1. Award-winning travel technology
Empowering your customers, your staff and your business

2. The evolution of online travel
Price comparison & user-generated content
Companies leverage the power of reviews with TripAdvisor, customers focus on finding the best deals on the web
Mobile for the travel industry
HotelTonight launches mobile-only last-minute booking app
The rise of automation
American Airlines develops the first automated booking system
Airlines go electronic
Other airlines follow American Airlines, following success of using Sabre
Travel products are booked together
Sabre offers airline + hotel reservations
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Mid 2000s – Metasearch is born
Kayak and Sidestep are launched
2012 – Social media growth
Facebook reaches 1 billion active users
1946 – the beginning – American Airlines develops the first automated booking system
1959 – American Airlines switches to SABRE – Airlines Reservation System
1976 – United grants travel agents access to Apollo Electronic Reservations System, other airlines follow after
1976 – UK releases Travicom – the first Global Distribution System which allowed bookings with multiple airlines
1992 – Travicom (Galileo) integrates with Apollo to book airline, hotel, train, cruise and car rental
1996 – Microsoft founds Expedia
1998 – Digital entrepreneur Jay S. Walker founds Priceline
2000 – Hotwire is founded, following Travelzoo, focusing on discount travel
2000 – TripAdvisor review site is launched
2003 – Expedia and Hotwire merge
2004 – Expedia acquires TripAdvisor
2006 – Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia launch travel meta-search site Kayak
American Airlines switches to Sabre’s Airline Reservation System
Travel Agents gain access
United grants travel agents access to Apollo Electronic Reservations System, other airlines follow
Commercial internet
Travel companies get websites with online booking functionality.
Expedia launches
Viator - excursions and tours are included in bookings
Late 2000s – Rise of the sharing economy
Homeaway and Airbnb are launched

3. The online travel industry today
The travel industry is a highly competitive market and technology is always evolving for businesses and for their customers, so it is essential for travel businesses to keep onboard with digital trends.
AUTOMATION
Travel businesses are seeking more efficient ways to streamline their work, relying more on automation systems for marketing and customer communication.
MOBILE FIRST
Mobile is now customers’ device of choice, and mobile bookings have overtaken desktop for the first time. Travel businesses need a bookable mobile website to meet this demand.
PERSONALISATION
Travel businesses want to provide a more personalised and tailored experience for travellers, to effectively target and engage them.
TRENDS - HOW DO DIGITAL TRIP MEET THESE DEMANDS?
Simplicity, convenience, personalisation
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4. The importance of mobile in travel
Customers are increasingly demanding better service from travel companies, and expect to be able to connect with travel companies via mobile. Smartphones have become a travel essential so businesses need to connect with these on-the-go travellers. If businesses don’t optimise their website for mobile, they will lose customers to their competitors.
Going mobile brings numerous benefits to travel companies, including improved SEO and Google visibility, increased engagement with customers and more opportunities for effective marketing.
MOBILE OPTIMISATION FOR CUSTOMERS
42% of travellers worldwide use their smartphone to plan and book travel
65% of last-minute hotel bookings are made through mobile
It’s predicted that in 2016 over half (52%) of travellers will book via mobile
MOBILE OPTIMISATION FOR GOOGLE
Google recently changed its ranking system, making mobile-friendly websites more visible
61% of smartphone users said they would leave a site that isn’t optimised for mobile
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5. The perfect travel website
To keep up with the demands of customers and the travel industry, it’s vital for businesses to have a sophisticated bookable website which meets the criteria expected by users, and that’s where Digital Trip come in.
FAST
SECURE
MULTI-SCREEN
DESIGNED BY EXPERTS
Speed matters when it comes to websites - research suggests that people are only willing to wait 3 seconds for a website to load before abandoning.
Redirecting customers to a third-party payment site will cause aggravation, so it’s important to have a seamless booking experience.
It is more important than ever that travel businesses have a website which performs just as well on mobile as it does on desktop, to reach travellers on-the-go.
Customers will make an opinion instantly on whether they want to book through a particular website, so it must look professional.
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6. We are the travel technology experts
We provide sophisticated online solutions which have numerous benefits for travel businesses, their staff and their customers.
Our technology has been built so it can adapt to the changing demands of the travel industry, and because new features are always being developed, our clients’ websites can stay at the forefront of technology.
Digital Trip as the solution to the things on the previous slide.
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7. The Digital Trip Story
The rise of Digital Trip.
