DERTOUR Tour Operator and Travel Agency on Microsoft Teams and Enhancing Customer Experience
Jul 31, 2024
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Gunnar Meyer, Head of IT Service Delivery at DERTOUR Suisse, discusses the company's innovative integration of Microsoft Teams with their service operations. He shares insights on their transition from traditional PBX systems to a more agile contact center solution using Landis. The conversation delves into the benefits of real-time reporting and agent management, while also exploring the future potential of AI in enhancing both customer interactions and back-office processes. Gunnar emphasizes the balance between AI efficiency and essential human touch in customer service.
DERTOUR successfully transitioned from Avaya to Microsoft Teams, integrating Landis Contact Center to enhance communication and service delivery.
The company is exploring AI integration to analyze call data and improve operational efficiency while maintaining necessary human support for complex inquiries.
Deep dives
Transitioning to Microsoft Teams
Dettour, a leading travel company, transitioned from a traditional Avaya PBX to Microsoft Teams as their communication platform. Initially prepared to implement Teams in 2019, the onset of the pandemic led to delays, but they eventually rolled it out in late 2020. The switch presented challenges for users accustomed to Avaya's control center, as Teams lacked certain functionalities. To address these gaps, they adopted Landis as their call center solution, which allowed them to monitor internal service center calls and evolve their communication capabilities effectively.
Leveraging AI for Enhanced Insights
Dettour is looking forward to integrating AI features into their communication systems to better analyze call data and performance. By utilizing AI, they aim to process historical call data, assess sentiment, and gain insights on agent performance and call volumes. This analytical approach would help identify trends and optimize operational efficiency, as it can filter out unnecessary information and provide actionable insights. While they anticipate that AI could eventually handle basic customer inquiries, complex cases will still require human involvement, leading to a hybrid model of AI and human support.
Recorded live at Commsverse 2024, Gunnar Meyer, Head of IT Service Delivery at DERTOUR Suisse, the second largest tour operator in Europe, shares their Microsoft Teams journey and how they have successfully integrated Landis Contact Center to enhance their communication and service delivery.
The transition from traditional PBX (Avaya) to Microsoft Teams
Leveraging Landis Contact Center for real-time reporting and agent management
The benefits of adopting granular permissions and delegating control
Insights on the future of AI in call center operations
How AI can enhance both back-office processes and customer-facing interactions
Thanks to Landis, this episode's sponsor, for your continued support and for helping to make content like this possible.
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