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From start up to global leader
Richard Singer, MD Travelzoo Europe

www.travelzoo.co.uk

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How we started

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Disruptive innovation

Source: Clayton M Christenson: An Innovators Dilemma

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Our goal

“To inspire people every day to jump off the sofa and explore the world”

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Travelzoo Top 20

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Our mission

“To be the worlds most trusted source of travel and entertainment deals”

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26 million global subscribers

Canada
1.5
U.K.
3.5
U.S.
15m

Germany
1.5

France
0.8

Japan
1.0

Spain
0.7

China*
1.0

Australia
0.7

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Unique process assures reliability for subscribers and qualified leads for advertisers

Travelzoo Deal Experts across Europe, North America and Asia follow a one-of-a-kind process to bring our
subscribers the most competitive deals in the marketplace and provide our advertisers with high-quality,
high-income active travellers

Research

Evaluate

Test

Producers thoroughly
research the quality and
competitiveness of each
offer

Editorial team evaluates
the strength of an offer
before endorsing it as
outstanding

The Test Booking Centre
test books each offer to
ensure a smooth user
experience and best possible
results for the advertiser

Producers spend more than 1,000 hours researching, checking & validating deals each week

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Simple but effective model

Publications & Content

• Website, Top 20®, Newsflash™ &
SuperSearch™
• Editorial guidance drives response

Quality Audience

• High income
• Frequent leisure travellers
• Respond to travel ideas with
incremental purchase

• 26 million subscribers worldwide
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Branding & bookings

• Companies take bookings directly via
their website or reservation/call centre
• Proven results across all travel
segments
• Over 2,000 advertisers
Travelzoo is one of the world leading Travel and Entertainment providers

+ NASDAQ listed: TZOO
+ Market Cap $400m
+ 25 offices in 11 countries
+ More than 500 employees
+ More than 2,000 advertisers

+ 100million unique visitors worldwide
+ Over 26m subscribers worldwide
+ 3m social following
+ No. 1 Travel newsletter in the UK and Top 10 travel website

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Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix

Existing Products

Existing Markets

New Markets

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New Products

Market Penetration

Product Development

Market Development

Diversification

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Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix

Existing Products

Existing Markets

New Markets

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New Products

Market Penetration

Product Development

Market Development

Diversification

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Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix

Existing Products

Existing Markets

New Markets

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New Products

Subscriber
Investment

Search
Newsflash
Local Deals
Getaways

Europe
APAC
Canada

Diversification

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Entrepreneurial culture with disciplined financial approach

May 1998 – Ralph Bartel has 10 subscribers…

1999

2004

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2008

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2010

2012

2013
Entrepreneurial culture with disciplined financial approach

May 1998 – Ralph Bartel has 10 subscribers…

1999

2004

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2008

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2010

2012

2013
Market expansion- due diligence and culture building

+ Selection of a market
+ Find synergies across markets
+ Start simple – build big

LOCAL

+ Build local teams with centralised support
+ Local taxes and employment laws

DRIVE
MARKETS

+ Global and local product development
+ Communication
+ Sympathetic to cultural nuances

NATIONWIDE

GLOBAL

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We make investments to drive future growth

Annual revenue per subscriber*
US$ per subscriber

Strategic Elements

New growth in the past 2-years:
1. Audience

2010: Local Deals

Grow subscribers but also
mobile users and social

2011: Getaways

2013+: Grow audience and monetisation
$7.17

2. Products
Enhance our products to
search „what‟, „where‟ and
„when‟, particularly on
mobile and particularly for
hotels

Travelzoo
Q3 2012

26 million

Number of
subscribers**

* Defined as annualised year to date revenue divided by # of subscribers at beginning of year.

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Strategic element 1: Grow and actively engage audience across all media

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Strategic element 2: Product development investment

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Strategic element 3: On page optimisation

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Strategic element 4: Social roll out

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Strategic element 5: Travelzoo syndication

Travelzoo Network Publishers*
Reach Travel Intenders at all Stages of Travel Purchase Funnel

* Partial list of Network partners

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Strategic element 5: Travelzoo syndication

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The Challenge and the Opportunity

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Travelzoo mobile

Mobile is the fastest growing segment of our business

'Brilliant'
The Independent

34%
of total traffic is via mobile devices

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'Genius'
The Times

'Travel App
of the Week'
The Sunday Times

2,500,000+
app downloads
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'Consumer app
of the week'
The Guardian

1 sale every 1.5 minutes on
mobile
Our mobile products continue to evolve
23 US markets
4 European markets
Covers all sectors of Travel and
Entertainment
Very simple to use

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Mobile evolution

What has been the impact?

