Project Red Dragon

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Project Red Dragon
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Who We Are
Triton provides the electronic distribution of
travel inventory from airlines, car rental
companies, hotels, tour and cruise operators, and
other travel vendors to travel agencies and their
clients on a global basis.  Tritons propriet
ary products and services fill a crucial need in
the travel industry by offering a low-cost
distribution alternative with unique product and
marketing advantages.
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Company
Triton is 100 Internet-based business-to-business
travel distribution company. Core business is pr
oviding an electronic exchange between travel
agencies and travel vendors, Triton is publicly
traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol OTCBBTTDS
Triton has offices in Manila, Beijing, Amsterdam
and is opening offices in India, Vietnam and
Dubai.
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Tritons Strengths
Triton is liberating the travel industry from a
distribution system that can no longer grow.
Triton is a publicly traded company with the f
inancial resources and management accountability
required for strong partnerships. (OTCBB TTDS)
We serve the distribution needs of both vendor
s and agencies which is why we have a strong
distribution channel already in place not just
vendor connections. Travel is a global industry
which is why we have an international focus not
just U.S. Bookings will be cleared though IATA
(not only ARC) making hotels, cruise lines,
rail, river cruises, cars etc.
all available in one location.
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The Travel Distribution Market
Worldwide travel market 3.5 trillion.
Worldwide, online sales 80 billion in 06
17 annual growth rate Global GDS Bookings 1.
4 billion segments 590 million domestic segmen
ts 780 million international segments Worldwide
licensed travel agents 1.2 million
Worldwide un-licensed travel agents 5 to 6
million
Plunkett Research 2006 Jupiter Research
Thomas Weisel Partners Association of
Travel Agents
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Market Drivers
GDS
Agency
Triton
Vendor
Market drivers are a direct response to GDS
limitations High distribution fees 2. In
ventory limitations Complexity Ultimate ma
rket driver for both vendors and agencies is
transactional efficiencymore volume with higher
profit
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Customer Drivers Vendor
Primary customer driver is the ability to move
inventory volume at a lower cost than a GDS.
Cost and volume are fundamental to Tritons value
proposition but they are not differentiators.
Differentiators Inventory Control and Market Fit
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Customer Drivers Agency
Primary market driver is the business advantage
gained by access to, competitive fares, popular
destinations or unique travel packages. Diffe
rentiators Unique Inventory, Application
Ease-of-Use, Back-office Applications and Travel
Intelligence.
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Market Growth
International Tourist Arrivals (millions)
Growth Rate
Region
Europe 441.5 4.0 Americas 133.5 6.2 Asi
a/Pacific 155.4 7.8 Africa 36.7 9.0 M
iddle East 39.1 8.0
Travel and Tourism Forecast World May 2004
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Markets We Serve
Airlines Some of the world's largest airlines u
se Tritons robust network and advanced
technology to distribute, manage and market
inventory, supply e-tickets, online check-in and
a wealth of other services. Travel Vendors
Tritons advanced data warehousing tool that
makes it easy for any kind of vendor, from a
limousine service to a bed and breakfast, to
store, manage and market their unused inventory
to the widest possible market.
Travel AgenciesTravel Agencies benefit from po
werful tools that enable them to reserve air,
hotel, car, cruise and other inventory at a
fraction of the cost of older, less comprehensive
systems.
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Competition
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Global Distribution Networks Sabre, Galileo,
Apollo Global content and reach Legacy techno
logy Deregulation Agency relationships Air-co
ntent dependent Partnerships Government support
Government oversight Hotel distribution
New Entrants Fairlogix, G2Switchworks, ITA Soft
ware Web-Based US carrier focus Venture-
backed Heavy Debt Agency network Con
sumer Portals Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia,
Priceline Backed by GDS Market Saturation Bo
oking tool Heavy competition No Agency relatio
nships Low barrier to entry
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Agency Benefits
Powerful, innovative technology provides a new
way for travel agents to increase revenue.