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
1946 – the beginning – American Airlines develops the first automated booking system
1959 – American Airlines switches to SABRE – Airlines Reservation System
1976 – United grants travel agents access to Apollo Electronic Reservations System, other airlines follow after
1976 – UK releases Travicom – the first Global Distribution System which allowed bookings with multiple airlines
1992 – Travicom (Galileo) integrates with Apollo to book airline, hotel, train, cruise and car rental
1996 – Microsoft founds Expedia
1998 – Digital entrepreneur Jay S. Walker founds Priceline
2000 – Hotwire is founded, following Travelzoo, focusing on discount travel
2000 – TripAdvisor review site is launched
2003 – Expedia and Hotwire merge
2004 – Expedia acquires TripAdvisor
2006 – Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia launch travel meta-search site Kayak
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8. Trusted technology
We have helped more than 400 companies in over 60 countries worldwide achieve online success
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9. Successful, long-term partnerships
A partnership with us doesn’t end when a website goes live. We fully support our clients at every stage of their journey.
From creating unique brands and bringing them to life on screen with engaging designs to ensuring a successful launch and providing the peace of mind of ongoing support, we offer everything needed to successfully operate online.
Partnerships – why partner with us (before ending)
INDUSTRY LEADING
WEBSITES
FREE CORE PLATFORM
UPDATES
EFFECTIVE
MARKETING
SOLUTIONS
BRAND
CREATION
ONGOING SUPPORT
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10. Full training and technical support
FREE TRAINING
We provide face-to-face training to show clients how to confidently take charge of their website.
FREE ONLINE GUIDES
We have created a vast collection of easy-to-use online video guides available 24/7.
FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Our dedicated development team offer free support for complete peace of mind.
“The team are knowledgeable, positive and accommodating.”
– Club Travel
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11. Tailor-made solutions for travel agents, tour operators and wholesalers
We understand that every travel business operates differently. That’s why our award-winning solution is flexible and built on a modular system, so that clients can add features of their choice and tailor their website to meet the specific needs of their business.
We provide tailored solutions for travel agents, tour operators and wholesalers across the globe, with a wealth of features that engage customers and make it easy for our clients to manage their website and run their business.
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12. Travel Agents
With our technology, customers can access the widest choice of products and destinations with a lighting fast, secure booking engine.
Agents can streamline their day-to-day operations with our award-winning Content Management System, and with tools built specifically for travel agents, clients can view thousands of suppliers on a single search screen, maximising choice and flexibility for customers.
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13. Create the perfect package
Tour Operators
Create the perfect package
Our technology makes creating packages easy, from arranging convenient flights and transfers around accommodation availability, to managing car hire and extras.
With easy-to-use but powerful tools to streamline the operational side of the business, tour operators can focus on what really matters – their customers.
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14. Travel technology you can bank on
Wholesalers
Travel technology you can bank on
From managing complex contracts to streamlining distribution and delivery, all B2B travel operations can be easily managed by our award winning travel technology.
With our innovative inventory banks, clients can easily manage their own stock, and multi-lingual and multi-currency features allow wholesalers to distribute on a global scale.
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15. Our award-winning travel technology platform
eVolve is a state-of-the-art travel technology platform offering a wealth of powerful tools to boost bookings and streamline the running of travel businesses.
“With eVolve, we have a site that outperforms any other” – Checkout Travel
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16. Empowers customers
Our travel technology has been designed to meet the specific needs of travel agents, tour operators and wholesalers and their customers. Our technology offers a wealth of sophisticated features to engage customers whilst making it easy to navigate and complete the booking journey.
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17. Empowers staff
Our award-winning Content Management System makes running your website a breeze, with a wealth of sophisticated tools designed specifically for agents to sell via B2B or B2C. Easy-to-use tools enable you to change the design and layout of your site while advanced reporting tools allow you to make informed decisions about your products and destinations.
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18. Empowers businesses
Our technology has been built to adapt to the changing demands of the travel industry. Your website will never be out of date - it’s easy to add new features and suppliers at any time or reach new markets with multi-lingual, multi-currency or by running affiliate programs.
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19. THIRD PARTY CONTENT MANAGEMENT
THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS
TRAVEL
RESULTS
The heart of travel businesses
WEB SERVICE
eVolve consists of powerful features which, combined, give businesses everything they need to run efficiently.
It incorporates a powerful web service which directly connects to hundreds of third-party suppliers, an easy-to-use inventory and content management system, and a hub of content and geographical data which provide mapping and location services.
