Technical advancements in mobile industry is marking its role in various industries. Of which, travel industry is one of the most benefited industry as this is of away from home natured. All the various activities of travel industry will be happening using mobile. So, the various technological advancements in mobile industry are undoubtedly the game changer for this industry.

iBeacons or Beacons are small devices which work using Bluetooth Low Energy ( BLE) for transmitting small packets of relevant data. It needs devices which work on iOS 7 and above for it to get connected automatically. It have coin battery with a battery life of two years. These devices stand unique in sending the advertising packets which are identifiable to the individual beacons rather than just sending offers and alters on the phones. For receiving these beacons, mobile device needs an app or passbook card for identifying the beacons in its proximity. All the contents of the beacons is upgraded as it is an server side app. The best thing about these beacons is that it does not require internet, rather it works via app for providing the relevant information enhancing the user’s traveling experience.

Beacons works as per the proximity and also it can be attached to a movable object also. This iBeacon Technology serves best to the travel industry as it can work at a hyper local levels. Smart phones are the most penetrated device these days, so as the penetrance of technologies like iBeacons. Travel and tourism can be enjoyed to the fullest using the potential technology devices developed by Apple. User can experience damn new experience as their needs are precisely served using technology in a much better way by its proximity based services.

It is not exaggerating to say that these iBeacons has bought various revolutionary changes in the travel industry making the journey of the traveler smooth. Not only easing the user but also it offers various business opportunities for various stakeholders. It extends the data from a single physical location and offers real time activities. As per statistics, around 44% of airlines will leverage this iBeacons in 2018. Following are some of the arenas where iBeacons is marking its role

In terminals of airport, there comes huge role of these beacons. It will provide ease to the traveler by providing relevant information about the navigation via their mobile devices. These information presented by iBeacons are beyond just the flight notifications and it includes gate updates, duty-free promotions, walk-through, taxi booking, etc. iBeacons helps travelers to find the best points of purchase at their near proximity.

The various issues related to Ancillary sales will greatly influence the customer experience in airlines. Using iBeacons, their respective apps can interact with them at entry points of the terminals. This helps in presenting the important relevant data to the traveler easily. Thereby, making it easy in promoting ancillaries like seat upgrades, day pass to the lounge area, priority check-in, etc.

Various personalized services can be extended to the customer using the Beacon Technology without the need of any additional manpower and resources. Various add on services like communication of route maps, key less access to rooms, enrolling in loyalty programs can be made possible using iBeacons.

Even the tracking of customer feedbacks can be made easy using beacon powered apps. They also help in providing various in-room controls like lighting, temperature, room service, TV, etc.

Itineraries can also be enhanced using iBeacons, like they can be used for sharing the related details of city, its history, transportation, public services, weather updates, and such. This helps in giving an amazing to the traveler without any need to wait or search any details.

iBeacons can also be used for offering various personalized services to travel agencies and hospitality partners, thereby allowing them to further offer the best services to their customers. If offers not just the current details, but also it provides the historical details as well. This information can be used to extend the best personalized services to the customer.

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Most of the professional experts believe in the potential of Beacon Technology and are sure about the revolutionary transformation of travel industry using the Beacon Technology. The best of this technology is that if focuses on all the customer preferences and delivers various personalized services according to that. This is proving to be the future of travel industry and is standing to the expectations. If you are interested in developing iBeacon App Development, then visit FuGenX Technologies, an award winning Mobile app Development Company in India.