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eTravel Multichannel Benchmark
September 2014
Wave 15
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What did we do?
Took 18 travel brands that offer all three digital channels: online, mobile site and mobile app.
Evaluated the customer experience both WITHIN and ACROSS channels over July and August 2014.
Who provides the best cross channel experience?
What drives a good digital customer experience?
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Search functionality: Speed, ease of search and range of options
Search results: Clarity of price, level/quality of information, ease of viewing and refining
Ease of gathering initial information, inspiration and indication of price
Overall measures evaluating navigation, features and services range/quality, ease of use
Live Help/email, telephone customer service, ease of locating support
Ease of making and amending booking, adding options and making payment
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Comprehensive customer journey coverage with comparable measures across channels
Clarity of brand proposition, initial feel and level of information available
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Methodology
PCApp
Mobile sites surveyed using smartphone, Apps surveyed using mobile phone, website surveyed using PC/laptop
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Booking.com have topped the multichannel overall league table with the highest score in five out of six of the customer journey stages.
Hotels.com were a close second with an excellent App score.
The multichannel rankings were again dominated by the Hotel sector with Late Rooms completing the overall top three.
Best Western achieved a top score in the customer support category.
Booking.com topped the desktop rankings coming first in every stage of the customer journey.
Quality of search experience is improving with an increasing number of brands achieving ‘excellent’ ratings.
Consistent with the recent eDigitalResearch eChannel Retail Benchmark study, the experience on Apps and mobile sites continues to lag behind more established website scores as brands continue to get to grips with optimising the travel customer experience on mobile.
Delivering a quality initial research mobile that is on a par with desktop sites continues to be a the main challenge although brands such as Expedia, Hotels.com and Booking.com are beginning to buck the trend and score well in this area.
Key findings
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Overall Multichannel Winner is Booking.com
# BrandMultichannel
ScoreDesktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 86.3% 91.3% 86.1% 81.6%
2 Hotels.com 85.5% 85.7% 81.3% 89.5%
3 LateRooms 81.2% 84.9% 80.7% 78.0%
4 Expedia Hotels 81.1% 82.9% 79.3% 81.0%
5 ebookers 80.4% 82.7% 77.8% 80.8%
6 Premier Inn 80.1% 82.3% 80.9% 77.2%
7 KLM 79.6% 87.4% 71.5% 79.7%
8 Opodo 79.0% 79.2% 80.1% 77.8%
9 Lufthansa 79.0% 81.4% 79.1% 76.6%
10 British Airways 78.0% 85.4% 71.8% 76.6%
11 Best Western 77.8% 81.0% 73.5% 79.0%
12 Qantas 77.4% 84.2% 77.7% 70.4%
13 Marriott 76.6% 73.9% 78.3% 77.4%
14 EasyJet 75.7% 85.3% 73.7% 68.2%
15 Hilton 72.7% 79.4% 67.5% 71.1%
16 Monarch 72.0% 80.7% 62.2% 73.0%
17 Jet2 71.9% 75.8% 70.6% 69.2%
18 Holiday Inn 69.6% 78.5% 57.5% 73.0%
Multichannel overall rankings
Icons denote top performing brand for each channel
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First Impressions Initial Research Search Search Results Booking Process Design & usability
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Booking.com achieves highest multichannel score in five out of six categories
Multichannel: Range of results
Good(80-89.9%)
Very Poor(<50%)
Excellent(>90%)
Average(70-79.9%)
Poor(50-69.9%)
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A prominent search box which quickly returns a wide range of
results.
Multichannel best practice: Booking.com
Uncluttered page with menus to access extra information if needed
makes navigation easy.
High quality images and plenty of information for each hotel including
facilities, location maps and customer reviews.
Booking can be completed in only a few steps with clear prices
displayed at all times.
Well optimised well to fit the screen on the
mobile.
Consistent eye-catching and colourful look and feel on all channels and stages of the customer journey.
Results pages displayed well in list format complemented with images and options to filter. Option to change the currency and language of the site with one easy simple
click.
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App best practice: Hotels.com
Search results quickly return a wide choice of hotels. Comprehensive options to filter and sort results.
“Special offers for tonight” section which suggest hotels near the location of the user.
Eye catching and colourful app with comprehensive information broken down into sections for easy navigation.
