Mobile Revolution€¦ · 3 HotelTonight fast facts 1st mobile-native hotel booking app ever 5.5...
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Mobile Revolution
Heather Leisman
Managing Director, EMEA
@JetsetHeather
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Same-day mobile-only deals
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HotelTonight fast facts
1st mobile-native hotel booking app ever
5.5 million downloads
12 countries; 100 markets worldwide
250,000 Facebook fans
30,000 Twitter followers
100+ employees worldwide
2 offices; San Francisco & London
• Mobile users: 1B strong
• 45% of mobile phones will be a smartphone by 2016 (up from 31% today)
• 33% of “last minute” queries are via mobile
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166%
45%
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Other
Microsoft
RIM
Symbian
Apple
42%
21%
20%
8% 5%
22%
20%
38%
9% 7%
Sources: eMarketer Jan 2013; Informa/KPCB May 2012; Comscore Mobilens Jul 2012; Google Feb 2011
The mobile marketplace
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Competitive landscape
A zillion travel
websites….
……but none
focused on mobile
Yet….
• 50% don’t have a
mobile site/app
• 43% plan ZERO spend
on mobile
6 Source: EyeForTravel Jun 2012
52% of Suppliers
18%
30% 34%
14%
4%
NotImportant
Neutral Important Veryimportant
Extremelyimportant
How Important is Mobile? (Jun 2012)
Travel suppliers & mobile
$487 billion global hotel market
15% same-day bookings
$73 Billion Target Market
80% of mobile hotel bookings are same-day
Same-day mobile market size
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HotelTonight timeline
Jan 2011
iPhone app
launch
May 2012
Closed C-round
$35M total funds
Jun 2012
UK launches
Sep 2012
Personalized
offers launch
Oct 2012
Acquired
PrimaTable
Dec 2012
Continental
Europe; FIGS
Dec 2012
“App of the Year”
by Apple May 2012
“Snap Your Stay”
&
“HT Price
Guarantee”
launch
Spectrum of Spontaneity
The impulse booker
• Quality
• Convenience
• Value
• Fun
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Focus on quality
v.
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81% of mobile searches are driven by speed
& convenience
Focus on convenience
Source: Google Mobil Search Study, Mar 2013
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Focus on value
• Curated selection
• Market-driven pricing
• Hotels compete for
placement
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Focus on fun
“Snap Your Stay”
• Take, edit & save photos
• Share via social media
• Earn HT credits
• Chance at fame & glory
Build Great Things