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Follow Your Bag

A trading division of Speedlink Group-a capable and experienced company with a proven track record of success


Speedlink Group- Client Value Proposition

Door to Door Delivery - Anywhere in the World!

Working in Partnership with Clientshttp://www.speedlink.ie

http://www.speedlink.ie/


Introduction to Speedlink Group

• All Ireland Group– Offices & Facilities in Dublin and Belfast

• Hub in Amsterdam• Provision of International Courier Services

– 24/7 and 365 days per year• 20 years trading• Known Agent Status – We are well known

& respected in the industry


Services Portfolio

• A Range of Customised and Tailored Business Solutions:– Door to Door Services– Timed Deliveries– Time Critical Shipments– AOG (Aircraft on Ground – very urgent parts)– On-board Couriers– Next Flight out Service– Local Deliveries All-Ireland and next day UK– Euro Road Service (new)


Service Benefits

• Operated in a Flexible and Responsive manner

• Competitive Rates

• Highly Efficient

• ‘Around-the-Clock’ Dedicated Customer Service

• Quick to adopt new technologies

• World-wide network of dedicated local agents


IS/IT/Web Support

• Web http://www.speedlink.ie • Full web based MIS system • On-line booking system• Full Track and Trace• On-line Customs Clearance & Administration• Fully computerised warehouse/storage management

system• Full range of MIS reports to enhance decision

making, increase efficiency & inform the customer

http://www.speedlink.ie/


Introducing Follow Your Bag

Take the pain, hassle and expense of taking your bag with you when going on international travel - we can pick it up and deliver it door to door for you. Ideal for business & sports, and a nice

treat for personal travelling!


Proof of Concept & Operations

• Pilot from October 2010 to February 2011• Findings proved the concept• Refined the Customer Value Proposition• IS/IT & Web Systems & Processes put into place • Operational capability confirmed• How do we do it? – we have a world-wide

network of dedicated local agents with intimate local knowledge


Houston - we have a problem!

• We all know the pain and hassle with flying when it comes to luggage.

• Carrying heavy bags from home to the airport,– getting through security– checking in with concerns about weight and excess baggage

charges.

• If you’re over the weight allowance– many airlines seem to have different rules– weight allowances are constantly reducing– carrying more than one bag– It gets very expensive, very quickly.

• Regular travellers feel this pain even more


We have a solution!

• We can collect your bag(s) before you depart, then you can enjoy the airline flight walk on style

• It’ll be faster, easier, more convenient • Remember, it’s not just the flight, we collect and

deliver your bag(s) door to door • Making your whole journey much easier• Allowing you to relax a little more, airline flying is

tiring & trying at the best of times.

• And it’ll most likely save you money as well!


Can we save you money as well?

Baggage Allowance

Checked Baggage Charge

Excess Baggage

Rate

Excess Baggage Charge

Total Cost FYB Cost

You Can SAVE

For 1 bag15 kgs £35 £20 per kg £200 £235 £119.80 £115

For the 2nd bag15 kgs £70 £20 per kg £200 £270 £113.00 £157

Ryanair – what it could cost you as at 28 February 2011


Who Uses follow your bag?

• Absolutely anyone.

• Business people who travel regularly use it to make life easier.

• Sports people with kit to carry • Holiday people looking to be stress-fee• Working or Studying abroad• Brides for that Special Day!• People travelling alone, find travelling stressful or

have difficulty carrying bags, after all 25kgs/55 lbs is quite a lot of weight


Business People

• Items to bring home? Take to the client? Samples/materials/leaflets etc? - This is perfect for that extra bag; we'll collect it and deliver it home or office for you!

• You’ll be able to go straight to work/appointments; bags will go to you hotel/convention centre; in fact anywhere you send them e.g. 1 bag to hotel and 1 bag to convention centre if you wish.