Quality images and extensive information provided, including information on location and surrounding area, make planning a trip easy. Customer reviews offer an
unbiased opinion.
Quick booking covered on a single screen with use of secure payment logos. Clear indication of what is included
in the price before payment details are taken.
Option to share search results with friends on social media.
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Best Practice: LateRooms
Prominent search bar at the top of the homepage.
Secure booking site with a range of payment options available.
Detailed information on hotels is available with quality pictures of the hotel rooms
displayed on fast loading pages.
Options to refine search results by star rating, price and facilities.
Results can be sorted.
Easy search thanks to destination box offering suggestions to choose from when typing.
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Good(80-89.9%)
Very Poor(<50%)
Average(70-79.9%)
Poor(50-69.9%)
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App and mobile site experiences lag behind conventional websites, particularly for initial research
First
Impressions
Initial
Research
Search Search
Results
Booking
Process
Design &
Usability
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Industry ComparisonHigh, Low & Average scores
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Industry comparisons indicate retail brands generally provide a slightly better experience
(22 sites surveyed) (22 mobile sites surveyed)
Good(80-89.9%)
Very Poor(<50%)
Average(70-79.9%)
Poor(50-69.9%)
Excellent(>90%)
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Booking.com rated highest overall for first impressions with a best in class desktop site
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 83.0% 88.0% 82.5% 78.4%
2 Lufthansa 81.7% 83.3% 81.4% 80.5%
3 KLM 81.2% 85.8% 74.1% 83.8%
4 Hotels.com 81.0% 82.2% 75.9% 84.8%
5 British Airways 78.9% 83.4% 75.5% 77.8%
6 EasyJet 78.8% 84.5% 77.2% 74.7%
7 Qantas 78.5% 84.1% 84.1% 67.3%
8 ebookers 77.4% 78.9% 75.6% 77.8%
9 Best Western 76.9% 79.2% 72.3% 79.1%
10 Premier Inn 76.5% 75.5% 79.5% 74.5%
11 Opodo 76.4% 76.4% 78.1% 74.7%
12 Marriott 76.4% 76.4% 77.2% 75.6%
13 Expedia Hotels 76.3% 77.2% 75.0% 76.7%
14 Monarch 75.7% 81.5% 66.5% 79.0%
15 LateRooms 75.5% 79.8% 76.1% 70.5%
16 Jet 2 75.1% 72.8% 77.3% 75.2%
17 Holiday Inn 73.4% 73.4% 70.2% 76.7%
18 Hilton 71.5% 76.6% 68.8% 69.2%
“The homepage looks dynamic and modern, with many
interesting options available, it does invite customers to browse
further and find the accommodation they require.”
– Booking.com
“The mobile site looked really good and it was very clear what the site was for and what they had to offer
customers. It offered me all the features I would need on the sites main page. I found it really easy to navigate and the site loaded very
quickly on my mobile.”- Qantas
“The app was professional and stylish. I could clearly see what the company was offering, and the app was easy to navigate.”
- Hotels.com
Figures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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A clear site which is easy to navigate drives high scores for first impressions across all channels
Clarity what the site offers
Prominent search box
Clearly structured layout for easy navigation
Promotions and special offers
Tips for success
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Hotels.com rated highest for initial research driven by Excellent App rating
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Hotels.com 86.0% 88.1% 78.6% 91.3%
2 Booking.com 83.1% 91.5% 82.8% 75.0%
3 Expedia Hotels 81.9% 85.4% 77.5% 82.9%
4 LateRooms 79.7% 85.8% 77.9% 75.4%
5 ebookers 77.8% 85.3% 71.5% 76.5%
6 Opodo 76.7% 81.0% 77.5% 71.7%
7 Best Western 76.6% 85.4% 67.6% 76.8%
8 Premier Inn 75.6% 80.3% 75.4% 71.3%
9 KLM 71.8% 87.9% 58.9% 68.6%
10 British Airways 71.7% 83.2% 59.0% 72.9%
11 Lufthansa 71.2% 78.2% 71.1% 64.3%
12 Marriott 70.9% 69.3% 73.1% 70.3%
13 Qantas 68.9% 84.0% 64.7% 58.1%
14 Holiday Inn 66.3% 79.2% 49.6% 70.0%
15 Jet 2 65.3% 78.4% 64.7% 52.9%
16 EasyJet 65.2% 85.5% 57.8% 52.4%
17 Hilton 63.8% 77.5% 53.2% 60.7%
18 Monarch 60.8% 81.3% 35.3% 65.9%
“I felt like I could easily find a large amount of information to perform research on this site before starting to make a booking decision. There were
high quality images of the hotels and a lot of information on things to do in and around the area. I could easily check the availability of the hotels as well as clearly see the costs and any current special
offers.”- Booking.com
“The site seems to give all the information you would need to plan your trip. It gives flight offer details, destination information and travel guides, timetables and also the facility to search availability and price up
your flight. The images are excellent quality.”