Real-time access to vendor inventorynot just
to static databases. Ease of use reduces staff tr
aining. Web-based access eliminates additional eq
uipment. No short-fall penalties. Available in 1
1 languages. Back-office product family. Access
to previously unavailable inventory via Twist

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ReservationExpert GUI
TM
Airline Ticketing Screen
Hotel Booking Screen
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Non-Triton Agency
GDS
GDS
Agency
Galileo
Apollo
Web Booking
Airline Tour Operator Hotel
Multiple Tickets
Customer
Telephone or Fax
Carnival / Holland
CITS
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Triton Agency
GDS
GDS
Agency
Triton
Galileo
Apollo
Web Booking
Airline Tour Operator Hotel
Single Ticket
Customer
Telephone or Fax
Carnival / Holland
CITS
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Vendor Benefits
Tritons products help travel vendors grow
revenue, maximize investments and streamline
costs. Reduction of distribution costs by as m
uch as 75. Triton puts inventory control back
in the hands of vendors. Inventory is not limi
ted to the capacity of legacy systems.
Vendors can now offer new products or private fa
res to agencies world-wide through one channel.
Vendors can deliver a preferred display of inven
tory to authorized agencies.
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Distribution Problem
Inventory Distribution
Value Proposition
Vendors
GDS
Cost Volume Control
High High Low
Corporate site
Low Low High
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Distribution Solution
Inventory Distribution
Value Proposition
Vendors
GDS
Cost Volume Control
High High Low
Corporate site
Low Low High
Triton
Low High High
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Technology
Triton uses state-of-the-art development and
deployment technologies. Worldwide operation
centers support regional users with direct
connections to air carriers Network failover sy
stem ensures 99 uptime Products are developed
using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
model Development technologies used include Mi
crosoft SQL Server, Web Services and .Net
authoring tools Back-end servers use XML and SS
L technologies Software updates delivered with
the click of a mouse
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Product Line
ReservationExpert is a web-enabled application
that delivers airline inventory directly to
agencies in an easy to learn, easy to use
interface. ReservationExpert offers agencies
Access to over 580 air carriers, 4500 hotels and
all major car rental companies.
Direct access to carrier partners
Access to airlines negotiated fares
Elimination of short-fall penalties
Real-time access to complete inventory
Point-and-click and GDS commands
Free customer support Soon available in 11 langua
ges
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Product Line
CruiseExpert Triton has negotiated contracts
with companies representing 80 of the world
cruise inventory. With CruiseExpert, travel
agents can quickly build cruise itineraries, book
cruises, determine cabin and bed sizes and select
other shipboard accommodations.
TourExpert Enables agencies to book tours with
over 2,300 tour operators worldwide. Search by
destination and vendor, or destination only, and
see the complete itinerary on one screen.
TritonTwist Tritons travel products inventory
warehouse, enables vendors to house, maintain
and update their inventory directly from their
own PC. Twist then distributes this inventory to
Triton strategic partners and to over 20,000
travel agencies worldwide.
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Red Dragon Express
Red Dragon Express is the name weve given to
the technology, web portals and distribution
agreements that deliver Chinese vendor content to
agencies worldwide and bring global content to
the emerging Chinese market through
ReservationExpert. 15,000 travel agencies wi
thin China The complete inventory of 23 Chinese c
arriers 2,800 first class hotels throughout mainl
and China Tour packages, river cruises and car re
ntals
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Triton Traveler
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Leadership
Gregory Lykiardopoulos, Chairman CEO - With
over 30 years experience in the travel industry,
Mr. Lykiardopoulos is a successful entrepreneur,
an expert on travel industry trade negotiations
and reservations systems, and a pioneer in
leveraging the Internet to market travel products
and services. Michael Overby, Chief Financial Off
icer Mr. Overby has experience in private and
public companies with international operations
and has been directly responsible for
acquisitions, restructurings, IPOs, private
placements and compliance. Prior to joining
Triton, Mr. Overby served as Vice President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer for
Riverstone Networks, Adept Technology, Inc., and
Digital Generation Systems Adam Himmelman, VP Te
chnology Development - Mr. Himmelman pioneered a
new telephony GPS-enabled mapping system. He has
more than 18 years of technical software and
systems development experience.
Jeff Wheaton, VP Technical Operations - Mr.
Wheaton has 25 years of experience in the
development, delivery, training operations and
support of enterprise-wide business software
applications across a variety of industries.
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Strategic Partners
Content Partners
Investment/Communications Partners
Al-Deera
Agency Partners
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Thank You