Introducing UniResMan

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Introducing UniResMan

• by
• Presented by
• Doug Ash
• Etienne Grobler

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Todays Presentation

• The Industry
• Travel Tourism
• The Market Segment
• Lodging Industry initial focus
• Plane, bus, boat charters and more
• The Solution
• UniResMan
• Your Opportunity
• Lucrative New Market

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The Industry

• Tourism grew to a giant virtually unnoticed
• S..Smith, Dept. Recreation and Leisure Studies
• University of Waterloo, Canada
• Tourism - largest industry in the world.

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N. American Statistics

• USA
• 525 billion in total receipts (2002)
• Travelers spend 1.4 billion/day
• Employs 7.8 million workers

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N. American Statistics

• Canada
• 150 billion in revenue (2003 proj.)

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North American Summary

• Third largest employer
• Trend is toward more travel
• 700 billion annually
• Growing rapidly

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The Market Segment

• Lodging Industry (Initial focus)
• Hotel
• Motel
• Time Share
• Campground
• RV Park
• Hostel
• Bed Breakfast

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Lodging Industry in US

• Lodging Industry Profile 2002
• 47,040 properties
• 4.4 million rooms
• 103.6 billion in revenue
• 14.2 billion in profit
• Employs 2 million workers
• The American Hotel Motel Association (AHMA)

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Lodging Industry

• In late 2003 early 2004, corporate and leisure
  travel is anticipated to increase.
• 2002 U.S. Lodging Outlook
  Ernst Young

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The Solution

• More speed, more input, more flexibility and
  more control vis-à-vis the booking process is
  seen as todays ultimate path to putting more
  heads in beds.
• Michael Billig
• hotelbusiness.com

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The Solution

• UniResMan
• Architecture
• Design
• Tools
• Current Install Base
• Fast, Flexible and In Control

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Your Opportunity

• Research results on current reservation systems
• Strong front office - weak back office
• Strong front office - separate back office
• Standalone systems - re-enter data
• No miscellaneous item tracking
• No maintenance calendar
• Separate availability reservation screens
• Slow and difficult to use or still DOS based
• Proprietary software or Data Base
• Limited history or statistics
• Limited reserve ahead period

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Your Opportunity

• Most are dissatisfied with current solutions
• Prospects are easy to find
• Yellow Pages
• Blue Pages
• Tourist Bureau
• Chamber of Commerce
• Internet search
• Very Targeted Marketing

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Your Opportunity

• Income from
• Sale of software
• Stand-alone
• With accounting system link
• With added Granules
• Implementation
• UniResMan
• Accounting
• Consulting
• Business process

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Your Opportunity

• Planned release in late 2003
• Get familiar with the market
• Identify your prospects
• Plan your approach
• Develop and refine your presentation

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Conclusion
Opportunities abound in this lucrative and
growing industry. Now you can take advantage of
them with UniResMan.
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