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- Airline Distribution Masterclass in Singapore
Airline distribution is evolving faster than ever. Fuelled by advances in technology, communication standards such as NDC, and more recently by the disruption of established GDS commercial models, traditional channels are being complemented and challenged by new ways of distribution. This has triggered a fundamental change in the airline’s commercial business processes and a shift of the power play of offer creation and customer ownership to the airline. Travel in Motion and Oystin have been actively supporting airlines to master and make full use of these opportunities. Through multiple airline engagements, as well as actively driving the change through our engagements with IATA’s distribution and innovation teams, we provide not only insights into best practices, but also thought leadership. We look forward to sharing our learnings, views and actionable insights. - Big Fish Little Fish
One day I got to thinking about the plethora of airlines we have in the world, and all the various systems they choose to use for their various services. In total, there are more than 5000 airlines in the world and about 25 providers of what we would typically call “PSS” services. Here, just like in the underwater world, we also often have big fish and little fish happily living alongside each other. Smaller airlines have very different needs to a larger airline, but often use some of the same reservation system providers – small and big fish in the same big pond. Usually these are the bigger system providers, although there are also some pretty big airlines that use smaller, more niche providers. So, what motivates an airline to be a small fish in a big pond, or a big fish in a little pond? - Customer centricity in aviation
As an airline, when it comes to judging the loyalty of a customer, there are many factors that need to be considered beyond the simple mechanism of miles or segments flown. Am I really only judged as “important” to an airline if I flew a lot with them within a fixed timeframe? This is a potentially flawed assessment, particularly considering that, regardless of how much I paid for those flights, I might not actually have paid for them myself if I travel a lot for business. In this case, the “customer” may be the company paying for the travel, however “customer centricity” still focuses on the individual travelling. How should lifetime value be measured and assigned between the customer and the traveller when these are not identical? What about my changing needs and behaviours as a traveller, particularly as airlines evolve their product offerings?
Services
Travel Industry Strategy and Solution Consulting
Your needs are our guidelines. Travel in Motion GmbH, travel industry consulting, will find the ideal model to work with you and provide you the support you require.
We focus on eCommerce, IATA NDC, distribution, revenue management, mobility and customer experience related travel topics. We can support you in creating business strategies, and translate those into business solutions.
Travel in Motion will accompany you from ideation to strategy creation, from business process modeling to requirements definition and finally from solution definition to vendor selection.
What we do
Travel in Motion currently has about 40 clients across the globe. Our customers range from airlines of various sizes to PSS providers, travel ecommerce vendors, travel IT vendors, travel start-ups and payment providers. With travel industry consulting, we serve airlines, small and midsize IT companies and multinational corporations in the travel industry. We are privileged to count industry organisations such as IATA to our customer base as well.
Our current work ranges from developing sales and business development strategies to solution design reviews, from one day workshops to longterm strategy engagements, driving airline IT strategies and airline NDC roadmaps to competitive benchmarks amongst industry players. We support airlines in defining NDC and merchandising strategies and market roll-out plans, and support them in the execution. We are at the forefront of the IATA ONE Order concepts, both from an industry perspective as well as looking at possible transitions with customer airlines.
We support vendors in M&A discussions and contract negotiations. We conduct benchmarks of airline eCommerce vendors’ capabilities and market perception. We support leading global IT vendors in business development and business strategy in relation to travel and transportation market and helped with new product definition and market validation.
We facilitate workshops for airlines, vendors and have done so for the leading airline industry governing body organisation, supporting organisations in defining programme scope and activities.
We moderate panels and facilitate discussions as a neutral third party.
Finally, in between all this work, we also author reports on NDC, ONE Order and future industry direction for various clients.
We’d love to support your company’s growth and success with our expertise and experience.
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