Forcia web connect significantly expands Domestic DP functions on knt.co.jp online booking site
Forcia has supported the significant expansion of Domestic Dynamic Package (DP) functions on the travel reservation site 'knt.co.jp' operated by KNT-CT Holdings, utilizing the SaaS product 'web connect'. New features for JR Dynamic Package and local tourism materials have been launched.
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Forcia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroko Yashiro; hereinafter 'Forcia') has supported the significant expansion of Domestic Dynamic Package (hereinafter 'Domestic DP') functions on the travel booking site 'knt.co.jp' operated by KNT-CT Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter 'KNT-CT') and its group companies, utilizing Forcia's SaaS product 'web connect'.
Domestic DP is a travel reservation service that allows users to freely combine transport such as flights or JR with accommodations based on real-time availability. Following the release of the Flight Dynamic Package (Flight DP) in May 2025 using 'web connect', the 'JR Dynamic Package (JRDP) Sales Function' and 'Local Tourism Material (sightseeing, experiences, etc.) Sales Function' were launched on April 8, 2026. This allows for the creation and sale of 'tour-type products' that combine transportation and lodging freely, achieving a significant functional expansion.
[15 Years of Co-creation and Renewal to a Next-Generation Sales Model]
The collaboration between Forcia and the current KNT-CT Group started in August 2011 with the provision of a search system for domestic accommodation booking sites. Since then, both companies have evolved their systems together in response to changes in the travel market over 15 years.
2011–2021: Continuous Functional Expansion
Since providing the search system in 2011, development and support have been carried out according to business requirements, such as supporting DP for domestic tours in 2017 and introducing it to the high-class brand 'KNT High-Class Blue Planet' in 2021.
May 2025: Introduction of Common Platform 'web connect'
The microservices-based common platform 'web connect', which allows for the flexible combination of necessary functions, was introduced, starting with Flight DP.
April 2026 (Now): Integration of All Materials Completed. Renewal to Next-Generation Sales Model Achieved.
Leveraging the scalability of 'web connect', in addition to the previously released Flight DP, JRDP (allowing free online combinations of JR trains and lodging) and search/booking/sales functions for local tourism materials and tour products have been expanded simultaneously. This establishes a system capable of instantly meeting diverse travel needs by freely combining lodging, transport, and local experiences on 'web connect'.
[Expanded Functions and Key Effects]
1. Expansion of Local Tourism Materials and Improved Convenience
- Material Registration and Flexible Sales: Provides a 'material registration function' for tourist facilities and experience content, enabling search and booking of local materials alone or in combination with other elements.
- Enabling Upsells: Implemented a function to 'additionally purchase' local options even after a travel booking, contributing to the expansion of travel sales opportunities.
- DX Promotion via Electronic Coupons: Features an electronic coupon function for on-site use. Supports paperless operations and DX by digitizing the process from creation to sale and local use.
2. Enhanced JR Material Functions and Support for Diverse Itineraries
- Improved Operability via Intuitive UI/UX: JRDP adopts a UI that allows for 'simultaneous train and facility selection', a feature of 'web connect'. Users can complete bookings intuitively in fewer steps.
- Expanded Product Lineup: Through the 'Tour Product Management Function' described below, diverse and flexible product patterns, such as 'same-day JR products' which were difficult to handle with conventional systems, can now be provided.
3. Flexible Tour Product Expansion via Unique 'Combination-Type' Creation
- Labor-saving in Product Creation: Provides a 'Tour Product Management Function' that can quickly deploy tour products combining flight, JR, lodging, and local materials online, supporting the labor-saving of complex creation tasks.
- 'Fixed Price Function' for Strategic Pricing: A new function allows for fixing the sale price at the time of tour creation while using dynamic pricing materials. This enables the provision of unique plans from a travel agency's perspective.
Forcia will continue to support the completion of the company's DX strategy by unraveling the complex product structures of the travel industry digitally and maximizing its accumulated expertise and unique technology.
Domestic DP is a travel reservation service that allows users to freely combine transport such as flights or JR with accommodations based on real-time availability. Following the release of the Flight Dynamic Package (Flight DP) in May 2025 using 'web connect', the 'JR Dynamic Package (JRDP) Sales Function' and 'Local Tourism Material (sightseeing, experiences, etc.) Sales Function' were launched on April 8, 2026. This allows for the creation and sale of 'tour-type products' that combine transportation and lodging freely, achieving a significant functional expansion.
[15 Years of Co-creation and Renewal to a Next-Generation Sales Model]
The collaboration between Forcia and the current KNT-CT Group started in August 2011 with the provision of a search system for domestic accommodation booking sites. Since then, both companies have evolved their systems together in response to changes in the travel market over 15 years.
2011–2021: Continuous Functional Expansion
Since providing the search system in 2011, development and support have been carried out according to business requirements, such as supporting DP for domestic tours in 2017 and introducing it to the high-class brand 'KNT High-Class Blue Planet' in 2021.
May 2025: Introduction of Common Platform 'web connect'
The microservices-based common platform 'web connect', which allows for the flexible combination of necessary functions, was introduced, starting with Flight DP.
April 2026 (Now): Integration of All Materials Completed. Renewal to Next-Generation Sales Model Achieved.
Leveraging the scalability of 'web connect', in addition to the previously released Flight DP, JRDP (allowing free online combinations of JR trains and lodging) and search/booking/sales functions for local tourism materials and tour products have been expanded simultaneously. This establishes a system capable of instantly meeting diverse travel needs by freely combining lodging, transport, and local experiences on 'web connect'.
[Expanded Functions and Key Effects]
1. Expansion of Local Tourism Materials and Improved Convenience
- Material Registration and Flexible Sales: Provides a 'material registration function' for tourist facilities and experience content, enabling search and booking of local materials alone or in combination with other elements.
- Enabling Upsells: Implemented a function to 'additionally purchase' local options even after a travel booking, contributing to the expansion of travel sales opportunities.
- DX Promotion via Electronic Coupons: Features an electronic coupon function for on-site use. Supports paperless operations and DX by digitizing the process from creation to sale and local use.
2. Enhanced JR Material Functions and Support for Diverse Itineraries
- Improved Operability via Intuitive UI/UX: JRDP adopts a UI that allows for 'simultaneous train and facility selection', a feature of 'web connect'. Users can complete bookings intuitively in fewer steps.
- Expanded Product Lineup: Through the 'Tour Product Management Function' described below, diverse and flexible product patterns, such as 'same-day JR products' which were difficult to handle with conventional systems, can now be provided.
3. Flexible Tour Product Expansion via Unique 'Combination-Type' Creation
- Labor-saving in Product Creation: Provides a 'Tour Product Management Function' that can quickly deploy tour products combining flight, JR, lodging, and local materials online, supporting the labor-saving of complex creation tasks.
- 'Fixed Price Function' for Strategic Pricing: A new function allows for fixing the sale price at the time of tour creation while using dynamic pricing materials. This enables the provision of unique plans from a travel agency's perspective.
Forcia will continue to support the completion of the company's DX strategy by unraveling the complex product structures of the travel industry digitally and maximizing its accumulated expertise and unique technology.