Core decisions
Decide what the CRM must own and what it must pass on.
A travel CRM is valuable when it creates a reliable client history and moves each trip through the agency without losing context. The important comparison is the record model and workflow, not the length of the feature list.
01Separate the client record from the trip record
One traveler can have multiple households, inquiries, trips, preferences, documents, and consent histories. Make sure the CRM can preserve those relationships without flattening them into notes.
Use the travel CRM decision criteria →02Trace the inquiry-to-booking workflow
Follow lead capture, qualification, proposal, approval, payment schedule, booking, changes, and follow-up. Automation should support this path without hiding exceptions.
Place CRM in the wider software stack →03Account for team and operator handoffs
Multi-agent agencies and tour operators need assignment, permissions, supplier records, operational status, and export controls beyond a simple sales pipeline.
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