Online Travel: Looking into the future

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Online Travel Looking into the future Mudit
KhoslaYatra Online Pvt. Ltd.May 02, 2008
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I have
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I have

• Higher income

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and I also have

• More stress

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I have

• More success

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But I have

• Less time

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All these are
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All these are

• Creating reasons to travel,

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All these are

• Creating reasons to travel,

more
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And I need my travel booking to be

• Faster
• More convenient
• Transparent
• Cheaper

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• And hence a need for

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• And hence a need for
• Online Travel Services

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Where is Online Travel headed?

• Online travel market projected to cross 6
  billion by the end of 2010
• Growing at more than 60 yoy
• Will hopefully be about 25 of the total travel
  market by 2010
• Growth will further get accelerated with higher
  broadband PC and mobile penetration.
• Supplier websites and OTAs will drive the growth

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You aint seen nothing
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You aint seen nothing

• Currently domestic air rail tickets are driving
  online travel. Hotels, holidays, pilgrimage and
  International travel is picking up too.

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You aint seen nothing

• Currently domestic air rail tickets are driving
  online travel. Hotels, holidays, pilgrimage and
  International travel is picking up too.
• 100,000 hotel rooms available
• Additional 100,000 will be available in next few
  years
• More than 8 million outbound travellers
• More than 6 million inbound visitors

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• Key online enablers

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Key online enablers

• Empowerment to the customer
• Ease of comparison
• Any time, Any where travel bookings
• Best deals, always ?

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Key online enablers

• Many payment options
• Credit cards
• Net Banking
• Cash card
• Pay through the mobile
• Pay by Cash

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Key online enablers

• Partnership with banks gives access to rich
  database
• Touch of button and connect with 25 million
  credit card users
• Touch of button and connect with 150 million bank
  a/c holders
• Cash cards a big success story

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But. There are challenges too

• Rising Ticket prices
• Shrinking margins
• High offline (read call centre) costs

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And every challenge is an opportunity.
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Opportunities Going Forward

• Cross Selling - Value Added Services

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Opportunities Going Forward

• Cross Selling - Value Added Services
• Travel insurance
• Global SIM cards
• Visa
• Credit cards
• And more

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Opportunities Going Forward

• Cross Selling - Value Added Services
• Travel insurance
• Global SIM cards
• Visa
• Credit cards
• And more
• from ticket sellers to total travel solution
  providers

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Opportunities Going Forward

• Traffic monetization through

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Opportunites Going Forward

• Traffic monetization through
• Ad Sales
• SMS / email marketing
• Co-branded Credit cards
• And more

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Opportunites Going Forward

• Traffic monetization through
• Ad Sales
• SMS / email marketing
• Co-branded Credit cards
• And more
• from commission agents to smart brand marketing
  platform

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• Clearly, its an open sky
• and time to fly.