We celebrate an anniversary:
DaVinci Version 1100 has been released!
You, who work with DaVinci every day, are a very important force behind this progress:
Thanks to your input and feedback, our software has developed so dynamically.
Today, DaVinci is one of the leading tour operator systems in Europe.
Anniversary Raffle
To say thank you, we are raffling off an Apple iPad 10 among all DaVinci users
who send us an e-mail telling us how long they have been working with DaVinci.
Just click on the blue button – alternatively, simply copy this e-mail address into your e-mail program: DaVinci1100@bewotec.de.
DaVinci 1100 – this version is the result of 99 software releases, more than a thousand dedicated users,
100+ clever minds at BEWOTEC, 75,015 liters of Cola, 7 million lines of code, and other myths.
Curious now?
Our Teams
The clever minds behind DaVinci
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DaVinci Team Project Center
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DaVinci Team Competence Center
Competence & Project Center
Our Competence & Project Center is the point of contact for our customers in all situations – in defining requirements,
in onboarding, in the development and implementation of individual projects and, of course, in support.
As experts on our customers’ processes and needs, the team also is an essential component in the development
of DaVinci NT, the innovative next generation of our organizer system.
Development
Our Developers are continuously driving the development of DaVinci in agile, interdisciplinary teams.
The same applies to the efficient GenVas booking service, the fast OTDS player and the comprehensive solutions for dynamic packaging.
Further specialists for UI-optimized frontends, DevOps and operation in the cloud and are responsible for the innovative
successor solution DaVinci NT , which stands for New Technology.
Quality Management
Our Quality Management team puts all the details of a new version to the test and of course ensures a continuous smooth software performance.
Approximately 13,000 automated tests are run for each software release.
This is how we manage to completely book out a large cruise ship within three minutes.
More facts wanted? Many of our customers manage over two million passengers a year with DaVinci and book
three-digit million amounts via our accounting software.
Business Intelligence & Reporting
The Business Intelligence & Reporting team ensures that DaVinci users always have access to all important documents and figures.
This includes customer documents integrated into the software, such as confirmations, invoices, vouchers and various reporting lists for service providers,
but also the web-based MIS reporting service. These powerful business figures can be analyzed individually.Of course, the team also realizes
customer-specific content and layout requirements in the reports.
Sales
Our Director Sales plays a major role in ensuring that DaVinci is a reliable basis for business success among more than
100 satisfied tour operators and cruise lines in 11 markets. And the number is constantly growing…
Whether it be DaVinci as a complete solution, customized developments or demand-oriented support concepts: The DaVinci Sales Department is
where everything comes together to define the optimum solution for the customer’s requirements, culminating in the placement of the order.
CEO BEWOTEC
Michael Becher is the founder of BEWOTEC, the inventor of our software, and our CEO. In 1988, he programmed Jack, the first Windows-based
mid- and back-office system for travel agencies. Ten years later, the sophisticated contingent management solution for tour operators followed:
DaVinci was born and yet is only an intermediate step on the way to a continuously optimized tour operator software in a constantly changing travel industry.
Innovation is our DNA
How DaVinci is evolving into DaVinci NT
With DaVinci, we have created an IT solution with which our tour operator customers successfully fill entire fleets of cruise ships with passengers, enable families to enjoy carefree beach vacations or realize special vacation dreams such as sports or adventure trips.
Innovation is our mission, because travel and IT are constantly evolving. We also put the tried and tested to the rigors of optimization, which is why we are working intensively on the next generation of DaVinci. The new, cutting-edge DaVinci NT has a modular structure and runs as an individually scalable SaaS solution in the cloud. This guarantees extremely reliable system availability and high IT security.
Web-based, UX-optimized and intuitively operable screens ensure greater efficiency and fun at work. Smart automation lies behind the lean functions on the user interface – making DaVinci NT easier to use overall. From a technical point of view, the system can be used on all platforms and devices.
