Travel Technology -- The Travel Industry is Going Mobile

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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY Trends in Mobile and Web Development

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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGYTrends in Mobile and Web Development

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Contents

■ Customer Demands for Travel Technology

■ The Travel Industry is Going Mobile

■ Benefits for Suppliers

■ Development of Travel Technology

■ The Components of Tourism Industry

■ Web Application for Travel Companies

■ Travel App Features

■ Apps Developed by Extentia

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Customer Demands for Travel Technology

■ Problems of the Past

■ Booking depends on physical travel agency

■ Difficult to compare and find cheap options

■ Stressful to arrange all details during traveling

■ Solutions Today

■ Information technology in travel industry

■ eTourism, e-travel

■ Websites and mobile applications

■ Easy and fast to access

■ Automated and all in one

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The Travel Industry is Going Mobile

■ 42% of global travelers use mobile phones to book trips

■ 12% get accommodation via smartphone devices

■ 45 % use smartphones to book activities while traveling

■ 72% use smartphones to find a restaurant

■ 34% feel mobile check-ins should be available at all hotels

■ Usage of mobile phones

Trip Booking Acommodations

While Traveling Restaurant

Mobile Check-in

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The Travel Industry is Going Mobile

Of travellers use the internet for planning their travels

Of travellers use a smartphone for leisure or business travel

Of travel companies and agencies think smartphones would have a significant impact on their business

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Better Logistics

Management

Intelligent Shopping

Mechanism

Marketing and Competitive Advantage

Customer Relationship &

Loyalty

Global Distribution

Process

Business Process

Management

Multi Channel Distribution (B2B, B2C)

Multi Source Supply

Benefits for Suppliers

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Development of Travel Technology

■ Four stages have developed since the 14th century

Advanced Discovery

Sales and Distribution

Supply Management

Supply CreationFirst Stage

Second Stage

Third Stage

Fourth and Current Stage

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Development of Travel Technology

First Stage:

■ Supply Creation■ First travel agent: Thomas

Cook

Second Stage:

■ Supply Management■ Airlines automate booking

process

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Development of Travel Technology

Third Stage

■ Sales and Distribution■ All in one website

■ Travel Agencies like “expedia.com” enable booking hotels, cars, and flights

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Development of Travel Technology

■ Fourth Stage

■ Advanced Discovery■ TripAdvisor

■ Kayak to search across several websites to compare fares

■ Mobile apps

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Development of Travel Technology

Supplier Centric Technologies

changed to Consumer Centric

Technologies

Through Travel Agencies and the Internet

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Development of Travel Technology

■ Future: Personalization■ Collect data with machine

learning

■ Thereby, creating individual profiles

■ Airlines, hotels, and other suppliers will be able to build custom offerings and deals

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The Components of Tourism Industry

Travel &

Tourism

TravelAgents

Tour Operators

Lodging and

CateringTransport

Information and Guiding

Attractions

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Web Application for Travel Company

■ Hotels, flights, cruises, and car rentals

■ Sightseeing tours, and holiday packages

■ Travel agents and affiliates

■ Global Distribution System

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Travel App Features

■ Payment gateway integration

■ Calculation of cancellation charges

■ Handles markups and commissions

■ Customizable app design

■ Responsive booking engine

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Travel App Features

■ Google map integration

■ Easy information access

■ Fully automated system

■ Live data, pricing availability

■ Multi-supplier booking engine

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Apps Developed by Extentia

Trip in a Pocket

■ Developed for travelers who have their trips planned by travel agents

■ Checks uploaded itineraries from any place and at any time on mobile

http://www.ixtentia.com/apps-portfolio/travel/trip-in-a-pocket/

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Apps Developed by Extentia

City Guide

■ The Dubai City Guide is the definitive mobile guide to the dazzling city

■ Finds malls, local museums, fine restaurants, camel safari, and more

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Apps Developed by Extentia

Reethi Rah

■ Acquaints users with the One and Only all-villa luxury resort

■ Offers an unrivalled level of style, choice, and personalized exploration

http://www.ixtentia.com/one-only/

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