E-Tourism Africa Summit
October 26th 2010
CPT International Conference Centre
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AGENDA
1. How the Internet is evolving as a distribution and marketing
channel for travel products
• Growth in online adoption
• Effects of the internet on consumers
• Effects of the internet on hotels and travel suppliers
• Effects of the internet on intermediaries
2. How to profit from online distribution (focus on OLTAs)
• Effects of the online shift to hotels and travel suppliers
3. Results in South Africa
4. Expedia – More than just Transactions
5. Questions & Answers
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How to profit from online distribution
1. Expedia?
2. Basics for working with OLTA´s … and YOUR own
web
Our mission remains the same…
At Expedia,
we create the best marketplaces around the world
for travelers to plan, book and manage their trips.
American Express
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2009 “… was the year that online travel agency, Expedia,displaced American Express as the industry's largest seller of travel.”
-Travel Weekly Power List 2010
20082009
29.121.8
Expedia
27.821.5Carlson Wagonlit
21.321.4
HRG 1616
BCD Travel 1414.6
Orbitz 10.810.1
Travelocity 10.610*
Priceline 7.49.3
Source: Travel Weekly Power List 2010; Annual Earnings in billions (US$)
* Estimated as did not return figures
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How to profit from online distribution
1. Expedia?
2. Basics for working with OLTA´s … and YOUR own
web
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Online Strategic Building Blocks
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Focus on Consumer Relevance
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Connectivity TechnologyStandard Content
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Focused design, intuitive, highly usable
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Back to basics RATE & ROOMS
Do you have:
The right rate plans 2011 2012?
The right 18 month Calendar?
The right yielding methods ?
The right plan ?
The right people and IT?
The right... Everything!
There are 295 hotels in Cape Town 30% with no Internet?
Expedia continued content enhancement optimisation
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Provide excellent service – Read and ReplyHotel Conversion vs User rating Score (1-5)
1–2.9 3.0–3.9 4.0–5.0
% User Ratings
100
170
220
% Total ratings
Conversion Index
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AGENDA
1. How the Internet is evolving as a distribution and marketing
channel for travel products
• Growth in online adoption
• Effects of the internet on consumers
• Effects of the internet on hotels and travel suppliers
• Effects of the internet on intermediaries
2. How to profit from online distribution (focus on OLTAs)
• Effects of the online shift to hotels and travel suppliers
3. Results in South Africa
4. Expedia – More than just Transactions
5. Questions & Answers
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AGENDA
1. How the Internet is evolving as a distribution and marketing
channel for travel products
• Growth in online adoption
• Effects of the internet on consumers
• Effects of the internet on hotels and travel suppliers
• Effects of the internet on intermediaries
2. How to profit from online distribution (focus on OLTAs)
• Effects of the online shift to hotels and travel suppliers
3. Results in South Africa
4. Expedia – More than just Transactions
5. Questions & Answers
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1. This shifting online is impacting consumers, intermediaries, and travel suppliers.
Internet is changing the way people buy and sell travel (i.e. Cape Town or Cairo
sold as a long weekend city break!).
2. Revenue Management is key to maximize profits. Moreover in times of economy
slowdown. Every single penny counts
3. Wear online hat when doing business with online Tour Operators. Wear offline
hat while doing business with offline tour operators. Think selling price while @
4. Expedia is your best option to maximize revenue, reach worldwide audience,
learn about e-commerce and benefit from our vast online experience.
5. Expedia is the ONLY OLTA that can offer you Transactions, Media Value and
Billboard effect. No other competitor can close the circle this way!.
6. Online is not the future. It is the present. And it is happening now in Africa. We
are bringing the e-commerce to Africa and Africa to the e-commerce. Join us!
7. The Offline Travel Trade is not left aside. Join www.agentrez.com and start
earning $$!
Summary
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Thank you!
ANY QUESTIONS?
Diego J. Lofeudo
Ross Kata
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