general presentation

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Charles de Gaspe Beaubiencharles@groupize.comTel: (508) 232-7719 www.groupize.com

group∙ize: pronunciation/group’-eyes/, verb;

The “Elevator Pitch”

Taking the Small Group

Travel Market Online

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4+ Rooms Problem

Online Travel AgentsHotel Chains

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The Hard Coded Problem

“Do it Yourselfers”Sports Teams

Group Leaders Weddings

Family Reunions Family Vacations

SchoolsFriends’ GetawayCompany Event

SMERF (Social, Educational, Military,

Religious and Fraternal)

ProfessionalsTour Operators

Meeting PlannersConvention Organizers

Travel AgentsEntertainment Industry

Small Groups = $31B

$37B

$30B

$8.5B

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Small + Large group

opportunity =

Value Propositions1.Reduce Costs

(Suppliers & Planners)2.Educated Decision

Making3.Access to Negotiated

Rates

Groupize.com

White Labels

Widgets

Social

Mobile

Multiple TransactionsLive Pricing & Inventory

Pegasus

Wyndham

Choice

Starwood

Hilton

Best Western

Marriott

The Innovation: Group Hotel Booking Engine

Hotels

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RegistrationChange

Management

RegistrationChange

Management

Bookings

Processes

“Social-ize”

Itinerary Building (Tripit)Crowd sourcing / voting / recruitingSharing (Facebook Send or Connect)Payment Processing (Paypal)TwitterChecking in (Four Squares) & Scavenger

HuntsLocation Based up sellsPhoto Sharing (Flickr)User Generated Content from group

planners (Hotel Ratings)

Online Travel Search & Social

Professionals

Tour Operators

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Partners and Exit Strategy

The Team

Charles de GBPresident $15M Tour Operator - VP $600M Group Operator- SVP Biz Dev $110M Best Travel TechnologyFred BeanVP Hotels Cendant – VP Hotel Orbitz – VP Hotel Travelocity – Sold Travel Web for $50M to Priceline

Rachel NealSr. Director of Online Services for Pegasus

Mike Dobita and Dev TeamCTO and the Dev Team from Group Travel Planet

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100+ years of experience

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Financial ProjectionsAvg = 15% Commissions

Competition

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Online Facts Weakness Strength

• 1 Million Visitors/ Month• 20,000 group request per month

• RFP Model. Not Live• 24-48 hours turnarounds for rates• Low Conversions• Labor Intensive for Hotels• Only Shopping Process is automated

• Partnership with Travelocity, Priceline and Kayak• Strong Organic Presence

Offline Process

• Hotels Directly• Travel Agents• Tour Operators• Meeting Planners

• Online Travel Agency (Expedia and Hotels.com only)• Wedding Planners

Group-ies Welcome

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√ Real Problem√ Large Opportunity√ Disruptive Technology√ Traction√ Business Model√ The Team√ Exit