- Booking.com
“While browsing the amount of information about the hotels was very appealing and assisted the customer in making an informed decision. Each hotel has a vast amount of photos which are
appealing and draw the customer in.”
- Hotels.com Figures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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Booking.com achieves highest scores for web and mobile site ratings for initial research
Reviews help make informed decisions
Clearly laid out webpage
Comprehensive information about hotels and facilities
Excellent selection of hotels and good quality photos
Tips for success
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Growth in number of ‘excellent’ ratings for search compared to previous waves
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 92.8% 96.3% 93.5% 88.8%
2 Hotels.com 91.0% 90.8% 87.7% 94.5%
3 Expedia Hotels 89.1% 90.6% 88.3% 88.3%
4 LateRooms 88.1% 90.2% 87.7% 86.3%
5 ebookers 87.8% 89.8% 84.8% 88.8%
6 Premier Inn 86.1% 87.5% 87.8% 83.0%
7 Opodo 86.0% 84.0% 87.5% 86.5%
8 Qantas 84.2% 89.6% 84.7% 78.3%
9 Lufthansa 83.7% 84.0% 84.5% 82.7%
10 Marriott 83.7% 78.8% 87.5% 84.9%
11 British Airways 83.6% 88.5% 80.8% 81.5%
12 KLM 83.1% 90.2% 77.5% 81.7%
13 Best Western 82.9% 82.3% 80.3% 86.0%
14 EasyJet 81.4% 86.4% 82.8% 74.9%
15 Hilton 81.3% 83.8% 77.7% 82.3%
16 Monarch 78.6% 80.0% 74.6% 81.1%
17 Jet 2 77.1% 78.5% 73.3% 79.5%
18 Holiday Inn 74.5% 87.3% 60.4% 75.9%
“Excellent range available, very straightforward search tool. A large number of results are returned in a quick manner, which can be filtered and
selected as required.”- Booking.com
“Very quick and easy to enter the search terms. Results were
relevant and quick to load. Well presented. “
- Booking.com
“I liked that the app brought up the best deals first but also had plenty of choice for you.”
- Hotels.com
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Hotels.com rated best for search on App while Booking.com perform best on desktop and mobile site
Immediate and accurate search results
Prominent search facility on home page
Easy to complete and filter to produce most relevant results
Tips for success
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Booking.com rated highest overall for search results
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 88.0% 90.3% 89.4% 84.4%
2 Hotels.com 87.6% 88.5% 83.9% 90.5%
3 LateRooms 84.7% 85.9% 84.8% 83.5%
4 ebookers 83.9% 84.4% 81.8% 85.6%
5 Expedia Hotels 82.9% 85.1% 80.6% 82.9%
6 Lufthansa 81.8% 82.5% 81.9% 80.9%
7 Premier Inn 81.5% 84.1% 81.4% 79.1%
8 KLM 80.4% 89.4% 73.3% 78.4%
9 Opodo 80.0% 79.5% 80.6% 79.8%
10 Best Western 79.5% 79.8% 77.0% 81.9%
11 Qantas 79.0% 84.1% 77.2% 75.6%
12 British Airways 77.0% 85.9% 72.2% 73.0%
13 EasyJet 75.8% 86.2% 71.6% 69.5%
14 Monarch 74.2% 80.5% 67.9% 74.3%
15 Marriott 73.3% 67.6% 76.0% 76.4%
16 Hilton 72.8% 79.9% 68.8% 69.9%
17 Jet 2 72.2% 77.3% 69.2% 70.0%
18 Holiday Inn 69.9% 83.0% 54.5% 72.3%
“Loved the fact you can share this on social media, or email it to
yourself or a friend. Very useful when booking for others too. Very
user friendly website.”- Booking.com
“The search results could easily be filtered and sorted according to a
range of different criteria. The price was always clear and the necessary
details were also easy to spot.”- Booking.com
“The amount of information provided and the layout of how it
presented is exceptional. As a customer, all the information is on the page. There is a vast amount of photos, guest reviews and even
information about nearby activities.”
