboration between Zaui and Entrada will help push the needle forward for transportation reservation technology,” - Kory Fawcett, CEO, Zaui Software
“Partnership with Zaui will bring significant value to both our transport brands, InterCity and SKIP. This will open up new doors for us and empower our team to continue delivering best in class booking experiences for our passengers and connecting more people to more places,” - Pete Yates, CTO, Entrada Travel Group
About Zaui Software
Founded in 1999, and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Zaui is an independently owned, enterprise-grade reservation technology platform, powering ground transportation businesses worldwide.
For over two decades, Zaui’s online bus ticketing reservation management system has helped intercity, coach and shuttle operators drive their business forward - growing bookings, simplifying manual operations and connecting their business to more guests, community partners and online marketplaces.
Behind the front/cutting-edge technology is a small (but mighty!) group of talented, collaborative Zauians, united by a shared vision of shaping best-in-class bus reservation technology made to scale with your business and stand the test of time!
About Entrada Travel Group
Entrada Travel Group (formerly InterCity Group) connects people and places across New Zealand and Australia, delivering great journeys and providing amazing experiences. With multiple brands, Entrada helps people go places, through top quality, seamless passenger transport, as well as the best tourism experiences on land and water for Kiwis, Australians and millions of their visitors.
For further information visit entradatravelgroup.com
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