FLIGHT
BANK
BED
BANK
PRO+
DEPLOYMENT
BOOKING ENGINE
BANKS
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
EVENT
BANK
TOUR
BANK
STATIC DATA
DUPLICATE PROTECTION
GEO DATA
“One of the most sophisticated online tools I’ve ever seen” – Global Travel Group
eVolve introductory
LOCATION LOOK UP
SERVICES
THIRD PARTY CONTENT MANAGEMENT
MAPPING
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20. GLOBAL LOCALISED FLEXIBLE
MARK-UP
COMMISSIONS
TABLET
PRICING
INTERFACE
ENTERPRISE
MOBILE
PREMIUM
DESKTOP
SERVICES TOOLS
TAILORED
DEPLOYMENTS
BUSINESS
LAYER
SUPPLIER SET-UP
PRO+
BOOKING
ENGINE
INTEGRATIONS
GLOBAL
400+ worldwide deployments
LOCALISED
30+ languages & 20+ currencies
FLEXIBLE
Millions of set-up variations
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21. FAST Processes in 0.295 seconds SCALABLE RESULTS
SABRE
AMADEUS
GALILEO
CAR HIRE
CRUISE
HOTELS
BEDS
BOOK
A BED
HOTELS
PRO
ROOMS
XML
YPSILON
WEB SERVICE
DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO 800,000+ HOTELS,
VILLAS & APARTMENTS
GDS CONNECTIVITY TO AIRLINES
FAST Processes in seconds
SCALABLE
113,289 connections per hour at peak
RESULTS
7,768,749 per hour at peak
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22. DISTRIBUTED Multiple channel push platform MANAGED SEAMLESS
DYNAMIC PRICING
HOTELIER SYSTEM
SUPPLEMENTS
RATE
MODELS
REMOTE
ACCESS
EXTRAS
MEDIA CONTROL
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LAYER
PRODUCT
BANKS
ITINERARY TOOLS
INTUITIVE INTERFACE
DISTRIBUTED Multiple channel push platform
MANAGED
Thousands of properties
SEAMLESS
Delivers inline via web services
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23. EXPANSIVE Over 125,000 geographical points CONTENT COVERAGE
ATTRACTIONS
DISTANCE BASED SERVICES
Travel technology you can bank on
EXCURSIONS
SEARCH MAPPING
CITIES
LOCATION
CONTENT
WORLD
GEOTREE
AUTOSUGGEST
POINTS OF INTEREST
GEOTARGETING
GEO DATA
EXPANSIVE Over 125,000 geographical points
CONTENT
Over 35,500 destination guides
COVERAGE
Over 250,000 mapping points
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24. BIG DATA Over 2.4 million properties CONTENT UNIQUE
FASTER DELIVERY
MANUAL CLIENT MANAGEMENT
BETTER QUALITY
AUTOMATATED ENGINE
CLIENT TOOLS
REAL TIME
MATCHING
TOOLS
CONTENT
DATA
CONTROL
DE-DUPING
MANAGED DATA IMPORTS
STATIC DATA
INTEGRATED SERVICES
BIG DATA Over 2.4 million properties
CONTENT
20+ million data items
UNIQUE
De-duplication as standard
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25. eVolve meets every need
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26. HOTELS, VILLAS & APARTMENTS TOUR OPERATORS & TRAVEL EXTRAS
eVolve connects businesses
We connect our clients to an extensive range of the world’s most trusted suppliers, allowing them to expand their reach in the global market and offer customers the widest range of travel products.
Travel technology you can bank on
800,000+
HOTELS, VILLAS & APARTMENTS
900+
AVAILABLE AIRLINES
TOUR OPERATORS & TRAVEL EXTRAS
100s
MAJOR CRUISE LINES 33
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27. eVolve boosts bookings
eVolve’s lightning-fast booking engine incorporates powerful search technology, giving customers an engaging and intuitive experience.
In the last 30 days, our biggest clients delivered:
3,300,000
CUSTOMER SEARCHES
WORTH OF ONLINE BOOKINGS
3,200,000
4,500,000
SUPPLIER REQUESTS
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28. B2B B2C B2B2C PHONE TABLET DESKTOP 3rd PARTY SUPPLIERS DIRECT
HELD
STOCK
TABLET
Andy’s diagram
STATIC
DATA
DESKTOP
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29. eVolve offers more FLEXIBLE EXPANDABLE FUTURE-PROOF MULTI-SCREEN
It’s easy for clients to manage website content, design and functionality without any technical expertise.
As a client’s business develops and expands, their website can too with no limits to adding new features, connections and more.
Our clients’ websites will never be out of date - it’s easy to add new features and suppliers at any time and reach new markets with multi-lingual and currency.
Our technology has been optimised for every screen, to connect to customers on all devices and never miss a booking.
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30. Powerful. Flexible. Connected.

31. Digital Trip (Head Office) Digital Trip (South Africa)
Talk to the experts
and let us make your business fly
Digital Trip (Head Office)
Waverley House
Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
Dorset, BH8 8DY
Digital Trip (South Africa)
Fern Manor, Block B,
10 Hunter Ave,
Ferndale Randburg,
Joburg, SA
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