How iBeacons and Location will Change the Travel Industry

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What are beacons and will they be the key to unlocking contextual intelligence in the travel & hospitality sector? Mobile is transforming many industries, travel as much as any. The out-of-home, often in unfamiliar places, nature of travel has made it almost a perfect fit for mobile as a technology. The ability to be connected at all times has created the expectation that any desired information or service is available, on any device, in context, at your moment of need. Beacons are a hot new technology which may finally deliver on that expectation. However, most of discussion around beacons has been limited to changing the in-store retail shopping experience. But beacons have much more applicability outside the retail and there are no shortage of use cases within the travel and hospitality sector (hint: see Apple’s iTravel patents). And while the traveler is often the focus of our attention, our employees have this expectation as well. How they do their job and how well they do it can be positively impacted by knowing where they are and what they are doing. Watch and hear Glenn Gruber from Propelics discuss how beacons could be the key to enabling new applications where other technologies like NFC have failed. Webinar: How iBeacons will Change the Travel Industry from Propelics on Vimeo. Watch this information packed webinar to learn: -What is Bluetooth LE and how do beacons work? How does it compare to other technologies like NFC? -What are the top use cases where Beacons can significantly extend and enhance the traveller experience, increase revenue and enhance of the productivity of airline and hotel employees. -The top 5 challenges to watch out for when considering implementing a beacon program.

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Welcome. How iBeacons Will Change the Travel Industry """April 10th, 2014"""We’ll start promptly at 1:02pm EDT!! @propelics  

Propelics Background – About Us

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•  15+ year track record •  Fortune 500 clients •  Global experience •  100% focused on mobile

for the Enterprise •  San Jose, Boston,

Pittsburgh

Propelics creates mobile strategies and world class Apps for the Enterprise.

Trusted by some of the largest global brands:

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to real-world mobile experience, and gain privileged access to market intelligence and resources that would otherwise be difficult to attain.

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From Market Trends to Action at the Speed of Mobile

Research. Advisory. Community.

Glenn Gruber: Sr. Mobility Strategist

Glenn has been advising travel technology firms and other enterprises on how to leverage mobile within their business for the past 5 years.

He is a leading voice in the travel sector as a contributing Node to Tnooz where he writes about how mobile and other emerging technologies are impacting the travel sector. He has also been a judge at EyeforTravel’s Mobile Innovation in Travel awards for the past three years.

glenn.gruber@propelics.com  @ggruber66  

Agenda"

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•  The Rising Importance of Contextual Intelligence •  What Are Beacons?

•  Effective Use Cases in the Airline and Hotel Sectors

•  Q&A

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Personalization

Merchandising

Loyalty

Omni-Channel

Social

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Today’s airports receive 47% of revenues from non-aeronautical

sources

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Total Global Ancillaries

estimated at $42.6B in

2013

Source:  IATA,  IdeaWorks  

PRESCRIPTION FOR 2014

PRESCRIPTIONS  FOR  2014   10

Incorporate Context Into �App Development

What Are the Key Drivers for Contextual Intelligence?

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Contextual  Intelligence  

Location  

Motion

Social

Behavioral

Transaction History

Environmental

We Are Very Early in the Game

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You  are  here  

Q: What is lacking in today’s location technologies?

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A: Accuracy, Granularity & Energy

Proximity

vs.

Location

Proximity and Intent

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Increasing  indicator  of  relevancy  and  intent  

Beacons Bridge the Physical World with the Digital

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Enable Micro-Location Targeting to Connect You to the Things Around You

So You Can Deliver the Right Content or Offer at Exactly the Right Time

Lots of Buzz for Beacons In Retail

18 Image  Source:  EsGmote,  Logos  property  of  respecGve  companies  

Stadiums Too

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What Are Beacons?

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•  Bluetooth LE (low energy) aka Bluetooth 4.0 aka Bluetooth Smart •  Low power consumption •  Inexpensive •  Really small •  Adjustable range (up to 200’) •  2.4GHz •  Doesn’t need to pair with

mobile device

How Does It Work?