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Mobile booking experience

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Mobile booking experience

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Test Booking Centre Top 20
Hotels
£99 -- Deluxe Cheshire Break w/Dinner & Tickets, Save 50%
£79 -- 'Stylish' London Docklands Hotel w/Extras, 58% Off
£125 -- Isle of Wight Hotel w/Ferry & Dinner, Save 52%
£129 -- Award-Winning Cotswolds Gourmet Stay, Reg £245
£99 -- Historic Dartmoor Manor Stay w/Suite, 40% Off
£98 -- Amsterdam 4-Star Stay w/Upgrade, Was up to £250
£75 -- Central Amsterdam Summer Hotel Stay w/Breakfast
£139 -- Lake District Stay with AA-Rosette Dining, 40% Off
£69 -- Berkshire Hotel with Breakfast & Dinner, 45% Off
£89 -- Dorset Jurassic Coast Hotel w/Meals, up to 48% Off
£84 -- 2-Nt Sicilian Farmhouse Stay, up to 34% Off
£90 -- Lake Stay nr Las Vegas w/Shuttle, up to 43% Off
£75 -- New Orleans: Chic Hotel near French Quarter, 60% Off
£75 -- 'Stylish' Boutique Nottingham Stay w/Dinner, Reg £179
£65 -- Derbyshire: 4-Star Gourmet Stay w/Dinner & Extras
£119 -- Historic Lincolnshire Break w/Michelin-Listed Dining
£169 -- Condé Nast Cotswolds Stay w/Dinner & Fizz, Was £370+
£149 -- Devon Country Escape w/'Exquisite' Dining, Was £330
£89 -- Cotswolds 'Hidden Treasure' w/Wine Tasting, Was £155+
Entertainment
£25 -- Last Chance: Spice Girls Musical Tickets, Was £45
£24 -- 'We Will Rock You' Arena Show in Manchester, Reg £35
£13 -- Newcastle: 'Celebrities on Ice' Arena Show
£15 -- 'Hilarious' Play 'Noises Off' in Glasgow, Save 54%
£19 -- 'Taste of London' Food Festival & Cook Book, Reg £38
Vacation
£329 -- Tenerife: 4-Star Holiday w/Meals, Drinks & Suite
£179 -- Krakow Break at 'Poland's Best Hotel' w/Flights
£299 -- French Pyrenees: Deluxe Castle Escape w/Flights
£349 -- 4-Star Mayrhofen Austrian Alps Wk w/Meals, Was £644
£499 -- Luxury Kos Escape w/Meals, Spa & Sea View, Was £799
£899 -- Oceanfront All-Inclusive Week in Barbados, Save £330
£229 -- Costa Brava: 3-Nt All-Inclusive Break, Save 32%
£689 -- All-Inc Sri Lanka Beach Escape w/Upgrade, Save £330+
£479 -- Red Sea: All-Inc Hilton Week w/Upgrade, Save £150+
£1145 -- NYC, Niagara Falls & Washington DC Tour, Save £364
Air
£68 & up -- Monarch Cuts June Fares to Europe (Return)
£10 & up -- Ends Tuesday: UK & Europe Car Hire Sale
Cruise
£699 -- 7-Nt Dubai Cruise inc Flights, Transfers & Spend
£699 -- Last-Minute 12-Night Baltic Cruise, Was £1389
£779 -- Western Med Fly/Cruise w/7-Night Mallorca Stay
£1599 -- 5-Star Indonesia & Bali Cruise inc Flights & Hotel

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no mobile site
no mobile site
no mobile site
Getaway
Getaway
mobile site, correctly linked, but not working properly
mobile site, but not working properly
Getaway
mobile site, works fine
phone only
Getaway
no mobile site
mobile site, but not working properly
Getaway
no mobile site
Getaway
Getaway
Getaway
Getaway
no mobile site
no mobile site
no mobile site
no mobile site
no mobile site

phone only
phone only
phone only
no mobile site
phone only
phone only
no mobile site
no mobile site
phone only
no mobile site
no mobile site
no mobile site

phone only
phone only
phone only
phone only

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How is this changing our business?