• Display equipment, pop ups, stands, exhibition materials etc

• We can even put up and take down your displays


Sports People

• Many sports people have kit and/or equipment:– Golf bags, Bikes, Cricket gear, Ski equipment, Surf

boards, Hockey and Ice Hockey gear, Athletics (particularly field events)

• Kit & Equipment is expensive and valuable and hard to replace if lost or damaged

• E.g. we’ve been contracted to take an expensive off-track racing bike to Brazil and 7 bikes for the Tour de France for Jim Stokes


Holiday People

• Families going on holiday use it to allow them time to look after the children and enjoy the travel experience better.

• People going on that special holiday, maybe a cruise, or some far away exotic destination use it for that special treat.

• People travelling alone, senior people, or if find travelling stressful or have difficulty carrying bags, after all 25kgs/55 lbs is quite a lot of weight

• We took a Canadian airline pilot golf bag home to Toronto


Cruise People

• Deliver & collect from Port-side• Coordinate with cruise docking/departure

times• Cruise companies offer (at best) only

limited service to Irish customers• We’ve been contracted to collect from

Venice and deliver to South Yorkshire and Australia


Brides & Bridal Parties

• Marrying abroad or coming home to NI/Ireland to marry

• Bridal gowns are nearly always unique, valuable, expensive, irreplaceable

• Cannot be lost, has to be delivered on time

• A special gift for your honeymoon couple – purchase a follow your bag voucher to have their bags shipped from their wedding to their honeymoon hotel!


How it works….

• Via web site• www.followyourbag.com • Everything completed

online• Secure credit card

transactions• Order/Receipts sent

automatically

• Via telephone• Lo-call:

– 0845 304 5531• Open 24-7• Place orders on

phone• Credit card

transactions taken• Ideal for cruise line

bookings and groups


Deals for Groups…

• We do special deals for: - – Small groups, from 4 upwards– Sportspeople, e.g. golfing groups, skiing– Family arrangements– Cruise liners– Special exotic or far away places– Baggage that is ‘out of gauge’ meaning, bags

that are heavier/larger than the guidelines


Channel Partners

• We are seeking ‘Channel Partners’ – people/companies who would like to offer our services to their clients & customers

• Suitable when our offer compliments their services

• E.g. Hotels, Travel Agents, Cruise Lines, Membership Organisations,

• Commission, no set-up costs, joint promotions & offers,


Travel Agents

• Go on – add this bespoke service to your holiday deals and make your customers’ next holiday that much easier!

• Make life easier for customers• Reduce hassle for customers• Add a quality service at no extra cost for your

company• You can sell our service at the same time you

sell your holiday so little/no extra work is required


Hotels

• Make life easier for guests• Reduce hassle for hotel staff• Add a quality service at no extra cost for the

hotel• Solve last minute customer baggage problems

easily & promptly • e.g. guests buying goods and have a second

bag to take home resulting in excess baggage costs


Follow Your Bag is Tax Efficient!

• For EU travel, the VAT @ (soon to be) 20% is fully reclaimable.

• The total expense is tax deductible – this means a saving of £21 in every £100.

• Example: -– 1 x 25 kg travelling within in Western Europe will cost net

£78 (door to door)– 1 x 25 kg bag travelling to New York State will cost net

£86 (door to door)

• Why give this money, and more, to airlines for baggage fees?– Spend it with us and we’ll give you a fantastic value for

money service that’ll make your life a lot easier!


Joint Marketing

• Exchange of hyperlinks and webs links

• We promote your services to our network, and you promote our services to your network

• Support with Facebook, Twitter, Blogs etc

• Custom offers & promotions

• Reciprocal marketing

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No pain! No hassle! No lost bags!

• This service used to be expensive and only affordable by royalty and the wealthy – now Follow Your Bag enables ordinary people to regularly use this service!

• Is particularly beneficial when you are having to pay airline excess baggage costs – most times we can SAVE you money

• We’ll not lose your bags


We would very much appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you how this

innovative new service could be used for mutual advantage

http://www.followyourbag.com

Tele: 0845 304 5531

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