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Electronic Ticketing-now 45%PERCENT ET
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NBTA Survey on E-Tickets
Presented toAirlines Reporting Corporation
September 29, 1999
Results NBTA E-Ticket Survey
◆ Fax Survey to 500 Travel Managers
◆ Response data from 330 Travel Managers
◆ Goal: To identify systemic challenges tointegration of e-tickets in corporate travelprograms
Current use of e-tickets amongsurvey respondents
◆ Domestic Travel use equals 44%
◆ International Travel use equals 4%
◆ Overall total percentage of use 42%
Question 1:What inhibits your use of
e-tickets
(respondents selected on responsefrom 11 categories)
What inhibits your use of e-tickets
◆ 80% Travelers feel uncomfortable withoutpaper
◆ 80% Difficulties in changing fromoriginally booked airline in case ofcancellation
◆ 56% Code share carriers not accepting orfacilitating e-ticket use
What inhibits your use of e-tickets
◆ 50% Inability to track and recapture unusede-tickets
◆ 40% Confusion travelers experience atairports when e-ticketed
◆ 20% Not realizing cost savings on airlinefares using e-tickets
◆ 10% E-ticket travelers treated differently◆ 10% Confusion by travel agents in
executing e-tickets.
Question 2:What is the single most important
reason you do not usemore e-tickets
What is the single most important reasonyou do not use more e-tickets
◆ 26% Travelers uncomfortable with e-tickets
◆ 25% Difficulties in changing fromoriginally booked flights
◆ 13% In ability to track or recapture unusede-tickets
Will your company evermandate e-tickets
◆ 41% Could mandate e-tickets if all issuesresolved
◆ 55% No, would not ever mandate e-tickets
If the current problems were resolvedwould you increase your use of e-tickets
◆ 90% would increase their use of e-tickets ifcurrent problems were addressed
If the airline offered lower air fares fore-tickets versus regular tickets would you
use more e-ticketing
◆ 90% of respondents answered Yes
Recommendations from NBTA
◆ Increase implementation of interliningagreements with other carriers
◆ Create incentives and enhanced services fore-ticket passengers
◆ Move toward the sharing of cost-savingwith travel programs
NEW ELECTRONIC OFFICE (EO)
◆ Board approved June 99◆ A fully approved ARC location that is not
permitted to order or possess ARCaccountable traffic documents
◆ IAR and ET are the enablers◆ Reduce security requirements◆ Reduced theft opportunities◆ ARC in front of demand on EO◆ Application out this fall
Electronic Office
Configuration #1: EO is an Independent, a Home, ora Branch standing alone
EO Location
Carlson Travel
◆ E-tickets only
◆ IAR required
◆ Print all non-accountable necessary documents
Electronic Office
Configuration #2: EO is a Home or a Branchsupported by a single non-EO branch or a Home of
the same legal entity
EO Location
Carlson Travel- (A)
◆ Sell E-tickets
Non-electronic office
Carlson Travel- (B)
◆ Print all accountable docs for EO
New Ticket Fulfillm ent Location(TFL)
◆ Board approved June 99◆ Non-selling ticket printing/packaging site only◆ Multiple entities may have own branch at one
site◆ Code number of the driving location, not TFL,
prints on all coupons◆ Options for more fulfillment activity, such as
IAR reporting, being requested
◆ Print passenger coupons◆ ACN of the driving location is only ACN on tkt◆ Tkt packaging/fulfillment
ACN: 11111111
American Express(AX)
ACN: 23456789
Carlson Travel
ACN: 31694273
Republic NationalBank (RNB)
AX only
Carlson only
RNB only
TF BRANCHES AT ONE OR DIFFERENTPHYSICAL LOCATION(S)REMOTE SELLING/DRIVING LOCATIONS
ACN: 12345678
(AX TF Branch)
ACN: 20987654
(Carlson TF Branch)
ACN: 32109876
(RNB TF Branch)
ARC Approved TF (High Level):Multiple Entities Printing to Its Own Unique TF Branch
◆ ACN of the location driving thetransaction
◆ Print agent /auditor coupons◆ ARC sales reports
ARC Approved TF (Detail):Multiple Remote ACNs of One Entity Printing to One TF Branch
◆ ACN of the location driving the transaction◆ Print agent/auditor coupons◆ ARC sales report
◆ Print passenger coupons◆ ACN of the driving location is only ACN on tkt◆ Tkt packaging /fulfillment
CWT TF Branch
ACN: 12345678
ACN: 11111111
CWT #1 - TX
ACN: 12222222
CWT #2 - NY
ACN: 13333333
CWT #3 - CA
ACN: 14444444
CWT #4 - FL
CWT papertkts only
CWT TF BRANCH (SINGLE LOCATION)CWT REMOTE SELLING/DRIVING LOCATIONS
(Showing Paper Ticket only)
Electronic Office Supported by TF Configuration #3: EO is a Home or a Branch
supported by TF branch of the same legal entity
EO Location
Carlson Travel
ACN: 1234578
◆ Sell E-tickets
Print accountable docs
TF Branch
Carlson Travel
ACN: 20987654
◆ Print passenger coupons.