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Here  I  am!  

I  see  you  

How Does It Work?

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Here  I  am!  

You’re  Pre<y  Close  

Now  you  can  calculate  Proximity  

Immediate  <  0.5M  

Near  <  2M  

Far  <  30M  

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A Beacon is Only Part of the Puzzle

Remember: It’s Just a Beacon

Content/Offers

Beacon management

Function

What to Watch Out For

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Security"

Imprecise Measuring of Distance"

Collisions/Interference"

False Negatives"

There Will be a Learning Curve"

Beacons and Travel

The New Travel Experience

Copyright    BCD  Travel  2012  

The Travel Industry’s Sasquatch

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Airlines and Airports

Image  Source:  TwistedSiQer  

Airports as a Destination, Not Just a Point of Departure

Entertainment" Fine Dining"

Shopping"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedmurphy/3007971767/]JetBlue Terminal 5 JFK /by http://www.flickr.com/people/tedmurphy/]tedmurphy on Flickr

Disimbark  Boarding  WaiGng  Security  Check  In  Arrival  

The Airport Journey

What matters to the traveller at each of those moments?

Where can proximity act as a trigger?

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•  Opportunity to promote ancillaries •  Access to priority check in lines •  Expedited security lines •  Day pass to Airline Lounge •  Seat upgrades

Beacon-based Check-in and Bag Tag

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We Can Make Navigating the Airport Better

Access to Executive Lounges

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Source:  AA.com  

Boarding"

Enroll Frequent Travelers"Purchase Ancillaries "

Deliver Content"

Call Customer Service"

Complete Many of the Tasks Done by QR Codes or NFC"

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Track presence of people and assets §  Crew §  Ground Handling §  Maintenance §  Security

Source:  Wikimedia  Commons  

Airport IT Trends

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Source:  SITA  and  Airports  Council  InternaGonal    2013  Airport  IT  Trends  Survey  

of airports expect IT spending to increase or stay the same in 2014 of airports plan to invest in mobile apps by 2016 of airports plan to invest in new BI solutions for revenue optimization and management by 2016

90% 95% 80%

Airport IT Investment Intent

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Coordination and Distribution is Tricky

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Passenger"

Airlines"

Airports"

Concessionaires"

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Hotels

Great Potential for Front of the House Improvement & Enhance RevPAR

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Starwood Check-in and Digital Key Pilot

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•  Pilot at hotels in Cupertino and Harlem"•  Developed in conjunction with major

access control vendor Assa Abloy AB of Sweden"

Enhance Back of the House Operations

• “Field Service” •  Housekeeping •  Room Service •  Engineering

Image  Credit:  Agilisys  

Bonus Cantos: Shout Out to Silvercar

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Source:  www.Statesman.com  

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How Do I Decide Which Use Cases to Start With?

Business Drivers

Market Opportunity

Innovation Strategy & Alignment

Mobile Strategy & Roadmap: Approach

Action Plan

Recommend

Use Case Risk

Analysis

Use Case identification

Innovation through

visualization

Business &

IT Roadmap

Stage I: Direction Setting

Stage II: Ideation, Assessment, Risk Analysis, Visualization

Stage III: Roadmap & Next Steps

App Portfolio

Mobility Strategy: Direction Setting

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•  Identify Key with Business Drivers •  Operational efficiency •  Increased ancillary revenues •  Increased accuracy & availability of data •  Enhanced customer loyalty •  Etc.

Ideation and Prioritization

•  Identification of Scenarios •  Simplification of process •  Elegance in customer interactions •  Reduction of complexity – data, requirements

•  Align Primary Business Value Driver and Actor for each Scenario

•  Front Desk •  Operations •  Ground Crew •  HR •  Leadership •  etc.

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Scenario Identification & Prioritization

Mobility Strategy: App Portfolio

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•  Scenario Ranking •  Business Value •  Innovation •  Readiness •  Ease of Implementation •  Risk

•  Scenario Grouping •  Type of use •  Commonality of function

•  App Portfolio •  Prioritized App Candidates

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