- Hotels.com
Figures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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Booking.com provides consistent search functionality for web and mobile while Hotels.com are best among the Apps
Clear prices and high quality images
Good range of filters to narrow down results
Detailed and easy to read information
Tips for success
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Booking.com rated highest for booking process thanks to excellent web score
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 83.6% 91.0% 80.8% 79.1%
2 Hotels.com 81.5% 78.1% 81.1% 85.4%
3 KLM 79.9% 86.3% 70.3% 83.3%
4 Premier Inn 79.1% 81.4% 78.5% 77.4%
5 Marriott 78.6% 80.3% 77.8% 77.9%
6 Qantas 78.3% 83.5% 76.5% 74.9%
7 LateRooms 77.9% 83.5% 76.3% 73.9%
8 ebookers 77.2% 79.2% 76.4% 76.0%
9 Expedia Hotels 76.4% 79.0% 74.4% 75.9%
10 Lufthansa 76.4% 81.4% 75.6% 72.1%
11 British Airways 76.2% 85.1% 67.5% 76.0%
12 Opodo 76.0% 77.2% 76.8% 74.0%
13 EasyJet 74.8% 84.5% 73.9% 66.0%
14 Hilton 73.8% 80.3% 68.1% 73.0%
15 Best Western 73.6% 77.9% 72.4% 70.5%
16 Monarch 70.9% 81.4% 65.6% 65.6%
17 Jet 2 69.6% 75.0% 66.4% 67.4%
18 Holiday Inn 63.4% 72.8% 46.1% 71.3%
“I liked that I could add extras such as online booking and food as well as upgrade
to different room types. The payment options were made very clear on the final
page of the booking process and a security logo below this section made me feel
secure using the site.”- Booking.com
“The booking process is very easy. With only a few clicks I was able to see my booking
summary, which clearly showed the details of the booking I was making. The secure
payment logo gave me confidence that my details would be safe and I was happy that should I need to make an amendment after
completing my booking, I would be able to do so easily.”
- Hotels.com
“Security was shown here and booking consisted of a single
screen which made it very quick to book anything.”
- Hotels.comFigures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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Hotels.com top for Booking process on app and mobile
Clarity of what is included Summary of the booking when making payment
Price clearly stated and site security logos providing peace of mind
Possibility to add extras and alter details
Tips for success
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Excellent rating for Hotels.com App on Design and Usability
# Brand Multichannel Score Desktop Mobile App
1 Booking.com 88.2% 92.1% 87.5% 85.0%
2 Hotels.com 86.6% 87.3% 81.3% 91.3%
3 Premier Inn 82.3% 85.4% 83.4% 78.1%
4 Late Rooms 82.3% 85.8% 81.7% 79.4%
5 KLM 81.5% 85.8% 76.1% 82.7%
6 British Airways 81.5% 87.7% 77.2% 79.5%
7 Expedia Hotels 80.5% 80.6% 80.6% 80.2%
8 Lufthansa 80.4% 80.2% 80.8% 80.2%
9 Opodo 80.2% 78.3% 81.6% 80.6%
10 EasyJet 79.9% 86.6% 79.8% 73.3%
11 ebookers 79.3% 80.8% 77.5% 79.7%
12 Best Western 78.3% 82.5% 72.2% 80.2%
13 Qantas 77.6% 82.3% 80.2% 70.3%
14 Marriott 77.3% 72.1% 79.5% 80.2%
15 Hilton 74.1% 80.4% 69.5% 72.5%
16 Jet 2 73.7% 74.7% 74.4% 72.0%
17 Monarch 73.2% 81.3% 64.1% 74.3%
18 Holiday Inn 71.4% 75.4% 66.4% 72.3%
“I really liked the design and layout of the site and it was clear what they had
to offer. It was easy to search and navigate the site. I felt like I could
easily find a large amount of information before starting to make a
booking decision. ”- Booking.com
“Really well presented and easy to navigate - nicely optimised for mobile use.
