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PhoCusWright's Indian Online Travel Overview (PDF ONLY)

October 2008
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Significant investment has poured into the travel industry in India across the value chain, including aviation infrastructure (airports), roads, railways, airlines, hospitality and travel retailing. Developed over a series of surveys, focus groups, industry interviews and extensive primary and secondary research, the Indian Online Travel Overview examines the essential components of India’s economic, cultural and demographic landscape to understand the critical aspects of travel and online travel, the dynamics that make this market so unique, and the essential strategies required for success.

Explore the Indian online travel market to learn important factors that are fueling its growth.

The Indian online travel market will be US$6 billion by the end of 2010.
Travel is the largest e-commerce category in India.
In a complex and diverse marketplace with 28 states, 25 official languages and over one billion people, regional reach and local context trump national brands and strategies.
In a strongly faithful culture, one out of five leisure travelers take religious pilgrimages.

PhoCusWright's Indian Online Travel Overview

Sizes and projects the online travel opportunity in India by product segment through 2010
Identifies key trends propelling the market forward
Discusses key social, geographic, cultural and demographic factors affecting the Indian travel and online travel marketplace
Uncovers unique dynamics of the Indian travel and e-commerce landscape, and how they shape the online travel opportunity
Identifies India’s key players, their strategies and influence
Explores successful models for online travel in India’s radically diverse marketplace
Delves into major opportunities and challenges facing online travel in India, and the strategic imperatives travel companies must consider to capture those opportunities

Table of Contents Methodology

TABLE OF CONTENTS ^top

Section One: Introduction
Overview
Key Findings
Indian E-Commerce Faces Significant Barriers to Online Growth
Venture Capital Investment in India
Indian Market Diversity
Methodology

Section Two: Size of the Market
Overview
Airlines
Lodging
Bus and Rail
Intermediaries
Forms of Payment

Section Three: Key Trends Shaping the Market
The Mobile Opportunity
Faithful Country
Multi-Modal Fulfillment is Critical – Not Multiple Airline Fulfillment
Car Hire: The Last Mile
Growth of IT Services Will Boost Online Transactions
International Travel and Visas Pose Challenges
Conclusion

List of Tables
Internet and Mobile Subscribers in India
Internet and Broadband Subscribers in India
Credit Card Penetration in India
Venture Capital Firms in India
Regional Channels Offered by DishTV in Tamil Nadu
The AOL/America Online Web Site in Tamil Nadu
India Online Leisure/Unmanaged Business Travel Market Gross Bookings (US$M) and Growth Rates, 2007-2010
India Online Travel Market Gross Bookings (US$M) and Growth Rates, 2007-2010
Percentage Share by Supplier Segment of Online Travel Market, 2007 and 2010
India Online Travel Market Gross Bookings (US$M) and Share by Channel, 2007 and 2010
Airlines in India, Market Share by Passengers, 1H08
Indian Domestic Air Market - Passengers (Millions) and Growth Rates
Indian Online Travel Penetration
Possible Multi-Modal Travel Display
Market Share of Payment Methods, 2005 and 2007
Indian Railways E-Commerce
Non-Immigrant Visas Issued to Indians by U.S. Embassies in India, 1997–2007

METHODOLOGY ^top

PhoCusWright undertook a comprehensive study of the Indian travel market from several key perspectives (consumers, suppliers, distributors, infrastructure providers and regulators). This 360-degree view of the market integrates qualitative research (field observations, focus groups and in-depth interviews) with quantitative surveying on a pan-Indian basis to capture market sizing and trend analysis across India’s consumers and the travel industry.