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Combined Flight Booking. Group 3 jürgen bauer patrick größ moritz riedl sebastian gabmeyer stefan kögl. Overview. Joe‘s Problem Prototype Offer Customer Process Business model assessment. Joe 35 years US citizen. Joe 35 years US citizen
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Combined Flight Booking Group 3 jürgenbauer patrickgröß moritzriedl sebastiangabmeyer stefankögl
Overview • Joe‘s Problem • Prototype • Offer • Customer • Process • Business model assessment
Joe 35 years US citizen
Joe 35 years US citizen Plans a Euro Trip for his upcoming holidays
Joe doesn‘t like going by train… Too slow… Always needs seat reservations… Joe generally doesn‘t like his fellow passengers…
Joe‘s Problems So many airliners Expensive What‘s the best route?
Joe found combined booking on the web… • His inputs are: • Start from: New York • Cities to visit (+ time constraints) • Paris min 3 days max 5 days • London min 2 days max 4 days • Rome min 4 days max 7 days • Vienna min 2 days max 4 days • Departure date: 12.08.09
Joe found combined booking on the web… • His inputs are.. • Start from: New York • Cities to visit (+ time constraints) • Paris min 3 days max 5 days • London min 2 days max 4 days • Rome min 4 days max 7 days • Vienna min 2 days max 4 days • Departure date: 12.08.09 The system calculates the optimal Solution..
The systemcalculatesthe optimal solution… • New York – London: 12. 08. 2009 (VirginAtlantic) 575 $ • London – Paris: 15.08.2009 (EasyJet) 83 $ • Paris – Rome: 19.08. 2009 (AirFrance) 180 $ • Rome – Vienna: 25.08.2009 (Niki) 125 $ • Vienna – New York 29.08.2009 (Austrian) 375 $ Total Price: 1338 $ … or add additional constraints
Idea of „Combined Flight Booking“ • offer the optimal combination of flights • set destinations • set timeframe • for trip • for each destination • set order of destinations (optional) • get route with lowest costs • get links to booking-page of airline • Premium Service: tickets for all flights of selected route will be bought and send to customer
Offer Value Proposition Simplified Process to get Route Information Service Cheap Flights
Customer Customer Relationship Customer Segments young people fond of travelling budget-aware customers social backpackers network business people newsletters website city guides trip reports Distribution Channels
Process Partner Network Key Activities query carrier‘s flight DB flight information data optimal route generation software developer result display ad distributor airlines parse flight information hotel chains car rental companies credit card companies Key Resources next step
Cost/Revenue costs to get flight data advertis- ment commision revenue of premium service software development technology costs marketing costs Cost Structure Revenue Streams
SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses • Flexible, motivated team • Lots of in-house knowledge • Low cost structure • Hardly any real-world project experience • Languages • Legal knowledge • Marketing expertise Opportunities Threats • New/existing competitors extend their service • Access to/availability of flight data • Shift in consumer tastes • Formation of a new generation of euro-trip backpackers • Integration of hotel look-up service • Integration of car-rental service
differentiation from competitors HIGH MEDIUM LOW factors