Informative, particularly with regards to hotel information. Really easy to make a
booking.”- Booking.com
“The whole app was very self explanatory and all sections were easy to navigate through. I was delighted
with all the options that were available when doing the searches and the
amount of information about the hotels and their amenities was very good.”
- Hotels.comFigures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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Booking.com offer best design & usability on web and mobile site while Hotels.com are top for App
Uncluttered site which is easy to navigate
High quality images on fast loading pages
Tips for success
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Leading customer service brands combine quick response, helpful attitude and proactive support
# Brand Customer Service Score
1 Best Western 77.4%
2 Marriott 76.6%
3 LateRooms 68.9%
4 Hotels.com 68.0%
5 Booking.com 66.2%
6 ebookers 65.3%
7 Expedia Hotels 64.6%
8 Premier Inn 64.2%
9 British Airways 63.7%
10 KLM 61.6%
11 Hilton 58.1%
12 Holiday Inn 56.4%
13 Lufthansa 56.2%
14 Jet2 55.6%
15 Monarch 49.0%
16 Opodo 46.4%
17 Qantas 44.3%
18 EasyJet 27.7%
“The customer services operator was extremely friendly and helpful. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble. I was
impressed with her willingness to help.”
“My experience was very good, I found the online contact
form very easily, and easy to understand, I got a reply within 3 hours of sending my enquiry, and the reply was very efficient. They gave me details about the answer very
efficiently. There knowledge was excellent, as was their willingness to help. Overall a fantastic experience.”
Top ranking customer support brands by channel
“A very quick and efficient way to interact with customer service, more immediate than sending an email. I particularly
appreciated this feature.”
Tendency for travel brands to use online forms to manage email queries rather than direct email addresses;
“Sending an online email is quite easy and the online form I completed was easy to find. The reply received was
informative, and the content sounded genuinely friendly. I have no doubt that the Agent was keen to ensure I could find
what I wanted.”
Figures in bold indicate top score within each channel
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eDigitalResearch Mission Statement
We help businesses grow by building bespoke insight programmes designed by passionate researchers, technical specialists and graphic designers all under one
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Partnership - eDigitalResearch offers you a partnership with an innovative UK based research resource which combines advanced, technical and complex data management expertise with extensive research experience
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By…Deploying latest innovative digital research techniques to maximise insight and understanding across global stakeholders
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Capitalising on our advanced data management expertise
Our web content is built to highly accessible standards, guided by principles from the WAI and W3C – smart phone compliant
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Why are we different?
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eDigitalResearch - Product overview
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eDigitalResearch have been benchmarking the top 50 UK Internet retail sites since 2000.
In 2005 we commenced benchmarking the UK car industry and in 2008 we added UK financial sites. In 2011 we released our first App benchmark.
In June 2009 we commenced our eMysteryShopper eTravel Benchmark. This is our thirteenth report.
eMysteryShopper provides an in-depth and structured study of website usability, functionality, supporting logistics and customer service through our unique panel of profiled UK Internet users. Working under strict Non Disclosure Agreements these profiled individuals are paid to complete ‘end-to-end’ surveys on selected websites.
We currently work with our UK-wide network of eMysteryShoppers (surveyors) carrying out end to end usability studies on over 60 sites at any one time.
eMysteryShopper Background
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We believe that ‘usability’ should be based on the opinions of as many profiled users as possible.
Respondents should be using their own equipment and internet connections mirroring as closely as possible the clients’ own mix of users. This is opposed to deploying one-to-one interviews in ‘laboratory’ conditions.
This ‘end to end’ usability technique provided by eMysteryShopper has the following advantages:-
More detailed evaluation than possible via a traditional online survey gathered from a wider range of respondents than typically gained from usability studies
Provides both qualitative and quantitative data that allows both pre and post site change analysis
Allows for quantitative benchmarking versus main competitors and best practice
Users complete surveys when they want; across all times of the day and week with little interference or influence from facilitators or fellow focus group members
Enables the surveyor to give feedback on customer service and support
eMysteryShopper ‘v’ Lab usability
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