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1.2 MillionBeds unoccupied in luxury hotel per day…{$39 Billion

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“In the entertainment industry, nearly half of all tickets go unsold”

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1.4 MillionBeds unoccupied in luxury hotel per day… {€27 Billion

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EU 27 !!!!!!!!!!!

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The problem in Europe

• 4 languages • SSL secure • Audited auctioning platform • Automated payment system • Socially integrated • Smooth booking experience • Scalable architecture • Modular backend • User friendly !

Ratings High customer satisfaction !

We provide what users want… …at their prices!

We make sure that awesome experiences don't go unsold

Excess Capacity BidAway’s #1 focus

Filling empty rooms and empty seats…!!

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…through online auctions starting at $1 (or €1)

For when the availability is greater than demand

Offer page

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LocationReservation possibilities

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Excess Demand BidAway’s #2 focus

For when the demand is greater than the availability

Optimizing prices to capture true willingness to pay…!!

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…through online auctions starting at market price

Today, how does a customer find VIP experiences such as backstage passes?!!

1. Work at the venue or know someone 2. Be a member of the media 3. Win a radio sweepstakes 4. eBay or Craigslist - risk for fakes !

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There is no established website for such VIP experiences.

Access to exclusive and unique experiences

High demand auctions start at BAR or minimum price

Exclusive speciality items: on-site widget

On-partner-website widget example

Great distribution advantage: free high quality traffichigh conversion rate

Premium high demand offer example

Example: package including concert tickets for 2 people and stay with a final price higher than the sum of the unit prices since the tickets are otherwise sold out

A New Lifestyle Website – a world of transparent auction technology, social bidding, loyalty based on gamification, auction algorithms, personalized notifications, widgets

and VIP entertainment… making life more exciting

Current Market Landscape compared to BidAway

*OTA = Online Travel Agency

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The founding team

International team committed to make this business a success Met during IESE MBA

Working together since May 2012 and invested personally 65.000€

Luca

Albert Brian

Media Exposure

Organic traffic increase

Launched BidAway in February 2013

Emprendedor XXI Prize

Members evolution

winner in Navarra !!!!

lead to the mission to San Francisco

EVF Marketing !campaign

What have we done to date

Exclusive partnership agreements signed with:

60 hotels

16 hotels

100 hotels

500 hotels and Spas

Acquisition strategy focused on Luxury chains enabling quick and qualified build up of our hotel offering… moving also into other luxury segments such as

Events, Cruises and Spas in order to deliver a great product – daily!

2500 hotels

52% of Spain’s 4 & 5 star

hotels

Focused on offer acquisition

And also cruises!

2012

HGhoteles

2014 2015 2016

Roadmap

• Consolidate BidAway Spain • Expand in Italy and France • Testing online marketing • Obtain relevant metrics !

• Soft launch in the USA with: • support from Capital Factory • acceleration of 500Startups

• First equity round • European full expansion • USA market push • Improvement of metrics !

• Product lines improvement for: • Hospitality • Entertainment & Leisure