8. 8
… and the Cost of Adwords is Increasing
Cost-Per-Click (CPC) on U.S. AdWords text ads has increased an average of 26% across 9 major
industry categories between the first quarters of 2012 and 2014.
18. 18
You Cannot Only Be On One Channel!
Consumer Survey: When you are ready to purchase travel, what
sites do you usually go to?
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Source: Deutsche Bank Proprietary Survey: 100+ respondents
19. 19
Staying on Page 1 is HARD
Like AdWords or
Pay-Per-Click…
It’s not set and
forget!
20. 20
Congratulations,
you now have 1
unit loaded !
Managing Multiple Channels is Difficult
ContentContent Content Content Content Content
• Sign Contracts
• Load Content
• Load Rates
• Load Inventory
• Manage pre-
booking inquiries
• Manage pre-stay
changes
• Monthly
reconciliation
Content
3 Bedroom Home in Orlando
24. 24
Distribution Channels
Online Travel Agencies and Tour Operators
Global Distribution Systems (GDS)
Vacation Rental Channels
1 Contract
80 Million Online
Visitors Per
Month
25. 25
• One contract
• Pull content, rates,
and availability
from PMS
• LeisureLink manage
pre-booking
inquiries
• LeisureLink
manages pre-stay
modifications
• LeisureLink
manages monthly
reconciliation and
payments
More Network, Not More Work
3 Bedroom Mountain Chalet
Content/Rates/Inventory/Availability/Accounting
28. 28
LeisureLink Is The Game Changer
26% annual growth in
bookings from existing
properties on the
platform (YoY)
6% ADR growth
20% occupancy growth
Results from base We grow bookings And reduce effort
297%
increase
in revenue
52%
increase in gross
bookings
33%
lift during
slow season
425%
year-over-year
revenue increase
“LeisureLink delivered the
advantage we needed to
maximize our online revenues
without increasing the burden
of additional overhead.”
– Jodi Boughton, Director of
Inventory Management,
Vacation Internationale
29. 29
The Proof
Over $1bn in bookings delivered to
vacation property managers since
2007
Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking.com’s
#1 global vacation rental partner
The first partner to be certified and
deliver bookings on Airbnb and
Villas.com (Booking.com)
100,000+ units in North America on
the platform