Mobile travel is no longer a race to the functionality finish, adding the latest feature into a basic app just to have the "shiny new thing."
Today, mobile strategy in travel is about engaging and supporting travelers at every step and giving them more options to manage their trips in the way they want to.
In this webinar, MTT of Travelport Digital and Tnooz will explain about how airlines and TMCs can plan and prioritize their mobile investments, make sure they serve the ultra-connected traveller of today and tomorrow and stand out in their marketplace.
Topics covered include:
The pace of change in mobile travel innovation
MTT’s Five Stages in the Evolution of Mobile (EVOM) for Airlines and TMCs – Foundation, Revenue, Engagement & Acquisition, Owning the Traveler and Mobile First
Insights into the travel industry’s "mobile maturity" at each stage of the EVOM Lifecycle
How to map your mobile strategy to the EVOM methodology to deliver the best mobile experience for your customers and achieve your business objectives
Differentiating your airline or TMC with an advanced EVOM strategy.
Panelists for the webinar are:
Brendan Bourke, Digital Consultant, MTT, part of Travelport Digital
Ken Augustine, Client Partner, MTT, part of Travelport Digital
Sean O'Neill, Editor in Chief & Moderator, Tnooz
Gene Quinn, CEO & Producer, Tnooz
This webinar took place on 27 October 2016.
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Not strictly linear, but later functionality should not take wholesale
precedence over preceding stages
Introducing EVOM - Evolution of Mobile Travel
MTT’s framework helping airlines and TMCs to align and prioritise
digital investments to support their key goals and objectives
Balanced Functionality
FOUNDATION
ACQUISITION
&
ENGAGEMENT
REVENUE
OWNING THE
TRAVELLER
MOBILE FIRST
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The Evolution Of Mobile
Mapping performance versus competitors
FOUNDATION REVENUE ACQUISITION &
ENGAGEMENT
OWNING THE
TRAVELLER
MOBILE FIRST
12. Poll no. 3
Which pillar do you most associate with your
mobile strategy today?
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The MTT Take - Foundation
ü Customers expect great foundation features
ü Simplicity is often difficult to achieve but must be the aim
ü Ultra-connected travellers demand a seamless digital experience.
ü In the UK alone, travel companies lost £2.7 billion in 2014 due to a
poor mobile experience (Tnooz, August 2015)
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25%
of corporate travel
bookings will be
made via mobile by
2017
By 2019 the
number of airlines
offering non-airline
services on their
app will jump from
45%-80%
SITA Airline IT Trends
2016
51%
Of US travellers
prefer to book on a
mobile device
Tnooz June 2016
Apps accounted for
57% of all mobile
travel bookings in
the first quarter of
2016.
Criteo Travel Frash
Report, May 2016
Mobile is accounting for more travel revenue YoY
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partThe MTT Take - Revenue
• Mobile revenue is there to be taken – if you have great execution
• Contextual, in-flow ancillaries will drive revenue
• A great user experience will drive engagement and conversions
• Never underestimate the power of intelligent push messaging
• Success in the revenue EVOM “pillar” will allow for investment
elsewhere
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The MTT Take – Acquisition & Engagement
• App marketing is often an afterthought
• Consistent planning on acquisition and engagement is required
• Show your customers that you know them and they will reward
you
• This pillar is in the center because it supports all of the others –
don’t under-estimate its importance
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76%
of travellers would
use real-time mobile
baggage notifications
if available
SITA Passenger IT Trends
2016
Travellers
Crave
Mobile
Assistance
74%
Would use flight and
gate updates on their
mobile if available
SITA Passenger IT Trends
2016
65%
Would access
entertainment
services on-board via
their own devices
SITA Passenger IT Trends
2016
Day of Travel Support is in Demand
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Extend agent
activities to the
device!
Travellers demand
continual innovation to
make their service
needs easier and more
efficient for them.
The MTT Take: A TMC’s digital strategy should amplify and extend agent expertise into ‘mobile moments’ that make the
business travel experience smoother
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The MTT Take – Owning the Traveller
• Everyone wants to own your passenger
• You must understand the passenger journey and create
opportunities to add value throughout
• Give your passengers a reason not to delete your app
• Succeed here and revenue will follow fast
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Leverage Advancements to
Handsets and Operating
Systems
ü Itinerary apps have to catch
up to the market in this area.
ü If they do, they can
differentiate to a market
lead.
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The MTT Take – Mobile First
• It’s not easy to create a mobile-first mindset
• Other pillars may require more attention
• However, if you are serious it should be the ultimate goal
• Create a mobile innovation or “labs” team
• Set yourself a ’mobile first’ deadline
54. The
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part An EVOM Focused Mentality
• Innovation as a KPI
• Always thinking “mobile first” & pushing boundaries
• Ongoing competitive analysis and benchmarking
• Customer experience at the heart of the process
• Board level support
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The Evolution Of Mobile
Mapping performance versus competitors
FOUNDATION REVENUE ACQUISITION &
ENGAGEMENT
OWNING THE
TRAVELLER
MOBILE FIRST
56. Poll no. 4
Which 2 or 3 pillars represent your mobile
strategy in the next 6 months?
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