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OTAs of the futurein the Middle East
Albert Dias, Co-founderAlbert Dias, Co-founder
Who are we
> Founded in 2005
> Present in UAE/India on OTA, B2B and Retail
> Lean team of 300 across 11 locations
> 1.5mn+ OTA/Retail and9,000+ B2B customers
> 1.5mn+ OTA/Retail and9,000+ B2B customers
Startup OTA
OT
> Untapped market
> High card penetration
OTA OT
OT
ME vsEurope
> Unique customer needs
> 9% online in ME, of which OTAs were <2% Offline
Europe2008
which OTAs were <2%Offline
* Hermes
Early adoptionOTA
OT
> Maturing market
> Increasing trust
OTA
OTME vsEurope
> Mobile revolution
> 20% online in ME, of which OTAs were 9% Offline
Europe2013
which OTAs were 9%Offline
* eMarketer, PhoCusWright
Tipping point OTA
> Accelerating growth
> Personalized, localized and instant services
OTA OT
ME vsEuropeand instant services
> 35% online in ME, of which OTAs will be 15%
> $15bn OTA market
OT
Offline
Europe2018
> $15bn OTA marketOffline
* CAGR, PhoCusWright
expectationsChanging behavior and
Data-driven wants
> Here and now
> Personalization
> Intelligence
> Control
> Social feedback> Social feedback
Coming of age
* The Washington Post
Mobile conversion levels up 5x in 2Y
13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4 15Q1 15Q2 15Q3
Base 1.6x 2.0x2.8x 3.0x
4.3x 4.5x5.3x
13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4 15Q1 15Q2 15Q3
* Musafir UAE OTA
Blurring lines
> Growing demand for data insights in leisure
> Increasing self-service > Increasing self-service in business travel
> Corporate CC adoption in infancy, but growingin infancy, but growing
Rise of holiday explorers
> Appeal of novelty
> Price advantage
*
Adventurer
> Perfect for short breaks
> Growing shift from packaged to tailored
Explorer
Status-seeker
Traditionalpackaged to tailored
Traditional
Falling barriers
> Growth of NBFCs and wallets to fix CC woes
> More m-wallet users than CCs in Indiathan CCs in India
> Still in its infancy in ME
> Closed, semi-closed, open and pass-through
> Closed, semi-closed, open and pass-through
* RBI
evolvingHow are we
Mobile first strategy
Personalized
> Predictive shopping and > Predictive shopping and inspirational shopping
> Flexibility to mix/match complete itinerariescomplete itineraries
> Customize ancillaries with Sabre Air Extras
> Express checkout with > Express checkout with your own wallet
Big data
> 90,000 searches/hour previously wasted
> Sub-second search and price intelligence like price intelligence like Sabre Low Fare History
> Insights from your Carbon footprint to Carbon footprint to auto-optimized search
More control
> Any device, anywhere
> Increased automation and self-service
> Cancel/change online with Sabre Air Exchange
> Refunds to your CC or your wallet
> Refunds to your CC or your wallet
Social feedback
> Know which flights, holidays, seats and more are popularmore are popular
> Rate anything and everything