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The mobile driven evolution of our business
• Advertising to ecommerce
• Product led technology company
• Marketing has had to be adapted to embrace social and mobile channels
• Our content and publishing strategy has been adapted, tested and developed
• Our „deal testing‟ process has been extended
• „Mobile First‟ is a key strategic pillar
• Our KPIs and metrics of success have changed
• We have hired significantly
• We have had to take ownership of the challenge

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Mobile first publishing

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Launch of a global hotel collection and booking engine
• Portfolio of hotel properties in all key locations worldwide
• Advanced search functionality
• Our own booking path. Mobile optimized
• Functionality to cross sell and up sell at all stages of the booking path
• Booking technology to expand to different products and different sectors,

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Evolution and opportunity

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6 steps to our success
• Found a winning formula and stuck to our core business
• Kept it simple but very focused
• Exploited the synergies
• Hired locally and gave them the support to succeed
• Evolve quickly, prepare for disruption and be fast
• Continue to deliver on our customer promise

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Deal quality and subscriber loyalty positions us for future growth

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Richard Singer
MD Travelzoo Europe
Phone +44 20 7420 0452
Email rsinger@travelzoo.com

www.travelzoo.co.uk

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Travelzoo The Innovation Enterprise presentation by European MD Richard Singer October 2013

  • 1. From start up to global leader Richard Singer, MD Travelzoo Europe www.travelzoo.co.uk 0
  • 3. Disruptive innovation Source: Clayton M Christenson: An Innovators Dilemma www.travelzoo.co.uk 2
  • 5. Our goal “To inspire people every day to jump off the sofa and explore the world” www.travelzoo.co.uk 4
  • 7. Our mission “To be the worlds most trusted source of travel and entertainment deals” www.travelzoo.co.uk 6
  • 8. 26 million global subscribers Canada 1.5 U.K. 3.5 U.S. 15m Germany 1.5 France 0.8 Japan 1.0 Spain 0.7 China* 1.0 Australia 0.7 www.travelzoo.co.uk 7
  • 9. Unique process assures reliability for subscribers and qualified leads for advertisers Travelzoo Deal Experts across Europe, North America and Asia follow a one-of-a-kind process to bring our subscribers the most competitive deals in the marketplace and provide our advertisers with high-quality, high-income active travellers Research Evaluate Test Producers thoroughly research the quality and competitiveness of each offer Editorial team evaluates the strength of an offer before endorsing it as outstanding The Test Booking Centre test books each offer to ensure a smooth user experience and best possible results for the advertiser Producers spend more than 1,000 hours researching, checking & validating deals each week www.travelzoo.co.uk 8
  • 10. Simple but effective model Publications & Content • Website, Top 20®, Newsflash™ & SuperSearch™ • Editorial guidance drives response Quality Audience • High income • Frequent leisure travellers • Respond to travel ideas with incremental purchase • 26 million subscribers worldwide www.travelzoo.co.uk 9 Branding & bookings • Companies take bookings directly via their website or reservation/call centre • Proven results across all travel segments • Over 2,000 advertisers
  • 11. Travelzoo is one of the world leading Travel and Entertainment providers + NASDAQ listed: TZOO + Market Cap $400m + 25 offices in 11 countries + More than 500 employees + More than 2,000 advertisers + 100million unique visitors worldwide + Over 26m subscribers worldwide + 3m social following + No. 1 Travel newsletter in the UK and Top 10 travel website www.travelzoo.co.uk 10
