Expedia has effectively generated $8 billion in
revenue
in 2016. Over 70% of its money has come from hotel
reservation. But what’s
interesting is the fact that
Expedia commissions about 25% off each deal.
Meaning,
you
as a hotel owner should give 25% of your
profits to Expedia.
In 2016, global online travel sales
exceeded $560 billion.
Along with Expedia, which is focused more on the U.S. market, there are similar
Online Travel
Agents (OTA) like Booking.com and Agoda.com that charge pretty
much the same commission
around
15-20%. For some hotels and hostels giving
away 15% of their profits is way too much. That
is
where smaller travel businesses
and online travel agencies can succeed.
By developing a unique web platform that has fare offerings for both hotel owners
and guests
you
can get into online travel agency market. You just need to
We can develop an Expedia clone
app
of any
complexity. But the truth is that there is no need to
create another OTA that
is completely similar to
ORBITZ or Booking.com.
There are more than dozen
companies
like Expedia that have apps for iOS and
Android devices. There is nothing difficult for
us
to develop another clone. But if you
want to succeed it’s required to make an app that
stands out on the market. And
we know how to make it right!
For example, we always adapt
mobile
apps to local culture and integrate only those
features that will work for your core
value
proposition.
Most of existing OTAs work as an extension of their main offline business. They don’t
transform
their business processes and use online space for advertising purposes
only. Of course, they
don’t survive the competition.
If you have an offline travel agency, you should completely rearrange the business
structure.
Expedia-like app can perform much better than just an advertising
platform. The app can
effectively move customers through the conversion funnel up
to the sales point. Here’s
how it works:
Rise the discoverability potential of your business by providing useful and engaging travel content. This is your main lead generation channel. The better information you serve, the more customers you get.
Allow customers to search flights, check the fares, routes, and book them through your mobile app. The better functionality you can provide on this step the more chances users will actually book tickets and hotels via your travel platform.
Provide users with maximum information for choosing the right hotel in terms price, services, and comfort. We will implement the best UX practices that will push your visitors to make purchases in you mobile app.
Increase your Average Purchase Value by offering users custom tailored propositions according to their travel needs and exclusive offering you have.
While 70% of all travel-related purchases are made through desktop devices, more than half of all searches and price comparisons users perform through their mobile devices. That’s why it is vital to build OTA app that runs on three major platforms at once: iOS, Android, Web.
Though, you can start from a web app development. Later on, you can develop native iOS and Android apps on top of existing back-end. We can design a travel web app with a proper architecture, so it could be easily upgraded to mobile format.
Additional services are what users expect to see in every OTA. Consider making an
all-in-one
travel platform like Expedia did by adding flight booking engine and car
rental service.
Grow a
complete travel ecosystem around your core proposal.
You don’t need to develop all reservation systems by
yourself. We can connect your app to existing search
engines through the API.
Travel ecosystem will pay for itself. It will generate
additional income through up sales and
affiliate
programs.
Serve best offerings to your customers based on their travel history and interests. We can develop a system that will automatically aggregate best prices from hotels and airlines into bundles so you could sell them for the special price.
We’ll provide a quote for development of image messaging app
with a set of features optimized for your business needs.