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Distribution evolution or revolution?
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Agile commerce for travel
Does mobile matter?
Field lessons
Five simple tips
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1980GDS
1990Tour
Operators
2000Online Travel
Agents
2010Agile
Commerce
Hotel distribution changes every ten years
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Agile commerce for the new consumer
82% prefer to book on hotel website*
60% trust social word-of-mouth**
19% hotel searches from mobile***
Hotels that are not agile are losing $s
Sources:* Phocuswright
** Forrester*** Google
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1% to 10% of visitors book a room.But website traffic not growing.
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Improve website and booking engine to maximize sales
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“What happens on facebook, stays on facebook”
Must work facebook page.
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Mobile traffic growing fast.Highly transactional.
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Mobile users:97% Look3% Interact1% Book
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No real difference between app and HTML5/CSS3
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Interact: Best practices
Click-to-callMap, directions
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“Normal” booking Mobile booking
• 95% book 1 room• 90% book 1-3
nights• 60% book today
or tomorrow• 50% book
cheapest rate
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Hotel manager requirements SaaS fit
Must be simple, easy-to-use ✓
Deployment cannot be a “project” ✓
Prefer a reputable technology vendor ✓
Look at cost vs. benefit very carefully ✓
Cloud is the solution.
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Consumer experienceBandwidth and latency
for picture-heavy sites
Consumer trustM-commerce security
seals
Data costRoaming charges for
international travel
Some obstacles remain
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SEO matters Tip #1: Use Google mobile keywords tool
Optimize mobile site for low bandwidth, high latency Tip #2: Use W3 mobile validator tool
Display your address boldly Tip #3: make it a link to the phone’s Google Maps application
Have a click-to-call button Tip #4: phone numbers are recognized, use international
number (i.e. include +1)
Provide a simple booking experience Tip #5: track mobile users and optimize the experience for
that usage
Five simple tips to start mobile commerce
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Thank you!
Contact: Pedro Colaco• www.guestcentric.com