  • 12. Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix Existing Products Existing Markets New Markets www.travelzoo.co.uk New Products Market Penetration Product Development Market Development Diversification 11
  • 13. Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix Existing Products Existing Markets New Markets www.travelzoo.co.uk New Products Market Penetration Product Development Market Development Diversification 12
  • 14. Travelzoo: Ansoff Matrix Existing Products Existing Markets New Markets www.travelzoo.co.uk New Products Subscriber Investment Search Newsflash Local Deals Getaways Europe APAC Canada Diversification 13
  • 15. Entrepreneurial culture with disciplined financial approach May 1998 – Ralph Bartel has 10 subscribers… 1999 2004 www.travelzoo.co.uk 2006 2008 14 2010 2012 2013
  • 16. Entrepreneurial culture with disciplined financial approach May 1998 – Ralph Bartel has 10 subscribers… 1999 2004 www.travelzoo.co.uk 2006 2008 15 2010 2012 2013
  • 17. Market expansion- due diligence and culture building + Selection of a market + Find synergies across markets + Start simple – build big LOCAL + Build local teams with centralised support + Local taxes and employment laws DRIVE MARKETS + Global and local product development + Communication + Sympathetic to cultural nuances NATIONWIDE GLOBAL www.travelzoo.co.uk 16
  • 18. We make investments to drive future growth Annual revenue per subscriber* US$ per subscriber Strategic Elements New growth in the past 2-years: 1. Audience 2010: Local Deals Grow subscribers but also mobile users and social 2011: Getaways 2013+: Grow audience and monetisation $7.17 2. Products Enhance our products to search „what‟, „where‟ and „when‟, particularly on mobile and particularly for hotels Travelzoo Q3 2012 26 million Number of subscribers** * Defined as annualised year to date revenue divided by # of subscribers at beginning of year. www.travelzoo.co.uk 17
  • 19. Strategic element 1: Grow and actively engage audience across all media www.travelzoo.co.uk 18
  • 20. Strategic element 2: Product development investment www.travelzoo.co.uk 19
  • 21. Strategic element 3: On page optimisation www.travelzoo.co.uk 20
  • 22. Strategic element 4: Social roll out www.travelzoo.co.uk 21
  • 23. Strategic element 5: Travelzoo syndication Travelzoo Network Publishers* Reach Travel Intenders at all Stages of Travel Purchase Funnel * Partial list of Network partners www.travelzoo.co.uk 22
  • 24. Strategic element 5: Travelzoo syndication www.travelzoo.co.uk 23
  • 25. The Challenge and the Opportunity www.travelzoo.co.uk 24
  • 26. Travelzoo mobile Mobile is the fastest growing segment of our business 'Brilliant' The Independent 34% of total traffic is via mobile devices www.travelzoo.co.uk 'Genius' The Times 'Travel App of the Week' The Sunday Times 2,500,000+ app downloads 25 'Consumer app of the week' The Guardian 1 sale every 1.5 minutes on mobile
  • 27. Our mobile products continue to evolve 23 US markets 4 European markets Covers all sectors of Travel and Entertainment Very simple to use www.travelzoo.co.uk 26
  • 28. Mobile evolution What has been the impact? www.travelzoo.co.uk 27
  • 31. Test Booking Centre Top 20 Hotels £99 -- Deluxe Cheshire Break w/Dinner & Tickets, Save 50% £79 -- 'Stylish' London Docklands Hotel w/Extras, 58% Off £125 -- Isle of Wight Hotel w/Ferry & Dinner, Save 52% £129 -- Award-Winning Cotswolds Gourmet Stay, Reg £245 £99 -- Historic Dartmoor Manor Stay w/Suite, 40% Off £98 -- Amsterdam 4-Star Stay w/Upgrade, Was up to £250 £75 -- Central Amsterdam Summer Hotel Stay w/Breakfast £139 -- Lake District Stay with AA-Rosette Dining, 40% Off £69 -- Berkshire Hotel with Breakfast & Dinner, 45% Off £89 -- Dorset Jurassic Coast Hotel w/Meals, up to 48% Off £84 -- 2-Nt Sicilian Farmhouse Stay, up to 34% Off £90 -- Lake Stay nr Las Vegas w/Shuttle, up to 43% Off £75 -- New Orleans: Chic Hotel near French Quarter, 60% Off £75 -- 'Stylish' Boutique Nottingham Stay w/Dinner, Reg £179 £65 -- Derbyshire: 4-Star Gourmet Stay w/Dinner & Extras £119 -- Historic Lincolnshire Break w/Michelin-Listed Dining £169 -- Condé Nast Cotswolds