best global travel websites …and why
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John Yunker from Byte Level Research takes a look at some of Best Global Travel Websites …and Why. Check out this presentation to see: • Why the travel industry matters • Best practices in web globalization • Website profiles – a look at Hotels.com, Delta, Hertz • Mobile GlobalizationTRANSCRIPT
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Global Customer Lifecycle SM
The Best Global Travel Websites …and Why John Yunker Byte Level Research
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Why the Travel Industry Matters
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Why the Travel Industry Matters
• Travelers are, by nature, mobile
• Travelers may purchase a ticket on a PC and expect to use the ticket with a smartphone
• Travelers may have slow wireless connections
• Travelers require location-specific services
• Travelers may get awfully “social” when they’re unhappy
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Best Practices in Web Globalization
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Best Practices in Web Globalization
Local-language Social Engagement
Mobile Parity (Languages and Functionality)
Support 20 or More Languages
Localization (and Local Functionality)
Leverage Global Templates
User-friendly Global Gateway
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Benchmarking Methodology Think Global, Mobile and Social
Social Mobile Global
• Global reach (20+ languages)
• Global consistency with local flexibility
• Local content, easily found by users
• Language parity between PC to mobile
• Optimized for performance and usage scenarios
• Support market- and language-specific social platforms
• Integrate and promote social networks on the local websites
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Languages
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Spanish
• Chinese (Simplified)
Fewer Than a Quarter of All Internet Users are Native-English Speakers
If your company were to support just 10 languages, here are the most popular languages supported by global websites today:
• Italian
• Russian
• Korean
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Dutch
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Global Gateway Tip: Consider Country Codes
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Global Gateway Tip: Don’t Overtranslate
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Use a “Universal” Global Gateway
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Website Profiles
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Global Consistency; Local Flexibility
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Using Language Negotiation and Geolocation
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Different Devices; Different Experiences
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Consistent
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An Improving Global Gateway
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Next Step: Get Down to One “Click”
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Microsoft’s Gateway: Only One Click Required
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Hertz on the PC
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Hertz on the Tablet
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Hertz on the Phone
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Hertz global gateway
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Takeaways
Responding to the device is Step #1 of many
Visuals are a luxury, not always a necessity
As real estate shrinks, functionality expands
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Mobile Globalization
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Mobile Language Leaders
• Few companies provide language parity across their websites and mobile apps
• Consider the user who accesses your Russian website at work, then goes to the airport and opens a mobile app that supports only English
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Mobile Globalization Tips
Mobile website should maintain language parity with the PC website Global gateway readily accessible
Mobile app should align automatically with OS locale Global gateway readily accessible
Mobile websites should use language negotiation (detection)
Manage mobile terminology separately from PC terminology
Strict weight limits Internationalized application (keep text out of images
and separate from code)