Istanbul, 28 November 2018- Hitit is one of the winners of the 2018 Turkish Enterprise Awards. The company stood out in the competition with its Crane Internet Booking Engine (IBE) as Best Online Airline Passenger Booking System. Crane IBE is part of the Crane solution suite for airlines created by Hitit which is among the world’s leading IT providers for players in the aviation industry. Currently, the company serves 23 airline partners with 65 million yearly passengers worldwide with full integration in all distribution systems.
For the third time this year, Hitit has been honoured with a highly prestigious award. The company received the prize "Best Online Airline Passenger Booking System" for its Crane Internet Booking Engine (IBE) by MEA Markets.
Crane IBE is a web-based booking system that allows passengers to make bookings and manage their flight reservations and benefit from other available services. An internet booking engine helps travellers to specify their travel requirements such as city of departure, destination, departure and return dates and class of travel. The IBE is a highly customizable, new-generation online booking engine for airlines. Its responsive interface is suitable for both mobile and web. It has a convenient graphical user interface that can be connected to a Global Distribution System (GDS) and other travel content sources. The solution is available in more than in 10 languages, supports major currencies, and integrates with significant secure payment gateways.
Regarding the award-winning solution, Nevra Onursal Karaagac, CMO of Hitit, said that “We are very proud to have received another award. This is again a great recognition for our team. Our Crane Internet Booking Engine is a high-tech airline and travel IT solution which affects travellers directly. Crane IBE differentiates itself from the other solutions by reaching travellers first-hand. This is very noteworthy subject because we know that airlines using customer centric and user-friendly solutions, are one step ahead of their competitors. In addition, Crane IBE enables bundled ancillary sales which is one of the most important sources of revenue nowadays.”
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