State of Industry: Whats Up with Airfares Industry Trends

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State of Industry Whats Up with Airfares?
Industry Trends

• Pascal Bordat
• Associate Partner

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Agenda

• Intermediation
• Distribution Chain
• Payment channels
• Infrastructure
• Airports
• ATC
• New entrants
• Low Cost Carriers

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Intermediation - 1

• Distribution Chain
• GDS deregulation
• Alternative GDSs
• G2 Switch Works, ITA, Farelogix, Metasearch
  engines
• Corporate Travel self booking tools
• Emergence of Online players
• Travelocity for Business, Expedia Corporate Travel

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Intermediation - 2

• Payment channels
• Airlines look at reducing US1.5 Billion annual
  expense on credit card fees (US airlines only).
• New forms of payment

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Infrastructure

• Airports
• Privatisation
• LCC terminals
• Simplify the business
• ATC etc..
• Bilateral agreements Open Skies

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New Entrants

• Low Cost Carriers
• Becoming a real alternative for business travel
• Distribution challenges

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Conclusion

• Trends affecting business travel worldwide are
  also rapidly impacting the Asia-Pacific region

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Thank you

• pascal.bordat_at_corporate-value.com
• Tel[phone]