BTO – Buy Tourism Online 2012
Day ONE, 29 Novembre
12.00 – 13.00, #3 Cassetta degli Attrezzi
Rewind: http://www.buytourismonline.com/il-programma/
Expedia:
Il Nuovo modello commerciale del gruppo:
“Expedia Traveler Preference”
Training Session
Il GRUPPO Expedia presenta il nuovo modello commerciale dell’anno.
Per tutti gli hotel partner del gruppo e per i nuovi hotel, propone un modello rivoluzionario in cui al centro dell’attenzione c’è la SCELTA del cliente.
Speaker: Marco Sprizzi, Area Manager Expedia
Mobile is a hot topic in our industry and will continue to make a significant impact to the way customers plan and purchase travel. In fact mobile transactions are growing exponentially and are expected to exceed $1 trillion dollars by 2015 (Yankee group – July 1, 2011). This number looks wrong, but it is the trajectory that we are on. In reviewing the statistics that we are seeing across the EI mobile websites, 65% of the bookings are for the same or next day and of these 40% are made on a Friday or Saturday. A majority of these customers are leisure focused and are already in the destination. So they simply need an easy way to browse, shop and purchase a hotel room. Key Takeaway: To take advantage of these last minute mobile customers, be sure to extend your last minute availability to Expedia and Hotels.com. This will ensure these customers know that your property exists and that you still have rooms to sell. (Mobile inventory flows directly from the extranet or Expedia Connect.) If appropriate you may also that Hcom allows for mobile exclusive/specific offers.
Internal Note: This slide contains automation. Although each brand will come into the screen automatically so you will not have to manually advance the presentation. As of December 2011, Expedia, Inc. has 100 points of sale in more than 70 countries. Hotels.com leads the pack with more than 70 points of sale, followed by Expedia with more than 20, and Hotwire, Venere and eLong with less than 10 points of sale each. Hotels.com aims for breadth, while Expedia is shoots for depth with the various product offerings including air, hotel, package etc.Key Takeaway: Due to the growing number of customers booking travel online Expedia, Inc. continues to invest heavily in new points of sale. When you partner with Expedia, your hotel will automatically appear across all of these points of sale thus ensuring you are reaching a global audience.
Internal Note: Dots represent each brands’ representation across various booking platforms. All of our brands are bookable on and offline through either the brands website or call center. In fact, on average over the past 5 years 22% of Hotels.com bookings and 14% of Expedia bookings have occurred via the call center. Most of our brands also have mobile presence for shopping and booking hotels. Many of our brands including: Expedia, Hotels.com, eLong and Venere have mobile applications which are free to download either from the iphone or android mobile platforms. Additionally customers may access each brand’s mobile website simply by using the browser on their smart phone.In 2011 we were happy to announce new tablet applications for both Expedia and Hotels.com. The tablet-optimized launch comes at a time when travelers are choosing more and more to bring their tablet on trips, rather than a laptop. For those on the road or in their living room, both applications help customers quickly pinpoint, research and book more than 145,000 hotels, via intuitive design, lush graphics, gorgeous high-resolution photos and a beautifully tactile booking experience. Key Takeaway: Our goal is to meet consumers where they are – which is increasingly in a mobile environment – and thereby to help get your property in front of them while they are shopping for travel.