Today several DaVinci NT modules are already being used by cruise lines. We are continuously developing further services for classic and/or dynamic tour operators and cruise providers. Here are the most important ones:
> PLUTO as a fully-fledged search and booking system for cruise, flight, hotel, insurance and additional services – a state-of-the-art tool for call centers with optimum integration in DaVinci NT
> Hotel contract management system for static and dynamic hotel contracts
> Flight module for charter and dynamic flights
> Module for defining conditions such as commissions, cancellation and rebooking fees or mark-ups
> Insurance module
> Fulfillment, travel processing, document printing
> Notification lists and reports
DaVinci Release 1100
What's new
STRING 5 – the booking format now enables rebookings
With the upgrade to the new STRING version 5, BEWOTEC is successfully continuing on its path to establishing this promising booking and reservation format in the German market.
STRING was launched in 2019 by a joint working group of the German Travel Association (DRV), Amadeus and BEWOTEC. A lot has happened since then: A particular milestone in STRING 5 is the new rebooking mechanism, which is already fully supported by our GenVAS booking service.
Our new PLUTO consulting frontend is also already working with STRING 5 and its wide range of options for cruise services. XMLteam, an important sales partner for the entire cruise industry, also relies on STRING 5. This means that not only the shipping companies but also their passengers benefit from the advantages of the format.
For BEWOTEC, STRING is the modern standard booking and reservation format for DaVinci NT, which will gradually replace the previous TOMA/STADIS construct.
Smart control options in the Room Number Module
The Room Number Module is a helpful tool for tour operators with dedicated room allotments to manage occupancy. At the same time it offers their customers the added value of a room reserved specifically for them.
As of DaVinci 1100, the tool offers new, flexible control options. Rules for the bookability of specific rooms can be stored for the hotel properties created in the module. For example, a specific period for an occupancy limit can be defined according to different occupancy options. Non-permitted (under)occupancy can be prevented by activating the new convenience function.
Newly implemented subcodes, which are always stated in the context of a booking code, can be used to define which limits apply. For example, a subcode can ensure that a specified number of rooms in a certain room category can only be booked with a Saturday arrival.
If a booking is within the permitted limit, the next free room number is automatically assigned. Booking attempts outside the limit result in an error message. In principle, bookings with room numbers are possible in myJACK, Amadeus Tour Market and CETS.
EUROTOURS in flexHotel now also bookable via API interface
Vacations in the mountains are becoming increasingly popular. When it comes to accommodation in the most beautiful destinations in Austria and its neighboring countries, EUROTOURS is one of the most important DMC partners. With more than 2,500 hotel partners, the company has long been one of the Destination Management Centers connected to BEWOTEC flexHotel.
In view of the relevance of the accommodation portfolio, we at BEWOTEC are happy to support the recent conversion of the IT systems at EUROTOURS. The necessary adjustments have now been completed: In addition to the existing interface, flexHotel now also supports the new API interface, which is already being used productively by the first users. A special feature of the development was the fact that parts of the current season are still being managed on the old system. Our solution therefore supports both approaches in mixed operation.
Digitalization meets Accounting: E-Invoice is coming
With the Growth Opportunities Act, e-invoicing will be mandatory for domestic B2B sales from January 1, 2025 – including for the travel industry. Although some regulations from the Federal Ministry of Finance are still pending, it is important to prepare IT systems and internal processes for e-invoicing in good time.
In future, companies in B2B business transactions must be able to receive, process and archive e-invoices. This brings many advantages: The legally prescribed digitization impulse makes invoice processes faster, legally compliant and less prone to errors, combats VAT fraud and reduces administrative costs for all business partners.
BEWOTEC’s working group for e-invoices in DaVinci is already deep into the topic: the concept for DaVinci’s backend is in place for how e-invoices can be read and issued on time in the two officially supported formats XRechnung and ZUGFeRD.
Importing account statements in CAMT.8 format
With the upgrade to the CAMT.8 format for DaVinci Accounting, detailed information on incoming payments and account statement items – especially in the context of SEPA credit transfers and direct debits – can now be obtained very easily and processed automatically.
Do you need more information?
Please contact us! We are happy to receive your request.