Highir is VR based travel discovery platform. In addition to VR, it also features a direct booking platform via chatbot. Pitch made for Facebook accelerator program demo day at T-hub Hyderabad.

1. VR RESORT DISCOVERY PLATFORM

2. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR TRIPS?

3. Today’s Tourists interact at every stage of the Journey.

4. MISSION Delivering a High Quality experience for resort discovery
on the Web using VR

5. PROBLEM
Current Process
Visual Content
Detailed Information
$$$
Mostly limited to photos
& videos
Lack of interactive
solutions
About Facilities, Activities and Personalisation
Content creation
OTA Commissions
Less Direct bookings

6. SOLUTION
Content
Standardised rules for imagery, videos
Use of VR Imagery and Aerial Videos
Scaling up with On-demand creators
Where you stay, what’s around you & what you do
Product
Clear, structured information for search & discovery
Mobile web ready - no app required
Instant Messaging/Direct Communication
How you book and How you communicate

7. SOLUTION

8. LET’S LOOK AT SOME DATA

9. 22,OOOTotal no of resorts, BnBs in India
OPPORTUNITY

10. $13BContribution by resorts, BnBs to Domestic Travel
OPPORTUNITY
Growing at CAGR 13%

12. 14 MINSAverage time spent on a resort page on highir.com
HIGHIR

13. 3XIncrease in no of direct bookings
for resort owners
HIGHIR

14. 300
On boarding
Properties per quarter
HIGHIR

15. PRICING
Per Property Per Year
15K - 100K INR
Social Content
Website Embeds
Messaging Platform
Publish Deals for revenue optimisation
Leads for direct booking
Based on size of the property

16. SCALING UP
On-demand Content Creators
In-house Training & Gear
Regional Teams
Sales support by Central team
Pay per conversion/shoot
Done WIP Phase 2 Phase 4Phase 3

17. FUTURE
Messenger Integration
Jun 2018
Oct 2018
Jan 2018
Apr 2019
Content Distribution
VR Videos
Booking tech
Enabling Direct communication
Activity/Experience based content
Distribution through Travel agency/
operator
For resorts, BnBs, Activity,
Experience etc
Live rates and availability
information to enable direct
booking

18. WITH FACEBOOK
Drive VR adaption Messenger Platform
Distributing 360 Content Reviews & Ratings
Enable first time VR users
Open up consumer VR use cases
Direct Communication
Use of images, cards, buttons
& Quick replies
Possible automation with NLP
Resort owners are free to share
all 360 content on Facebook
Drive engagement for Highir using
Facebook 360
Use reviews and ratings for resorts
from facebook & foursquare

20. PRESS

21. TEAM
Combined Experience in Travel & Tech
50 YEARS
Background in Photography, Aerial Imaging
Startup experience
Travel, Resort Management and OTA
Product Management & Consumer growth

22. HIGHIR.COM
Thank you!
Questions?