Stay w/Dinner & Fizz, Was £370+ £149 -- Devon Country Escape w/'Exquisite' Dining, Was £330 £89 -- Cotswolds 'Hidden Treasure' w/Wine Tasting, Was £155+ Entertainment £25 -- Last Chance: Spice Girls Musical Tickets, Was £45 £24 -- 'We Will Rock You' Arena Show in Manchester, Reg £35 £13 -- Newcastle: 'Celebrities on Ice' Arena Show £15 -- 'Hilarious' Play 'Noises Off' in Glasgow, Save 54% £19 -- 'Taste of London' Food Festival & Cook Book, Reg £38 Vacation £329 -- Tenerife: 4-Star Holiday w/Meals, Drinks & Suite £179 -- Krakow Break at 'Poland's Best Hotel' w/Flights £299 -- French Pyrenees: Deluxe Castle Escape w/Flights £349 -- 4-Star Mayrhofen Austrian Alps Wk w/Meals, Was £644 £499 -- Luxury Kos Escape w/Meals, Spa & Sea View, Was £799 £899 -- Oceanfront All-Inclusive Week in Barbados, Save £330 £229 -- Costa Brava: 3-Nt All-Inclusive Break, Save 32% £689 -- All-Inc Sri Lanka Beach Escape w/Upgrade, Save £330+ £479 -- Red Sea: All-Inc Hilton Week w/Upgrade, Save £150+ £1145 -- NYC, Niagara Falls & Washington DC Tour, Save £364 Air £68 & up -- Monarch Cuts June Fares to Europe (Return) £10 & up -- Ends Tuesday: UK & Europe Car Hire Sale Cruise £699 -- 7-Nt Dubai Cruise inc Flights, Transfers & Spend £699 -- Last-Minute 12-Night Baltic Cruise, Was £1389 £779 -- Western Med Fly/Cruise w/7-Night Mallorca Stay £1599 -- 5-Star Indonesia & Bali Cruise inc Flights & Hotel www.travelzoo.co.uk no mobile site no mobile site no mobile site Getaway Getaway mobile site, correctly linked, but not working properly mobile site, but not working properly Getaway mobile site, works fine phone only Getaway no mobile site mobile site, but not working properly Getaway no mobile site Getaway Getaway Getaway Getaway no mobile site no mobile site no mobile site no mobile site no mobile site phone only phone only phone only no mobile site phone only phone only no mobile site no mobile site phone only no mobile site no mobile site no mobile site phone only phone only phone only phone only 30
  • 32. How is this changing our business? www.travelzoo.co.uk 31
  • 33. The mobile driven evolution of our business • Advertising to ecommerce • Product led technology company • Marketing has had to be adapted to embrace social and mobile channels • Our content and publishing strategy has been adapted, tested and developed • Our „deal testing‟ process has been extended • „Mobile First‟ is a key strategic pillar • Our KPIs and metrics of success have changed • We have hired significantly • We have had to take ownership of the challenge www.travelzoo.co.uk 32
  • 35. Launch of a global hotel collection and booking engine • Portfolio of hotel properties in all key locations worldwide • Advanced search functionality • Our own booking path. Mobile optimized • Functionality to cross sell and up sell at all stages of the booking path • Booking technology to expand to different products and different sectors, www.travelzoo.co.uk 34
  • 37. 6 steps to our success • Found a winning formula and stuck to our core business • Kept it simple but very focused • Exploited the synergies • Hired locally and gave them the support to succeed • Evolve quickly, prepare for disruption and be fast • Continue to deliver on our customer promise www.travelzoo.co.uk 36
  • 38. Deal quality and subscriber loyalty positions us for future growth www.travelzoo.co.uk 37
  • 39. Richard Singer MD Travelzoo Europe Phone +44 20 7420 0452 Email rsinger@travelzoo.com www.travelzoo.co.uk 38

Editor's Notes

  1. I joinedfrom a wellknownnational media owner and I wasblownawaywiththelevel of researchthatwent in toeverydealwepublish
  2. We have the same business in every single market where we operate
  3. From a simple Top 20 App, we are now rolling out new versions each quarter with more functionality.In destination and deals near me is the key driver but you can still book a cruise in three easy steps.
  4. From a simple Top 20 App, we are now rolling out new versions each quarter with more functionality.In destination and deals near me is the key driver but you can still book a cruise in three easy steps.