◆ ACN of the driving location is only ACN of tkt◆ Tkt packaging/fulfillment
Proposed Changes to the TFLAgreement for EnhancedFulfillment Functionality"
Kyle Perry -WorldTravel PartnersKyle Perry -WorldTravel Partners
Kathy Kelly -Travelocity.comKathy Kelly -Travelocity.com
Demme Wiggins -Demme Wiggins - OFS Online Fulfillment OFS Online Fulfillment ServicesServices
What is Enhanced Fulfillment?Builds on Approved TFL Agreement :
•Quality Assurance - Automated and Manual
• Ticketing
•Packaging & Distribution
and then adds:
•Purchase Confirmations & Shipping Notices
•Incident Resolution
•ARC Processing: Audit & agent coupon printing,IAR sales reporting, debit memo processing, void &refund processing, exchange processing
Fulfillment Location vs. Full Service Location
•No sales activity
•No signage or advertising
•No public access or walk-in traffic
•No cash activity
Challenges?•Multiple Printers
•Stock Separation Management
•Architectural Build-out
•Storage Facilities
•Staff Utilization
•Security
◆ Print passenger coupons◆ ACN of the driving location is only ACN on tkt◆ Tkt packaging/fulfillment◆ ARC sales reports◆ Print Agent/Auditor coupons◆ Customer Service◆ Minimal Handwrites
TF BRANCHES (AT ONE PHYSICAL LOCATION)REMOTE SELLING/DRIVING LOCATIONS
ACN: 12345678
(AX TF Branch)
ACN: 32109876
(RNB TF Branch)
ACN: 12345678
( AX EO Branch)
ACN: 20987654
(AX #2 EO Branch)
ACN: 32109876
(RNB EO Branch)
◆ ACN of the location driving the transaction.
PROPOSED Enhanced Fulfillment Location (High Level):Multiple EOs of the Same or Different Entity Printing to Its Own
Unique TF Branch
•• Must already be an ARC approved Travel Must already be an ARC approved Travel Agent to operate Agent to operate
• Enhanced CAS staffing at location
•• Electronic Ticketing must equal 50% or Electronic Ticketing must equal 50% or more of all ticketing done at the site more of all ticketing done at the site
•• IAR processing for all A C N entities IAR processing for all A C N entities
Proposed ChangesProposed Changes
◆ Print passenger coupons◆ ACN of the driving location is only ACN on tkt◆ Tkt packaging/fulfillment◆ ARC sales reports◆ Print Agent/Auditor coupons◆ Customer Service◆ Minimal Handwrites
TF BRANCHES (AT ONE PHYSICAL LOCATION)REMOTE SELLING/DRIVING LOCATIONS
ACN: 12345678
(AX TF Branch)
ACN: 32109876
(RNB TF Branch)
ACN: 12345678
( AX EO Branch)
ACN: 20987654
(AX #2 EO Branch)
ACN: 32109876
(RNB EO Branch)
◆ ACN of the location driving the transaction.
◆ Multiple EOs of the same or different legalentity at one of different physical location(s).
PROPOSED Enhanced Fulfillment Location (High Level):Multiple EOs of the Same or Different Entity in a Single Location
Printing to Its Own Unique TF Branch
••Electronic Solution for matching TicketElectronic Solution for matching TicketStock to A C NStock to A C N
••Cross Utilization of StockCross Utilization of Stock
Long Term ProposalLong Term Proposal
Non-Accredited Subscriberor an Electronic Booking O ffice
◆ 4000 non-ARC # issued by CRS◆ Have CRS access to inventory with no
accreditation, stock or reporting◆ Carriers have concerns about inventory
access given to unknown entities◆ Agents concerned about relaxing ARC
standards
Revised Proposal for anElectronic Booking Office (EBO)
◆ Have CRS access to inventory with no ARCaccreditation, stock or reporting.
◆ Must be associated with an ARC approvedentity, either an agent, CTD or carrier.
◆ The entity would apply at a carrier’s request &the EBO would be assigned a unique nbr.
◆ The EBO number would only identify thesource of reservation, but never ticketing.